Feb 4th continued…

More pics of today’s finds.  The coin rolls yielded nothing except one US dime and a Cuban 5 centavos piece.

Dean

Feb 4th finds:
I was pretty discouraged at my lack of success at the banks this week.  Today, I visited a branch that I haven’t been to in awhile and the teller actually had some paper notes for me!
I took what she offered, and bought some coin rolls.  Surprisingly, the teller also offered me $4.63 in pennies.  The highlight is the three consecutive $1 notes and a close second goes to the BJD birds $100.  It’s the small B variety, but I’m hopeful that one day, I will find one with a large B.

Enjoy!
Dean

Feb 4th update:
The last few days have been pretty uneventful in terms of finds.
There was no paper money at my banks…until today.  I bought rolled coins in hopes of finding silver, but again, I was skunked.

The most exciting thing in the coin rolls is a nickel from 1941.

This is the reality of hunting coin rolls…Most of the time, there is nothing worth talking about.  I really hope I find silver soon…

Dean

I recently made a deal with these Australian collectors and was asked to pass this along.

Can you please let any collectors of Philippine WWII currency know that the new book about LUZON ISLAND NOTES by myself and Dr.Matthias Voigt is now published

The book is called Mountain province paper money and the email for enquiries is
luzon-WWII-banknotes-book@gmx.de

Hi,
Thank you whitenite for your discovery.I really appreciate the interst about this variety and also the same for 2$ 1986.The things I realize it's more hard to found  small''B'' in 1$ 1973 than the 2$ 1986 with one or two large''B'' in BGA to BGZ prefix.I saw a huge quantities of 1$ 1973 and I found 4 of those and about the 2$ 1986 I saw a very huge quantities and I found large''B''in prefix BGJ,BGL,BGP,BGR and BUJ more 2$1986 than the 1$ 1973.
I hope more collectors will take attention of this variety.I do a research in 2$ 1986 and if someone have this variety if they will report it,it help me in my research.
Did someone understand how the back plate and front plate # worked,what is the relation with the prefix?
Thank you.
Claude

Hi WhiteNite,

What are the chances that the art and signature on your note is this person??

Daniel Van Klei is a respected Canadian painter and international award-winning photographer known for his abstract landscape artwork. His work is not associated with the official design of Canadian currency; the signature on the note you provided is a personal addition.

Biography and Background
Birthplace and Education: Born in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Van Klei graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1997 with a B.A. and a B.Ed., both in Visual Art.
Influences: Growing up in rural B.C. and traveling extensively in vehicles shaped his early perceptions of the shifting landscape. He later earned a private pilot's license, which further developed his abstract perspective of the earth from above.

Artistic Philosophy: He values the unknown and questions where one is going, with a belief that there are no coincidences. He has been quoted as saying, "One mark on a canvas determines where the next one will go".
 
Art Style and Work
Style: Van Klei's work tends toward ambiguity and abstraction, often using tangible yet elusive elements like wind or water as a base.

Subjects: He frequently focuses on trees and landscapes, exploring the complex geometry and structure of branches, especially during winter and spring when the leaves are shed.

Medium: He primarily works with acrylic paint, sometimes incorporating mixed media such as gold leaf, copper leaf, or even Canadian currency onto the canvas.

Collections and Exhibitions
Exhibitions: His paintings and photography have been exhibited across Canada and in the United States.
Notable Collections: His artwork is held in various corporate, government, and private collections worldwide, including those of the Government of Canada, McMaster University, the Shanghai World Financial Centre in China, and Cheryl Bernard (2010 Olympic silver medalist).
Gallery Representation: He is represented by galleries such as the Harbour Gallery in Mississauga, Ontario, and the Elliott Louis Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Further to my post in "Dean's finds", I found a 1973 $1 banknote from the hoard at the RBC branch in the Ottawa Valley where the starting letter of the prefix BCV was a small B which has not been reported in the Charlton Catalogue even though the Catalogue has mentioned the prefix of BCL.  Almost 100% of the 1973 $1 banknotes with the starting letter of B in the prefix is large.  I have searched through 1000's of these banknotes and never found a small B $1 banknote at shows, dealers and through banks across Canada.

I have been very lucky in the past two years where I have found examples of small B for BCP, BCT and BFG while searching through circulated 1973 banknotes.  I have posted these notes already in this part of the Forum.  To find the 4th prefix in the wild is something else.  I truly suspect that someone in the Ottawa Valley had a collection of these banknotes and now through my speculation that the estate is simply depositing these older banknotes.  To find 4 such examples within two branches of the RBC in the Ottawa Valley is astounding to say the least!!  I also found a circulated replacement banknote as well which is also unusual.

I have also included a BCB $1 banknote as well where everybody can see the difference in the font size of the B's.  To the untrained eye, the small B can be easily missed.

I am asking everyone to check their collection of 1973 $1 banknotes as I am betting there are more small B's out there.

If you find one, please report it.

Best regards, Whitenite

Further to my entry in "Deans finds" of January 30th, my friendly RBC branch in the Ottawa Valley took in this Polymer $5 banknote where the Bank Manager placed it in the reject pile for destruction at the Bank of Canada.  During my search of the paper banknotes, the Manager mentioned about this artistic $5 banknote and he showed it to me and then I asked if I could purchase this banknote.

This banknote is a piece of art and I wish that the Bank of Canada was more creative with the banknotes.  It appears that a legitimate artist changed the features of Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier into a supernatural hero from a different era.  I am trying to place this drawing as it seems that it came from a Hollywood blockbuster film.  You will notice that underneath this piece of art, there is a signature of the artist.  I have no idea of who it is.  Maybe, someone has already seen something like this before.  I also included an original banknote for comparison.

I know that Dean will be messaging me to get his hands on this one but I am going to keep it.  Maybe, I should get it graded by BCS.  I would love this see the response and grading for this banknote.

This is one of a kind!!

Enjoy, Whitenite

On Thursday evening, I went to my friendly RBC branch in the Ottawa Valley before going grocery shopping and I was glad to make the stop.  Thursday was a banner day for the branch where a couple of deposits were made with paper money during the afternoon.  I was note able to scoop everything as one of deposits included a Bird $1000 note in Fine condition which was taken by another banknote collector.  Missing out on the Bird $1000 note was not distressing at all as I collected 30 $1973 $1 banknotes, 2 Journey banknotes and an artistic Polymer $5 banknote and I must say that this polymer note is something else.  Out of these finds, I will be making two other entries on other Forum threads.  One banknote was a very interesting find and not documented in the Charlton Catalogue and you will have to see the other posts to read about it.  The challenge will be, can you find the interesting banknote and it is not a replacement banknote?

Enjoy the pictures, Whitenite

https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/2017219/Fr-3001-B226-152--3002-B226-152--2013-1-New-York-Federal-Reserve-Error-Star-Note-Pair-With-Duplicate-Serial-Numbers-Rios-Lew-PMG-Very-Fine-20-Very-Fine-25-2-NotesCurated-By-Project-2013B

Currently at $626.  A pair with the same grades sold on January 18th for $2200, so this might go for a good price.  Bidding has been slow... perhaps those Christmas Visa bills are hitting hard this year?