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21   Bank of Canada Notes / about "unidentifiable" replacements

on April 01, 2024, 07:01:13 pm

Started by rxcory - Last post by rxcory

Towards the end of the Birds series in the late 90s, the use of "X" in prefixes to indicate replacement notes was discontinued. Thus, identifiable (*, X) replacements ended and the current era of "unidentifiable" replacements began.

"Unidentifiable" replacement ranges are noted in catalogues, such as Charlton: "BC-54eA-i, Knight-Dodge, ANP (between 4.320M and 4.540M)."

How are these replacements determined? According to Charlton:

"It has been established that notes in certain number ranges have been inserted in new bricks of otherwise consecutively numbered notes, often from a different series.

"The information presented in this catalogue on "unidentifiable" replacement notes has not been, and may never be, confirmed from official sources. It has been obtained by reputable researchers from many regions of Canada, by searching bricks of new, untouched notes.

"The number ranges may change slightly as further discoveries are made with continuing research."


I wanted to ask how these would appear: as Macdonald $10s in bundles of Desmond $10s? Or as Wilkins-Poloz $5s in bundles of Wilkins-Macklem $5s? Or as FFG $10s in bundles of FFKs?

How big are these "bricks?" Some of these ranges are large, comprising hundreds of thousands of notes.

Also, I would imagine it would take time for these to be discovered, reported, verified, and then published. How long would it take for some of these replacements to appear in catalogues, a few years?

22   Show and Tell / Re: Dean’s finds

on April 01, 2024, 04:19:23 pm

Started by Dean - Last post by Dean

April 1st finds:

Lots of coins…

One of my banks called me today.  The teller said that she had a bag of pennies so I went to pick them up.  When I got there, the teller offered me two boxes of dimes.  Let’s hope that something good is in these boxes!

Enjoy!
Dean

23   The Trading Post / Re: WTB Notes with 2 Missing Circles

on March 31, 2024, 09:46:37 pm

Started by ShareBear - Last post by ShareBear

Still looking to buy

I am looking to buy the following at a reasonable price

BC-63b Dated 2001   10 Dollars Knight-Dodge with 2 missing circles (1.5 missing circles are okay as well)
BC-63b Dated 2002   10 Dollars Knight-Dodge with 2 missing circles (1.5 missing circles are okay as well)

Please email me dmahalin (at) gmail.com

I will pay by ETF

24   Show and Tell / Re: Dean’s finds

on March 30, 2024, 11:42:00 pm

Started by Dean - Last post by Dean

March 30th dime box results, part 2:

The 4th box of dimes of tonight’s hunt yielded the following coins:

My finds from the 4th box of dimes of the day:

two Barbados 5 cent coins
one Cuban 5 centavos
one UK 5 pence
24x US dimes
2021 Bluenose under sail (2 colour)
2017 commemoratives
one nice 1968 nickel alloy dime
And…one silver dime dated 1964!

Enjoy!
Dean

25   Show and Tell / Re: Dean’s finds

on March 30, 2024, 08:59:38 pm

Started by Dean - Last post by Dean

March 30th Easter weekend coin hunting finds:

I searched through three boxes of dimes over the last couple of days and found…


69 US
2x UK 5 pence
1/2 Franc from Switzerland
10c from Bermuda
2017 commemoratives,
2021 Bluenose under sail
21 x 1968 nickel alloy dimes
And…one silver dime dated 1953!


I returned the three boxes of coins to one branch and went to a different branch to ask for old paper money.  While they had no paper, this branch did give me one more box of dimes.  Let’s see if there’s something good inside!


Started by Dean - Last post by Dean

March 28th find:

This birds $100 has a message written on it.  I have no idea what it says…

Enjoy!
Dean

27   Show and Tell / Re: Dean’s finds

on March 28, 2024, 07:30:44 pm

Started by Dean - Last post by Dean

March 28th finds:

I managed to pick up a few paper notes from my bank today.  While I was there, I got three boxes of dimes and some regular spending cash.  To my surprise, I got a nice $20 repeater out of the bank machine.

Enjoy!
Dean

28   Banknote Grading Standards and TPG / Re: PMG Error

on March 24, 2024, 09:04:45 am

Started by q60driver - Last post by walktothewater

They make errors like this all the time.  Even when I give them all the info in a spreadsheet they still manage to make all kinds of mistakes.  I have some Chartered Bank notes that were supposedly issued in 1990!  You should be able to get it reslabbed for free although you'll probably have to pay for shipping and insurance.

+1
Yes, they will fix it but you have to "pay the piper" in getting it there & back. If you lived in the US it would be slightly easier/cheaper. I got a few errors on my bulk batch (50) too (& they will remain like that).  Just P coding so not as a big deal. They must have some primitive software where the certifier needs to check the correct boxes (& he/she checked the wrong 1) for such an error to be printed like that.

29   Banknote Grading Standards and TPG / Re: PMG Error

on March 24, 2024, 08:58:22 am

Started by q60driver - Last post by AL-Bob

They make errors like this all the time.  Even when I give them all the info in a spreadsheet they still manage to make all kinds of mistakes.  I have some Chartered Bank notes that were supposedly issued in 1990!  You should be able to get it reslabbed for free although you'll probably have to pay for shipping and insurance.

30   Banknote Grading Standards and TPG / PMG Error

on March 23, 2024, 05:52:54 pm

Started by q60driver - Last post by q60driver

Check out the error on this one. Should be BC-48a Bouey Rasminsky signatures. They got the serial number right though  :D


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