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June 26th:

One of the $50s I picked up today has a partial teller stamp that reads

“Deposit only to the credit of…” and then the transit number 37162-004

A search reveals that this is the Falconbridge Highway branch of TD Bank
2208 Lasalle Blvd
Sudbury, Ontario
P3A 2A8

Pretty neat, eh?

Enjoy!
Dean

June 26th:

I was taking a closer look at one of the circulated $1 notes I found this week and I noticed that it had a date written on the back.

I like the old fashioned loops on the numbers.  You can tell that the person who wrote on the note was comfortable writing in cursive which is becoming a lost art in this digital age.

“13-5-78”

I wonder what was going on on May 13th, 1978?

Enjoy!
Dean

July 27th:

I was looking through a few of the notes I found recently and I noticed a few had messages on them.

This $2 note has the name “Nicole Wright” and the number 3835 written on the back.

If someone out there knows someone named Nicole Wright who lost a $2 note in the early 1990s, tell her that I found it!  🤣

The 1973 $1 has been used as scratch paper, with the numbers 2286 crossed out and 2684 circled.

This US $2 has a faint date stamp Feb 24 79.

And finally, this 1967 $1 has the name, phone number and address of someone named Elizabeth Smith who lived at 1 Bloem Ave in the old City of York, now part of Toronto.  There is also tape residue on the back of this note and I believe it was a keepsake, maybe from a friend at school or summer camp.  The writing looks like it was done by a kid.


Enjoy!
Dean

August 2nd:

Of course, someone had to ruin this perfectly good multicolour $100 note I found today by writing their initials “L.M.” On Sir Robert Borden’s forehead.   

Enjoy!
Dean

October 5th Coin Expo finds plus leftover finds from the Guelph coin show. Part 1

I bought some cool notes at the last couple of shows I attended.  Here we go!

This 1900 shinplaster has “Wallis Prisin”. (I think…) and some more unintelligible writing on it.

This 1937 $1 is dated  7-29-1953 and has something written in the signature panel “Trymorrha”? I really don’t know what it says…

To be continued…

October 5th finds, part 2:

This 1972 $20 has the date “Sept 24 1974” and a partial location which I assume is somewhere in Manitoba stamped on it twice.

This US $2 has the year 1978 stamped on it.

And someone saw fit to give the Queen a beard and a unibrow…

On to part 3!

Dean

Oct 5th finds part 3:

These teller stamped notes contained interesting information. 

The 1979 $20 is from some Caisse Populaire (Credit Union).

This 1954 $10 has a pink stamp of death on it.  The transit number is 06342-003.
A quick search reveals it to be:

The Royal Bank of Canada
Rexdale & Kipling branch
129 Rexdale Blvd.
Etobicoke Ont.
M9W 1P4

Unfortunately, I can’t figure out the date on the stamp.

The $1 note has the transit number 24452-001.
A quick search reveals it to be:

The Bank of Montreal
154 Main St. East
North Bay, Ont.
P1B 1A8

On to part 4!
Dean

October 5th finds, part 4.

This 1954 $10 is defaced with the hand written date “Apr 8/71” on the back and the person also added “Mc” in front of the word “Dollars” on the front.  “McDollars”?  😂. Perhaps it was written by a disgruntled McDonald’s employee…

Enjoy!
Dean

Hey Dean,

I think this one says "Walter"  and the last bit the old short form for Alberta was it Abta?
B

Oct 26th:

I received this birds $2 from Claude.  On the front it reads “BOB FROM MOM” and on the back it says either “DEARY” or “DEBBY 1989”.

I also noticed that this note is cut slightly out of register.  Under normal circumstances, would the tilt be enough for the note to carry a premium?

Pretty neat!

Dean