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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