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STACK'S BOWERS: WORLD PAPER MONEY AUCTIONStack's Bowers will be hosting their November 2026 Premier Collectors Choice Auction of World Paper Money on November 2. Select items are discussed below. -Garrett 
BERMUDA. Bermuda Government. 10 Pounds, 28.7.1964. P-22. PCGS Banknote Choice About Uncirculated 58. Just a touch of circulation is seen on the highest denomination from the predecimal series of Bermuda. Scarce at this grade level and popular.
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CANADA--BANK OF CANADA. Bank of Canada. 20 Dollars, 1935. BC-9b. English Text. PMG Very Fine 30. Osborne - Towers signature combination. Small seal. Attractive mid-grade example of this perennially popular type.
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EGYPT. National Bank of Egypt. 100 Pounds, 1951. P-27b. PCGS Banknote Extremely Fine 40. Scarce problem-free example of this popular type with the portrait of King Farouk at right. Not easy to find as such, and a premium example. Also seen with intense color and a cornerstone type for any advanced collection.
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HAITI. Republique d'Haiti. 5 Gourdes, 22.1.1915. P-129a. PMG About Uncirculated 53. Lightly circulated example of this rare type from Haiti. The only example of this type in the PMG population report. Despite a small tear still with good color and eye appeal, and a note that is unlikely to have spent considerable time in circulation. PMG Comments "Small Tear."
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IRELAND. Central Bank of Ireland. 50 Pounds, 4.4.1977. P-68c. LTN66. PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45 EPQ.
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KUWAIT. Kuwait Currency Board. 5 Dinars, 1960 (ND 1961). P-4. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Key denomination from the first series of Kuwait. Scarce at this grade level and very popular as such, and difficult to find in better grades.
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NETHERLANDS. Nederlandsche Bank. 1000 Gulden, 30.3.1972. P-94. PMG Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ. Lovely Superb Gem Uncirculated example of this high-denomination type that remained in circulation until the introduction of the Euro. Tremendous purchasing power when it was in circulation.
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PUERTO RICO. Banco de Puerto Rico. 5 Dollars, 1.7.1909. P-47a. PMG Very Fine 20. Surpassed in the PMG population report by just two finer examples. A very scarce type with the portrait of Christopher Columbus at left. Put into circulation after Puerto Rico became a territory of the United States. A type that, for all intents and purposes, should be included in every serious American collection. PMG Comments "Restoration, Rust."
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QATAR & DUBAI. Qatar & Dubai Currency Board. 10 Riyals, ND (1966). P-3a. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Fantastic Gem Uncirculated example of his better type from the only series of notes issued by the Qatar & Dubai Currency Board. Only a handful of notes grade finer in the PMG population report as of the time of cataloging. Destined for an advanced Middle Eastern type set.
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VENEZUELA. Leproserias Nacionales. 2 Bolivares, ND (1951-58). P-S369. PMG Choice Very Fine 35. Leper Colony issue. Surpassed by just two finer examples in the PMG population report. In attractive problem-free condition and scarce as such.
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