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Was entering some notes on the SNDB and noticed this writing on the $10 Bill. I wonder what the writing perhaps mean as I can’t read it due to the light ink but my best guess is that it says J Lm Ap You?

Hi there,

Being red/green colour blind, to me, it states,

"John
Are you"

This is my take, it could be a conversation between a wife and a husband or one partner to another partner.

My thoughts, Whitenite

December 14th:

These notes from my pickups caught my eye.

One $1 has 6-49 written on it.  It was meant to be spent on a lottery ticket!

The second $1 has the name “Dan Diver” written in pink on the back margin.

This US $2 has “KC 12141231 res 1 102” written on the back margin.

Enjoy!
Dean

October 31st dind:

I bought this ratty old $1 for face value for the stamp on it.  I think it says Aug 17 1964, but I could be wrong.

What do you think?

Dean
[/quotThought I'd seen the last of that one]

Actually it says "Gold Electronic" and there is a company with that name established in 1998 so perhaps their first dollar was a 1973 $1 note?

January 7th finds:

This 1975 $50 note was found in Eastern Ontario.

On MacKenzie’s collar are the initials “MAK” perhaps standing for his name?

This birds $2 from the UK hoard has the date 30/11/92 and the name “Tim Wood” written on it.  The note also has a blob of old sticky tack on it and this probably indicates that it was in some sort of frame for awhile.

These two 1973 &1s from the UK hoard are interesting.  One is a “Lucky Dollar” with the date 25/12/83– Christmas Day.

The other $1 has 45p written on it:  Maybe this was the equivalent value of the Canadian dollar in British Pounds back at that time?  🤣

These other four $1 notes from the UK hoard look like they have been baked to a crisp by the sun.  I suspect that these notes might have been display pieces in a pub or other business for a very long time.

Enjoy!
Dean

March 15th finds:

My March Break finds had a couple of interesting notes stick out.

The first note is a journey $20 with the bank transit number 02722-004.

A quick Google search reveals this information:

TD Bank
Liverpool Branch
1790 Liverpool Road
Pickering, Ontario
L1V 1V9

Pretty neat!

The second note is this 1973 $1.  Somebody coloured in the letters at the bottom of the note on the back.
Can you imagine how cool these notes would have been if they had red coloured lettering and numbers contrasting with the green?  (Except if you are red/green colour blind, of course). 

Enjoy!
Dean

March 26th mail call:

I bought this small collection of stamped banknotes.  All of the stamps are from the 50s and 60s.
I was excited about this…Until I saw Whitenite’s solid radar!   

Enjoy!
Dean

Hi Dean,

Can I buy the 1958 stamped $20 banknote as I was born that year?

Best regards, Whitenite!!

Hi Dean,

Can I buy the 1958 stamped $20 banknote as I was born that year?

Best regards, Whitenite!!

I’ll trade the 1958 birth year note for you solid 4s radar!  🤣

April 11th find:

This birds $50 has some some offset ink on it.

Is it an error or is it a result of being folded in someone’s wallet?

Enjoy!
Dean

April 16th finds:

These three 1954 $5 notes have interesting things written on them.

The first note has $200 written on it.  Normally, I don’t care too much if the note only has a dollar figure written on it, but I had to buy it with the other more interesting $5s as a lot.

The second $5 has the date June 2nd ‘71 written on it followed by the name Wally Musikowsky the “star”*

The third 1954 $5 has the names Sonny and Gyles written on it and the year 1972 in old school cursive numbers.

What I find interesting is that these notes represent a snapshot of the currency that was in circulation at that particular time. 

I imagine that it would be possible to find the occasional 1954 $5, 1972 $5s and of course 1979 $5s in circulation in the late ‘70s- early ‘80s.  It would have been an exciting time to be collecting.

One more thing…check out the US $1.  Someone decided that George Washington looked better with a moustache!

Enjoy!
Dean

May 23rd mail call!

Yesterday, a package came in the mail.  It was a note that I had purchased earlier in the week.  I was worried that it would be stuck in the warehouse if there was a postal strike, but I was relieved when it showed up!

This 1954 $100 is nothing special, except on the back is a hand written number and not one, not two, but three date stamps in red ink.

Sep 12 1974
Nov 14 1974
Nov 25 1974

I have a feeling that this note had to be “cleared” several times.  Perhaps it was being held as a deposit on a purchase or maybe it was passed back and forth several times within the Bank through various checkpoints?

If anybody has any ideas about why this note was stamped multiple times, please share!

Enjoy!
Dean

June 9th finds:

I bought a strap of 100 circulated $1 notes from a coin shop and I was pleasantly surprised to find:

A note that has been inscribed with “Zoutan I” on the coat of arms.

And a note that has account numbers and/or banknote serial numbers written on the face of the note.

Resume Cash
535025252186
Payee WFB 3165372

BCA0424799
AUR9422595 on the right margin.

Any comments on these notes are appreciated!

Enjoy!
Dean

July 7th mail call:

Today, a package containing some circulated notes that I bought online finally arrived.  Normally, I would not buy notes that are of such low grade, however…

In the lot, there were some interesting notes:

A 1937 $100 with a bank account number and the date 5\19\1992.  It’s astonishing that a 1937 $100 would have been deposited in 1992 but it was most likely part of an estate distribution and the recipient considered the note to be “just $100” rather than a collectible.

The next note is a 1954 $1 signed by Willie Mosconi, the billiards champion.  The note is signed Beattie/Rasminsky with engraved signatures so the note must have been printed after 1968 up to 1971.

The next note, also 1954 is inscribed “April 19th/70 To Sally— Many thanks for making Colmburgh so memorable.  Affectionately Ron”.

Colmburgh, according to Google is a town in Germany.

Finally, there is this 1954 $10 note with the “pink stamp of death” on it.  Unfortunately, the ink is so badly run that a date and transit number is illegible.  One can barely make out “Bank of Montreal”…

Again, it’s amazing that a 1954 $10 note survived well into the 1980s and possibly into the 1990s when this pink bank stamp was in use.

Enjoy!
Dean