Session IV
Cayman Islands
1522. Cayman Islands Currency Board, 10 dollars, 1996, serial X/1 004478, experimental paper (X/1 note), certified PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. Pick-18b. Just a $10 bill from 1996, with Queen Elizabeth on obverse and beach scene with open treasure chest on reverse, but printed (by de la Rue) on special, experimental paper (as designated by the X/1 in front of the serial number) and then recalled for analysis and subsequently destroyed, making escapees like this one rare, in fact the rarest of all Cayman notes, recently selling for 4 figures at auction, this example graded by PMG as Gem UNC 65 EPQ. Unpriced above VF in the Standard Catalog. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
Colombia (Granadine Confederation)
1523. Colombia, Censo Sobre el Tesoro, uniface 13 pesos, 1-9-1859, amortized in 1860, serial 1403, rare.
Pick-unl; DPA-unl. XF+
note printed on thin, tissue-like paper making its lack of tears impressive, just three holes along left side and two official punch cancellations in the center. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
1524. Colombia, Censo Sobre el Tesoro, uniface 441/2 pesos, 19-3-1860, amortized without date, serial 2146, four windows variety, rare. Pick-unl; DPA-unl. AU
with two folds, one horizontal and one vertical, small holes along the left side and some light brown staining, notable for the lack of tears in the thin paper. Estimate: $1,200-$1,800.
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