Saor Alba

At the opening of the 20th century there were ten note issuing banks - Aberdeen Town and County and Caledonian were swallowed up by North of Scotland and Bank of Scotland early in the century which left eight. The next round of mergers began in the 1950s and on up through 1969 with the merger of British Linen into Bank of Scotland - which now leaves only three note issuing banks. British Linen continued as a savings bank up into the 1990s but has since been renamed. The banks always had their unique designs and continue to do so, but they do coordinate colour schemes with all of the other UK banks in Northern Ireland and England as well as Isle of Man and Guernsey and Jersey to afford some colour recognition.

Oldest from Belgium, and a real stinker to find in nice collectable grade:

Oldest from Portugal:

Oldest from Ukraine:

Oldest from Spain:

Oldest from Switzerland:

Oldest from Sweden:

Oldest from Austria:

I got an email the other day that some bill I entered a couple of years ago was just entered in Wisconsin. I only enter ones that people have stamped.

Must have been Italy day at the coin machine: 50 Lire 1976 2 Euro 2002 - I never mind finding $2.50 worth of one coin in the reject slot.

Very nicely done, like those large sized images

Canada 5 c 1968 Canada 5 c 1976 Canada 10c 1997 Canada 25c 2005 Canada 25c 2006 Vancouver Olympics Ecuador 25 centavos 2000 - a sort of neat find since Ecuador uses the dollar coin and bills, but change coins are local.

I think I will wait until I can buy it for melt value.

1998-S cent, someone must have busted up and spent a proof set. A sort of curious find for a reject bin though.

Lots of acquisitions the past few months, some are imaged, some are not yet and none are loaded to website. Too busy searching coins.