Cayman Islands Currency Board Specimen Set 1974 Pick CS1 comprising 7 notes as follows: $100 A/1 000000 signature Johnson, Reverse: Seacoast view of George Town, $50 A/1 000000 signature Jefferson, Reverse: Government House, $40 A/1 000000 signature Johnson, Reverse: Pirate's Week Festival, $25 A/1 000000 signature Johnson, Reverse: Compass and map of the Islands, $10 A/1 000000 signature Johnson, Reverse: A beach scene, $5 A/1 000000 signature Johnson, Reverse: Sailboat, and $1 A/3 000000 signature Johnson, Reverse: Fish and coral. (Specimen issues of Pick 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, and 5). All dated 1974, the obverse with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing, turned to the left, and with watermark Tortoise. The $100, $40 and $10 have SPECIMEN in black, the $50, $25, $5 and $1 have SPECIMEN in red, All crisp UNC and contained in the Cayman Islands Currency Board plastic sleeve with gold lettering as issued, a very rare set with only 300 issued, very seldom offered as a complete set, our research has shown that far fewer Specimen sets of 1974 show up than the later sets of 1991 and 1996 which have the same mintage
Australia (4) very pleasing high-grade assortment about UNC or near to UNC comprising a 1 Dollar Pick 42 (McD 105; Rks. 75) 1974 signatures Phillips & Wheeler serial number BPH 494787, QE2 portrait no Commonwealth in title. A pair of 5 Dollars (2) including Pick 44d (McD 149; Rks. 208) 1983 signatures Johnson & Stone serial number PFE 056891. Along with the Polymer example Pick 51a (McD 303a; Rks. 217a) 1995 signatures Evans & Fraser with the correct wide bonds orientation to lower left variety serial number GA 95 944914, first 2 digits of prefix give last 2 from the year of issue. And together with the 20 DollarsPick 46e (McD 191; Rks. 409a) 1985 signatures Johnston & Fraser serial number ECY 953551 variety with the OCR font in the serial number
Cayman Islands (3) a denomination set L. 1947 in mixed high grades comprising 1 Dollar QE2 & Fish, coral Pick 5a serial number prefix A/3 signed Johnson series A/3 363007. 5 Dollars QE2 & Schoner off George Town Pick 6a signed Johnson series A/1 364133. 10 Dollars QE2 & Beach Pick 7a signed Johnson series A/1 331494
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