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Here's another 100........for a colour check.. Noted change of one signature here..but the same B/J series..   . . Edited by DEVLEC
04/02/2016 3:19 pm
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Yep, brown!
Speaking of colour, I'll admit that I didn't realize until recently that the 1954 banknotes retained the precisely the same type of colouring as the 1937 series. I'm obviously not very observant, but it makes perfect sense. Which is why I think the 2 different sets are also very compatible in a historical way...1937 pre-WW2 more formal and traditional, 1954 moving toward a Canadian identity, away from just a British colony.
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04/02/2016 4:33 pm
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Yep, brown!
Speaking of colour, I'll admit that I didn't realize until recently that the 1954 banknotes retained the precisely the same type of colouring as the 1937 series. Yep, brown!..  |
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Hi New to note collecting, why is it that most of the pics show the note at an angle instead of vertical, like coins are usually pictured?
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JJW, in most cases it is so as not to shadow the light, or to hinder the glare from said light.
Basically... We're just a bunch of rookie photographers who like showing off our goods! lol
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....why is it that most of the pics show the note at an angle instead of vertical, like coins are usually pictured?
I can't answer for others but as for myself, how about it puts a different slant on things?.....but truly, no real reason.  |
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I started taking pictures on an angle about ten years ago when I was selling on ebay. I would include four pictures two at an angle and two straight on pictures. I found the pictures taken face on were not as vivid and the colours seem less vibrant. I also believe you can see any folds or imperfections better on the angle then face on where they may be somewhat washed out from reflective light. I do it this way now when I photograph my own collection. Cheers, Bill |
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Thanks for starting this thread up - have been considering dipping my toes into a bit of paper and the 1937 series bills look really nice both from an artwork and colour perspective.
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Great thread. As a U.S. collector of Canadian coin and currency, there always seems to be more to learn. Reading this thread is going to make me keep a eye out for some more 1937 currency for my collection. I do have one that is I ok shape  It did not occur to me about the colors being the same for the 1937 and 1953 series. I do remember the different colors of the notes when I vacationed in Canada as a kid. I know sometime in the future I will be wanting to get a set. I do have a start.  |
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Some very nice notes shown here, great looking devils face hundred DEVLEC. Gr58 you've got a great start. I love the older currency much better then what we have now. I couldn't help but think of this note when the colour of the notes being consistent over time was brought up. This note is from the 1935 issue and as you can see it was blue. When the notes of 1937 were issued and the $5.00 notes were blue this caused confusion for the public so the Government ordered the withdrawal of the 1935 $2.00 from circulation and all remaining unused notes were to be destroyed. I've never heard an explanation of why they changed the colours around in 1935 because before that the colours were established with blue historically for the $5.00 denomination. I guess this is why the 1935 issue can be quite pricey.   |
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Thanks Bill..
Now that is one nice splash of blue just above here..
I just love the 37 and earlier series so much more than the later ones...
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I like the 1937 notes too, I have been concentrating on obtaining the Osbourne and narrow panel notes.
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All lovely notes. I got my first 1937 note, a $5 bill, in New Westminster, B.C., in 1969, just by purchasing something at a store. Of course, being 17 years old, I had to spend it within a day or two. I wondered why Canadians just spent their classic banknotes instead of hoarding them, but then I did exactly the same, so it was quite moot.
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I have a very modest accumulation of Canadian currency, some of which, I obtained on my trips to British Columbia. I got this series 1937 $2 on ebay last week. I will be looking for a $5 soon.  |
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