Walk2thewater's Bank Of Canada Personal Collection:

Looks fantastic!

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks jbuck, hfjacinto, johnnysprawl & DBM for the kind words!
Next up is a $5.00 English version I could barely afford some years ago (which I posted shortly after migrating to the CCF from our CPMF (Canadian Paper Money Forum) after it abruptly shut down in 2018:

BC-5 ENGLISH $5.00

This note is in Fine condition & I really wanted to find a better one. So I found another English $5.00 which was slightly miss cut but again the eye appeal was low.

The French note below took several years to find & nearly broke the bank! It grades PMG EF 40 EPQ for its off centred, soft corners & slight circulation. It is very tough to get 1935 notes perfectly centred (& at the time that was not my priority).

BC-6 French Banque Du Canada $5.00:

Thanks Tee. I hope you check in again some time. The next note has never been posted anywhere.

BC-7 ENGLISH TEN DOLLARS:



This note I bought 20 (or more) years ago on a low budget. I was at a show in Toronto & I showed this note to the late great paper money dealer Don Olmstead (from out east). He pointed out how the note had been "processed." It was a great lesson & one I wouldn't forget.
I used Don's gentle guidance to select my future 1935 set: the French $1 (BC-2) & $5 (BC-6) plus the English $2 (BC-3) & $20 (which I will re-post tomorrow).

Thanks hfjacinto & good eye as that note is AU55 EPQ.

I like the back of the TWO DOLLAR note too (for the same reason). Here's the fairly worn English version (which I was going to leave out of this thread but since you mention it). While quite circulated at least its well centred, which can be tough to find:



Incidentally, since the 1935 Series was so short lived, the BoC management decided to re-use the back designs for the 1937 series & the Transportation allegory from BC-3/4 (TWO) would end up on the back of the 1937 TEN (the back of the 35 TEN BC-7/8 would go on the 1937 $2.00). This is probably one of the reasons I have a few 1937 TENS. But I'm jumping ahead of myself & will discuss the next series when I get there.

Nice examples!

Thanks walk2dwater. I like the 20's and would like to have one some day. Great idea showing the series in this way. Will watch for the 37's.

Thanks jbuck, DBM, Tee & hfjacinto for your kind observations.
@DBM BC-9b small seal $20 seems accurately graded by PMG (& it did remind me of BCS standards but I have also seen some lower grade BCS certifications that have been questionable- at least in my books). It shows like an EF and has several visible planchettes (which I love to see) but the folds are there for a VF35: it's just that the paper is crisp (original or EPQ). The thing was it took me over 3 years to find that note & I doubt I would have waited had I not made a few mistakes (like with the BC-7 $10) and learned from seasoned dealers. It's not all cockeyed too (so many 1935's seem poorly cut). As a younger collector I thought I knew everything but this quickly changed (fortunately) as others set me straight (like on getting a nice even design).

Now to the next 1937 set of Bank of Canada notes in my private collection.

1937
After King George V (QEII's grandfather) died in 1936, the BoC scrambled to create another set of designs after the abdication of Edward, the Prince of Wales (featured on the BC-5/6 $5.00 below).

The fronts featured King George VI (Elizabeths' father):
BC-21a/P-58a

The first Osborne Towers signature lasted only a few prefixes and then changed to Gordon Towers. As such, the first signature variety was very tough right from the get go & therefore demanded high premiums.

Officials from the bank soon realized that it was difficult to fit the signatures on the notes so they adjusted the Narrow signature panel so it became larger. This made the H/A & J/A banknotes with the new Gordon Towers signature (& narrow panel) the first design change-over which was missed by most. The H/A is very tough & the J/A is scarce.
Here's my better H/A narrow panel BC-21b/P-58b:


(Notice how the EPQ & exceptional embossing comments are on the reverse on this old holder.

And finally, I submitted 3 consecutive Coyne Towers $1.00 notes (from the same lady who sold me the large seal 1935 $20) to BCS and got them as UNC62 Originals (like my Osborne note):


I will post the next denomination tomorrow.