Walk2thewater's Bank Of Canada Personal Collection:

Very nice, thanks for adding the information about the notes.

Thanks for the +ve feedback guys!
Continuing with the 1937 set, I'll start with my first Osborne Towers signature which lasted only 2 prefixes (A/B & B/B). While 20,000,000 notes were released this was still during the depression & not a lot of great examples were kept by Canadians struggling to keep food on the table. This is especially true for the mid-higher denominations (which issued less of the first signature) but the $5.00 actually turns out to be the scarcest mid denomination.
1937
BC-22a/P-59a TWO DOLLARS:
A/B prefix in AU 50 "Original"

B/B prefix in AU 50 "Original"

Both notes are nice but have rounded corners & soft edges.

The 3rd $2.00 note (below) is the 2nd note of the Z/B signature change over (from Gordon Towers to Coyne Towers)

I won this note on ebay from a US seller who stated it was UNC but it turned out to be lightly pressed & was graded AU58 (no "Original" designation). It is also possible that the note was washed as the colour is much lighter (or it was mounted & exposed to light).

Keep in mind that the paper of the 1937 Series starts out rather dark (almost beige) for the Osborne (a) & early Gordon Towers (b) notes and then becomes a much more bleached white for later Gordon (B) & Coyne-Towers (c) examples.

The back of the $2.00:

(Note how they used the back design seen on BC-7 1935 $10 for this $2.00 now in "brick" orange).

BC-23a/P-60a FIVE DOLLARS:
The following Osborne $5.00 is extremely scarce (less than 1 prefix) & I struggled for quite a while trying to obtain one in decent VF condition. I just had lost out on an original VF beauty on ebay & was in a poor frame of mind when I settled on this BCS VF-20 example:

The note looks washed & has poor corners but otherwise has not bad eye appeal. Charlton states under "TIP FOR COLLECTORS" that the Osborne $5 remains elusive in "original" UNC condition. Most older collectors I've met believed that only a portion of the 8.8M were probably released. (sorry for the small images)

BC-23c/_P-60c FIVE DOLLARS:


This is what the FIVE should look like in AU-UNC. The "Coyne Towers" 3rd signature example has a light vertical centre fold but is otherwise perfect. It happens to be the 2nd note I purchased for my collection when I was a broke teen & I spotted it at a Sears coin shop. It seemed like a small fortune to put away for a note like that (at the time) but I'm very happy I bought this note when I did. It shows like an UNC note but you can see the slight bend in it.

I will cover the $10 & $20 next weekend! Stay tuned & thanks for the feedback!

-Thanks jbuck!

BC-24a/P-61a TEN DOLLARS:
The first $10 with the Osborne Towers signature is tough but not nearly as tough as the first $5.00. This example seems to be in VF condition & note how the back of the 1935 $2 (Mercury Allegory of Transportation) is now used on the back of the 1937 TEN:



Although I wanted the first signature variety (above), I also wanted a very scarce first signature change-over. This Z/D prefix with the Gordon Towers signature only lasted for 500,000 notes & then appeared with the next Coyne Towers signature for the remaining 9.5M run. It took me about 5 years to buy this example (which I believe to be VF). You won't find this note on the SCWPM or any online catalogue.
BC-24b Z/D Change-over

Thanks jbuck: they're both VF notes which aren't very well centred on the front but I had to pull the trigger as they were within my meagre budget. Now, I'll post the last note of the set: my one $20.00 from 1937.

BC-25c/P-62c TWENTY DOLLARS




This note is an H/E signature change-over (8.5M) which makes it slightly tougher than a regular prefix but not by much. The earlier Gordon Towers H/E signature (1.5M) is preferred. However, it is in pretty decent EF+ to AU shape with soft corners but otherwise fully original & nicely centred.

Also found a new note I want. That $20 CAD with a naked women on the back!! WOW.

I love Nudity on my money!

Great presentation W2dW!

Outstanding examples!