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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;techwriter, post: 3241933, member: 75477&quot;]Well, a little history:</p><p>The official years of operation for The Colonial Bank are 1856 to 1863.&nbsp; However, the bank didn’t actually open for business until <b>1859</b>.&nbsp; The Colonial Bank only operated for six months, really through no fault of its own.&nbsp; The International Bank failed and caused a run on the bank and it was forced to close.&nbsp; Its charter was finally repealed in August of 1863.</p><p>Despite just being open for six months, The Colonial Bank of Canada did manage to issue lots of paper money.&nbsp; Printing duties were handled by Jocelyn, Draper, Welch &amp; Co. along with The American Bank Note Company.&nbsp; Signors include E.C. Hopkins, T. Hough, Wm. Bettes, and G.G. Moss.&nbsp; One, two, three, four, five, ten, twenty, fifty, and one hundred dollar bills were issued.&nbsp; All notes were dated between April and October 1859.&nbsp; Denominations of one dollar through ten dollars come in two varieties based on whether they have one or two signatures.&nbsp; Both varieties are very common and normally sell for around $100.&nbsp; If you have a $20, $50, or $100 then that is a different story.&nbsp; All of those denominations are quite scarce.&nbsp; There are lots or remainders that exist today.&nbsp; Remainders are not dated, signed or numbered.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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