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Message:: [QUOTE="Notaphylic_C, post: 25531992, member: 130786"]JEEZ, I nearly forgot one of my favourite countries (& one that my mum used to gift me souvenirs). The 50 Cent & $1.00 notes she brought back provided my first taste of World currency -so its a crazy oversight which I'll correct below. Bahamas:First off are the pre-decimal notes. I have 4/- & would love to get the much tougher 10 Shilling & 1 pound examples.[ATTACH=full]1635431[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1635432[/ATTACH] The nice thing about collecting Bahamas is that there are several tough examples one can hunt for. These include the "Smiley-Butler" signatures found on some of the 1965 denominations plus other tough varieties. The 1965 "Currency Note Act" series are very accessible in most grades.  The higher the denomination, the more difficult some of the notes can be.  I would like to get myself a $1.00 with the "Butler" signature but settled for this $3.00 instead P-19a:[ATTACH=full]1635433[/ATTACH] Oddly enough, the FIVE was printed in very similar colours as the ONE so often mixed up (a failed design) so like many collectors, I wanted to get one of these[ATTACH=full]1635434[/ATTACH](These are very tough to find with the 2nd "Smiley-Butler" signatures) The $10.00 (& higher) can be very tough to find in better grades. P-22a:  [ATTACH=full]1635435[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1635436[/ATTACH] Had to post the back of this TEN as it is one of my favourite scenes depicted on a banknote. The 1968 "Monetary Authority Act" series only lasted 6 years so they can be challenging in higher graded denominations too. The 1974 "Central Bank" series also have some tough "B" Allen signature varieties & higher denominations can also be elusive. Finally, the 1986 new design also featured some tough signatures.  The higher denominations can be quite tough. Here's a FIVE with the first "Allen" signature. P-45a:[ATTACH=full]1635437[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]

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