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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Notaphylic_C, post: 25542907, member: 130786&quot;]I started collecting Bank of Canada notes&nbsp; 50 years ago, as a young lad delivering our local newspapers.&nbsp; My collection started like many collectors, what I could find in circulation (payments from my subscribers). Later, I got a P/T job at a carwash &amp; handled plenty of cash. I got a few circulated Modified $20 (as these were the last 1954 notes to be seen since they were issued the largest numbers) but what I really wanted was a Devil&#039;s Face. No matter how hard I tried, I rarely saw them. My brother got all the great coins from our grandpa &amp; he lorded over a few Devil Face notes too, including the FIVE:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1636079[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1636081[/ATTACH]</p><p>Out of frustration, I finally bought a circulated $20 from a coin/note dealer set up at our local mall. I still have this note:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1636082[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1636083[/ATTACH]</p><p>*If you&#039;d like to read more about the Devil&#039;s Face scandal take this <a href="https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2018/10/devil-hairdo/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2018/10/devil-hairdo/" rel="nofollow">BoC Museum Blog link</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Later, I got a real job, a catalogue &amp; managed to pick up some interesting double-whammies, like this radar-replacement:[ATTACH=full]1636084[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I really liked the &quot;Scenes of Canada&quot; series since this was the note I grew up with during my carwash &amp; early working/post high school jobs. QEII was only featured on the $1.00, $2.00 &amp; $20.00 by this time:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1636087[/ATTACH]</p><p>Had to get myself a solid radar:[ATTACH=full]1636088[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And an error on the 1979 $20.00:</p><p>[ATTACH]1636089[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1636090[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So that&#039;s it for Canada. I have a few BIRDS &amp; Journey series too but I think I have added enough here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next up is the Cayman Islands![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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