Rare Replacement Note Collection, Bank of Canada Series, $1 to $1,000 (25 notes total)

This is a comprehensive collection of some of the scarcest banknotes issued by the Bank of Canada over the past 70 years. As banknotes are printed for the Bank of Canada, they are carefully accounted for by the serial numbers. If a sheet of notes is imperfect or damaged in the printing process, typically about one of every 500 to 1,000 sheets, it is "replaced" and accounted for with a special series of "replacement notes."

On all 1954 series notes and the 1967 $1, an asterisk was used in front of the serial number to designate a replacement note. In the multicolour series notes, an asterisk was used to show it was a replacement note, however when the triple digit notes were introduced, an "X" was introduced on some denominations as the third letter of the serial number prefix to show that it is a replacement note. On the 11-digit 1979 $20 series, replacement notes are designated by the first three digits "510." On the Bird Series (1986–1991), the third digit "X" in the prefix indicates that it is a replacement note.

Most replacement notes are highly sought-after today and command a very significant collector premium. This collection starts with the complete 1954 replacement note series from the $1 to the $20. (Denominations above $20 did not use asterisk replacement notes. Instead, the banknote company reprinted the exact serial numbers for damaged notes.) For the 1969 to 1975 multicolour series, asterisk notes are included for all denominations from the $1 to the $100, plus "X" replacement notes for the $1, $10, $50, $100 denominations. A 1979 "510" $20 note is included, as well as the complete 1986 to 1991 Bird Series collection of "X" replacement notes from the $2 to the $1,000.

1954 Series
The original young portrait of Queen Elizabeth appears on all the face of all of the banknotes.

Back designs:
• $1: asterisk; western Prairie scene
• $2: asterisk; landscape from the Upper Melbourne, Richmond, Quebec
• $5: asterisk; Otter Falls, mile 996, Alaska Highway
• $10: asterisk; Mount Burgess, B.C.
• $20: asterisk; Laurentians in winter

1967
• $1: asterisk; centennial symbol (stylized maple leaf divided into 11 triangles)/Queen Elizabeth II

Multicolour Series (1969–1974)
The portrait of Queen Elizabeth appears on the face of the $1 and $20 notes. Sir Wilfred Laurier appears on the front of the $5 note, and Sir John A. Macdonald appears on the face of the $10 note.

Back designs:
• $1: asterisk; 1973; Parliament Buildings as seen from across the Ottawa River
• $1: X; 1973; Parliament Buildings as seen from across the Ottawa River
• $2: asterisk; 1974; Inuit hunting scene on Baffin Island
• $5: asterisk; 1972; salmon boat, Johnston Strait, Vancouver Island
• $10: asterisk; 1971; industrial scene; Sarnia, Ontario
• $10: X; 1971; industrial scene; Sarnia, Ontario
• $20: asterisk; 1969; Moraine Lake, Alberta
• $50: asterisk; 1975; RCMP musical ride
• $50: X; 1975; RCMP musical ride
• $100: asterisk; 1975; Lunenburg Harbour, Nova Scotia
• $100: X; 1975; Lunenburg Harbour, Nova Scotia

1979 Series 
• $20: 1979; "510"; Moraine Lake, Alberta

1986–1991 Bird Series
The portrait of Queen Elizabeth appears on the face of the $2 and $20 notes. Sir Wilfred Laurier appears on the front of the $5 note and Sir John A. Macdonald appears on the face of the $10 note.

Back designs:
• $2: X; 1986; robin
• $5: X; 1986; belted kingfisher
• $10: X; 1989; osprey in flight
• $20: X; 1991; common loon
• $50: X; 1988; snowy owl
• $100: X; 1988; Canada goose
• $1,000: X; 1988; pine grosbeaks

Includes:
• 25-Piece $1 to $1,000 Replacement Note Collection

Warranty Information:
This product comes with a 30-day return policy through TSC.