{"product_id":"canada-1974-2-banknote-scenes-of-canada-lawson-bouey-140-bu-block-gem-unc-1","title":"Canada 1974 $2 Banknote Scenes of Canada Lawson Bouey (140) BU Block Gem UNC","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"item-specifics\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"specs-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec-pair\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec-pair\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec-value\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-text\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003e\u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCanada 1974 $2 Banknote Scenes of Canada Lawson Bouey Pick 86a BU Block Gem UNC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eThis is an authentic \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"21\"\u003e1974 Series $2 Banknote\u003c\/b\u003e issued by the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"59\"\u003eBank of Canada \/ Banque du Canada\u003c\/b\u003e from the multicolored \"Scenes of Canada\" series, featuring Queen Elizabeth II on the face and an Inuit hunting scene on the back in pristine \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"234\"\u003eGem Crisp Uncirculated\u003c\/b\u003e condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eNote Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCountry \/ Issuer:\u003c\/b\u003e Canada (Bank of Canada)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/b\u003e $2.00 (Deux Dollars)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSeries Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1974 (Ottawa)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalog Numbers:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlton #BC-47a \/ Pick #86a\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/b\u003e R.W. Lawson (Deputy Governor) \u0026amp; G.K. Bouey (Governor)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSerial Number:\u003c\/b\u003e BU 6520140 (Red\/brownish-red ink, 2-letter prefix \/ 7-digit format)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/b\u003e British American Bank Note Company Limited (BABN)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDesign Vignettes \u0026amp; Background\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eObverse Design:\u003c\/b\u003e Features Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem and Queen Victoria's diamond collet necklace, set against multi-color lithographic guilloche work and the Canadian Coat of Arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eReverse Vignette:\u003c\/b\u003e Features an Inuit hunting camp scene at Pond Inlet on Baffin Island, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), showing hunters preparing kayaks and equipment, engraved by C. Gordon Yorke from a photograph by Dr. Charles Bruchesi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePrefix \/ Issue:\u003c\/b\u003e The 2-letter prefix \u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"36\"\u003eBU\u003c\/code\u003e belongs to the earlier print run of the 1974 $2 notes before the transition to 3-letter prefixes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Market Value\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGrade Assessment:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"18\"\u003eGem Crisp Uncirculated (CU 65–66)\u003c\/b\u003e. 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