1937 Bank of Canada $1000 Banknote BC-28 Osborne-Towers Low Serial AK0000068 Legacy Very Choice New 64

An extraordinary example of the 1937 Bank of Canada One Thousand Dollar note, certified and graded Very Choice New 64 by Legacy Currency Grading (Cert #80980068). Catalogue reference BC-28, bearing the signatures of J.A.C. Osborne (Deputy Governor) and G.F. Towers (Governor), with the spectacular serial number AK 0000068 — an exceptionally low serial number of just 68. Plate 1/1.

The 1937 Bank of Canada $1,000 note is one of the rarest and most coveted issues in all of Canadian paper money collecting. With only a small number of examples known to exist in collector hands — the vast majority having been redeemed and destroyed by the Bank of Canada — any example in high grade is a significant find. This note combines three exceptional attributes: a near-gem Very Choice New 64 grade, a low serial number of 68 (among the earliest notes printed in the AK prefix), and Plate 1/1 — the very first plate used to print this denomination. Together, these features make this one of the most desirable examples of this issue that could be offered.

The obverse features a distinguished portrait of Sir Wilfrid Laurier — Canada’s seventh Prime Minister and the first French-Canadian to hold that office — at centre within an oval vignette, flanked by red serial numbers on a rich pink and black ground. The reverse displays one of the most magnificent designs in Canadian numismatic history — an allegorical scene featuring a seated female figure representing Canada, accompanied by a cherub, holding a shield and torch, surrounded by elaborate lathe-work in deep crimson tones. Printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited.

• Issuer: Bank of Canada
• Denomination: $1,000
• Date: 1937
• Catalogue: BC-28 (Osborne-Towers)
• Serial Number: AK 0000068
• Special Feature: Low Serial Number (68)
• Plate: 1/1
• Grade: Legacy Very Choice New 64
• Cert #: 80980068
• Comments: None
• Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
• Encapsulated: Yes (Legacy slab)

Encapsulated in an original Legacy Currency Grading sealed holder. The graded banknote shown is the exact banknote you will receive. Guaranteed authentic.