Cayman Islands Currency Board, 10 dollars, 1996, serial X/1 004478, experimental paper (X/1 note), certified PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. Pick-18b. Just a $10 bill from 1996, with Queen Elizabeth on obverse and beach scene with open treasure chest on reverse, but printed (by de la Rue) on special, experimental paper (as designated by the X/1 in front of the serial number) and then recalled for analysis and subsequently destroyed, making escapees like this one rare, in fact the rarest of all Cayman notes, recently selling for 4 figures at auction, this example graded by PMG as Gem UNC 65 EPQ. Unpriced above VF in the Standard Catalog.
($1250-2000)