1917 $5 Canadian Bank of Commerce Identification Help

PROMETHIUS88 · July 22, 2023 1:39PM

Trying to identify this particular note but can't find anything out there. I see several of these from 1917 with a letter in front of the serial number but only a couple that were in auctions that don't have the letter. I wasn't able to find anything in regards to the signatures either and they appear to be different. Can anyone help with any additional info, please.
Thank you in advance for any assistance.

Steve_in_Tampa · July 22, 2023 4:41PM

Here’s several pages of SOLD examples from the Heritage Archives. Some of them have sold for thousands of dollars. https://currency.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=56+790+231&Nf=&Ntk=SI_Titles-Desc&Nty=1&Ntt=1917+$5+canadian+bank+of+commerce&limitTo=all&ic3=ViewItem-Auction-Archive-BackToSearch-081514#4021-48004

Greenstang · July 23, 2023 6:11AM

The signatures are Walker- Aird.
It is the coloured background with CBN variety.

johnny9434 · July 23, 2023 8:06AM

Nice note, I like 👍

PROMETHIUS88 · July 23, 2023 1:26PM

Thanks for all the responses and info. Steve, thank you for the link.
I still had trouble locating anything similar with the Walker-Arid without the letter in front of the serial#. That's what has been throwing me off. May or may not be worth it, but I'm just going to send it in to have it certified.

Greenstang · July 23, 2023 4:41PM

Not 100% sure but I believe the CBN variety, which yours is, did not have a letter prefix.

Serial_no_8 · July 23, 2023 6:44PM

I believe your note is as @Greenstang noted, the "Walker-Arid" coloured underprint with CBN (at left) variety. See this LINK from Coinsandcanada for relative book values (2nd row up from the bottom).

1917 $5 Canadian Bank of Commerce Identification Help

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