1. Introduction

2. Face and Back Design Details

3. Production Information

4. Variety Chronology

5. Known Errors

INTRODUCTION

The background of each denomination is a composite photo of Saskatoon. The top half of the photo is a view of the downtown Saskatoon skyline in 1985, while the bottom half of the photo shows a group of ox carts crossing the South Saskatchewan river via a hand-drawn ferry in the very early days of the settlement

The back of each denomination is identical and shows an iconic view of Saskatoon by framing the Bessborough hotel inside one of the arches of the Broadway Bridge.
It appears that the photo used was taken from a postcard which was issued sometime soon after the Bessborough Hotel was completed in 1935.

One of the most striking aspects of this photo is the lack of other buildings in the skyline at that time.

Once the design was finalized, 1000 sheets were ordered from the printing company.
The page layout consisted of four 100 Hubuck notes (top and middle rows), one 400 Hubuck note (bottom left corner) and one 1000 hubuck note (bottom right corner).

Each successive sheet in the stack held the next serial number in the sequence, so after cutting to size, each stack of notes contained sequential serial numbers.

The following serial numbers exist:
- 100 Hubuck notes (Serial numbers 0 thru 3999) for a total of 4000 notes,
- 400 Hubuck note (Serial numbers 4000 thru 4999) for a total of 1000 notes, and
- 1000 hubuck note (Serial numbers 5000 thru 5999) for a total of 1000 notes.

Notes:
- The first 51 sheets were left uncut and were designated for special gifts or presentations.
- Not all of these notes have been signed, which gives us the ability to issue future notes with new Presidents or Treasurers.

CHRONOLOGY
The following table shows examples of each denomination and the signatures that were applied during each major phase of the club's history starting with the original Hubuck issues in 1985.

The first issue of Hubuck notes bear the signatures of Club President Gary Meckling and Treasurer Herb Bieber, who co-invented and designed the Hubuck.

To commemorate the first release of these notes a special, between 30 and 50 sets of souvenir notes were printed with a counterstamp next to the serial number. These notes were not considered legal tender in the club, and were sold to members. The 100 Hubuck notes all had the same first digit of 3, the 400 Hubuck note serial numbers started with 4 and the 1000 Hubuck note serial numbers started with 5. The remaining three digits in each note were the same for all three denominations as illustrated below.
The known serial numbers for these notes are as follows:

This issue of Hubuck notes bear the signatures of Club President Robert L. Naphin and Treasurer Herb Bieber.

This issue of Hubuck notes bear the signatures of Club President Robert L. Naphin and Treasurer Herb Bieber.
These notes were printed with a blue counterstamp next to the serial number. Only one example of the counterstamped 1000 Hubuck note with these signatures has been found so far. It is assumed but not yet proven that 100 and 400 Hubuck notes exist.

This issue of Hubuck notes bear the signatures of Club President Cliff Beattie and Treasurer Herb Bieber.

NOTE: During this time frame an unknown number of 100, 400 and 1000 Hubuck notes had a counterstamp added in blue ink using the same stamp that was used for the special Hubucks (SHB-02) issued when they were first released. It is believed that Herb Bieber applied these counterstamps.

This issue of Hubuck notes bear the signatures of Club President Gerald Sander (who stepped into the role when Cliff Beattie took a leave of absence) and Treasurer Herb Bieber.

This issue of Hubuck notes bear the signatures of Club President Cliff Beattie and Treasurer Herb Bieber. Cliff Beattie returned to the position of club President and a "B" counterstamp was added beside his signature to indicate which Hubuck notes were issued during this time frame as opposed to his original term.

This issue of Hubuck notes bear the signatures of Club President Cliff Beattie and Treasurer Gerald Sander, who took over the role after Herb Bieber retired.
NOTE: These are by far the most common Hubuck notes in existence.

Diamond Anniversary 5000 Hubuck Notes

2020 marked the sixtieth anniversary of the Saskatoon Coin Club. To commemorate this event Jim MacKenzie and Cliff Beattie designed a special 5000 Hubuck note.

In the spirit of the Centennial one dollar notes issued in 1967, a circulating version of a new 5000 Hubuck was issued (SHB-10a) using sequential serial numbers, and a souvenir version (SHB-10b) with the serial number "1960-2020" was designed to be gifted to the members of the club during our anniversary year.

These notes use the original design for a 5 dollar note which was intended for release by the Bank of Saskatchewan, but the bank folded before any notes were issued. As you can see below a large number of modifications to the original design were made.

This issue of Hubuck notes bear the signatures of Club President Richard Bibby (who took over the role after Cliff Beattie retired), and Treasurer Gerald Sander.

Seven sheets were accidentally double printed while the sheets were in the black ink printing process. These pages show a definite drop-shadow in all of the black details and text.

Click on each image to clearly see the drop-shadows.

The following serial numbers contain this error:

- 100 Hubuck notes (a total of 28 notes). All of these notes were signed by Gerald Sander and Cliff Beattie and issued into the public.
Serial numbers affected were:
425 thru 431,
1425 thru 1431,
2425 thru 2431 and
3425-3431

- 400 Hubuck (a total of 7 notes). None of the 400 Hubuck error notes have been signed or issued yet.
Serial numbers affected were 4425 thru 4431

- 1000 Hubuck (a total of 7 notes). None of the 1000 Hubuck error notes have been signed or issued yet.
Serial numbers affected were 5425 thru 5431