Paper Money: New Acquisitions

Awesome buy! I have one just 200 numbers away. Most of the low serial number notes never saw circulation and will grade quite high. Was this one graded?

 

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I got this one at work. A customer paid with 5 $1 bills and this one was in the stack.

 

Great note, Chip!

 

Yes it was graded, I was actually looking for a nice 1862 large dollar, but most were either too low of a grade or too high of a dollar amount, this 28 red seal ace is in pcgs plastic, and has some poorly centered margins that knock it down, this is a 62ppq, S. Lindquist also spent a good amount of time schooling me on the 28 red seal what sold it to me was the serial number though, I call it my Christmas note.

Also the example in the Freidberg book is 00001205, so mine came from the same strap as the Freidberg one

 

Here is my newest note that I managed to get in change at a gas station

 

Its a 1963 B

 

I think this may be the first pre-Confederation Canadian obsolete note I've ever seen. Fantastic!

 

While I was back in Michigan last week I made a pilgrimage to the local coin store and asked what kind of paper money they had in stock. Turns out they had an uncut sheet of four obsolete notes from my hometown of Ann Arbor -- the Millers Bank of Washtenaw, circa 1838. The bank failed and closed before any notes were issued. I have individual notes in my collection, but always wanted a full sheet and the price was right. Back in the '80s a small hoard of these remainder sheets surfaced, but dealers discovered there was more money to be made by cutting them up. Now it's a lot harder to find uncut sheets. I really like the vignettes on these.

 

It is the scarcer variety from 1849 payable in Green Bay.

 

Denver coin show acquisitions:



Love how enthusiastic Liberty looks on this lol...



Another note for the "Dragon Collection"; love the "cartoon-y" turtle ship on it.



Honestly thought that was supposed to be Queen Elizabeth II on this so was surprised to find out it actually predated her reign by at least 4 years. The reverse technically qualifies it for my "Dragon Collection":

 

Also just got a few cool dinosaur fantasy notes. Click on the link in my signature to see those.

 

Here are some of my favorite recent purchases!
-2 uncirculated 1928 gold clause notes ($10 and $20)
-PCGS 64 PPQ Insufficient Ink error and a PMG 35 EPQ Misalignment Error
-1928 Star Note $2 and an almost uncirculated 1953 $2. They're nothing special, but I got them both for $15 - and it's my first 1928 star note!

 

Nice notes Scotts

 

Thanks Mat!

 

Nice pickups. The legal tenders were a smart buy at $15.

The 1928 notes are also very nice.

If you have a membership with PMGS or PCGS, I think the $10 might be worth getting graded. It looks like it could grade 66 or 67 on a good day. The $20 seems to have a small corner fold, so a grade of 58-63 wouldn't be worth the money.

 

Glad to hear I did good on the $2 bills! This should probably be in the "What's it Worth" section, but could someone tell me what the bills might be worth? I ended up paying just $8 over face on the 1928 gold clause notes. The insufficient ink error was $20.50 and the misaligned error was $35.

Thanks!

 

You are practically a thief on the gold clause notes. In it's current state, the 1928 $20 is worth about $80-$100, and the 1928B $10 at about $75. If you got the 1928B $10 graded, it could be worth $100 - $200 depending on the grade it comes back at.

The insufficient inking is a minor error, but should be worth at least what you paid. The misaligned printing, perhaps $40.

 

I disagree with the $2 bills being nothing special. Any star note that old and in good shape is special, and the '53 isn't exactly common these days. Don't let anybody tell you that they aren't special. If you like them then that is all that matters. For what it's worth, I would be proud if either note (or any of the others you posted pictures of) were in my collection. I save every nice $2 bill as it is.

 

Loving that MPC!

 

Thanks so much for your help funkee! I will see about getting that 1928 $10 graded. Unfortunately, I'm not a member of any grading companies right now but I'll look into it.

Thanks bugo, by "nothing special" I just meant that they aren't too incredibly rare. I'm certainly happy with them (and the price!) and will keep them in my collection!