Paper Money: New Acquisitions

I wouldn't have been surprised to see your collection featured as the drawing card in a major auction, with collection attribution to your name, one day in the future. I could only guess how you felt when you broke it up for sale.

 

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The Rickie collection?

 

Hey Salty..
It was one of several featured at the 2011 Fun Show by Heritage..
A total of 68 Notes if I a not mistaken..~30 of which were Large Size and Nationals (4or5) the remaining were all the Small Size $1000, $500, Stars..ect ect.. yep it made me sicker than I was.
That was a heck of a lot of work building that, much less to say the $$$ out put!

 

Pretty close Funkee.. but it was actually my proper name..

 

I know you had to sell to pay medical bills, but did you end up making profit from the sale?
That may be a hard question to answer, given that you probably collected the notes over a period of years.
Maybe one day I'll own an 'ex-Rickie' note. Or maybe I already do, who knows!

 

Today's new pickup is a Piscataqua $5 remainder with very nice engraving, big design and very intricate. I do always like the 3-D looking intaglio like the one of George on the left, and the giant V design is scene here and on other notes, sometimes on the reverse. Plus, you get to say Piscataqua, which I believe is Native American for "it burns when I pee"...

 

Wow, you learn something every day!

That's really nice, I do like that 3D engraving, it looks like a cameo.

 

About a year ago I purchased a copy of The Story of American Bank Note Company, by William H. Griffiths. The artistry of the plates in the book are just stunning. I decided to make a new computer desktop background from one of my favorite designs, and thought I'd post here also.




And, here is a close-up of the flowing hair. Just a stunning piece of art!

 

With all the backlash from the Educationals, the Var. 1 SLQ, and other 'risque' designs, I'm surprised they considered this engraving.
Very nice, though. I like it very much.

 

"The Story of American Bank Note Company, by William H. Griffiths."

Absolutely incredible. Beautiful!

I'm going to buy a copy of The Story of American Bank Note Company, by William H. Griffiths..

 

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I have seen copies advertised for as high as $400+. If you are patient, you can find a near-mint copy for around $70-100. It was published in 1959, and the prints are from original banknote and stock certificate plates. Phenomenal quality, and a very interesting history. One of those "super cool" coffee table type books.

EDIT: Yesterday there was one on Amazon for $55 used, it's gone today. Are you the happy new owner?

 

Today's new get is a Civil War era State issue from Georgia, this one an 1865 $10. This is one of my favorites of the State issues, love the engraved Ten on the right, and it has a train, and as Sheldon Cooper would surely say, the only thing better than a train is two trains...

 

harris498
I did keep detailed records on my purchase's, SN's, where and whom they were acquired from, which Auction I bought them from, Grade, Stats and all the other goodies.
There are notes that I did very well on, pretty good on, broke even on and lost money on. If anyone tells you different then I would question that response.
It all goes back to the decision to purchase the note and the note's CONDITION...you may have seen me post the phrase " Always buy the best quality of Note that you can afford, if you can't afford it then save your money until you can."
This paid dividends for my collection, paid my bills the Insurance Co. would not, and provided me with the reassurance that my losses if any, would be negligible.
That is the best way I can answer your question.

 

"EDIT: Yesterday there was one on Amazon for $55 used, it's gone today. Are you the happy new owner?"

No, but I'm looking.

Not sure what this is about?
look like a new publication.
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Boo...searchurl=tn=story+american+bank+note+company

 

That's a reprint with only photocopies of the plates. You want a real original copy fro 1959, with true intaglio printed designs. Just a fantastic book. Good luck!

 

I have this Book in really nice shape..excellent to say the least.

 

Crap, I missed yesterday... oh well.

Today's new get is a 500 Korun note from Czechoslovakia. This is one of the last notes before the country came under communist rule...these notes are often found with three very small punches indicating specimens, normally specimens are rare but not on these, the specimens seem to be everywhere... but the issued notes like this are the rare ones.

 

recently bought this

 

Nice looking VF25 Apparent. They're usually much uglier.