Paper Money: New Acquisitions

Somehow got in the mood to collect notes with elephants on them, here's latest one for the "elephant collection":




And grabbed this one while I was in the coin store getting more currency pages, just thought it looked nice, so why not:

 

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Series 2021 (which has only produced $1 and $5 bills) may end up being a short-lived signature pair. Decided to keep one of them. Surprisingly took a while to find this, and got it today at face value.

 

Here's another note with an elephant @Troodon. The 100 Baht from Thailand (P-89). Some of the other Thai notes have elephants featured as well. The elephant represented is a statue but better than nothing...

 

Last of the old "small head" $10 bills:




Always loved the picture of the Treasury Building on the reverse, with the visible Model T (think that's what vehicle it is) parked in the foreground.

 

Just arrived today; the $1 bill from Series 2021:




This series will quite likely be short lived, and only has $1 and $5 bills in it.

 

Nice pick ups

 

Just got this today. I need four more notes to complete my fractional type set.

 

New old $5:




Wanted to grab one before I forgot what they looked like lol.

 

A 50-subject sheet of series 2021 $5 notes.

 

WOW! Just, WOW!

ps. I’m jealous!

 

I spent a $20. On these today.... I believe I did well.....
These are crisp have folds and in sequence

The 1953 A series $ 5 US blue seal silver certificate as well the 53 A * I now have in my collection.


There is a 53 B series lower mintages in both reg. Run and * notes.

However check this out the 1953 C series US $5 were actually printed but never released but are on display at several BEP events.

 

I lived in Jamaica for 2 years (1995-1996). During that time, I only came across the $100, which at the time was equivalent to $4.00 CAD in UNC collectible condition. This may not seem like much today but at that time (where my pay was about 1/3 what I'd receive in Canada) that $100 could buy me lunch or a taxi trip across Kingston (essential for my security). So despite the fact that I often got runs of UNC Hundreds, I never tucked one away as a souvenir.

Anyway, I corrected that oversight & picked up the four $100 notes below since they reminded me of my time there & they feature a fun spot, Dunn's River Falls on the north side of the island (near Oche Rios). We walked up this shallow river & it has brought back fond memories of those fun weekend excursions.

P-74b 1987 $100
This 1987 $100 has 2 horizontal serial numbers plus two vertical bars for the blind (left of Sangster's face). This, & the 1986 version lacks a security strip & can be tough to source as they've long been out of circulation.

P-80 2004 $100

This 2004 version looks much like the 1990's versions (P-76) with the bars & circles to the right, a vertical oriented serial number (to the left) & a security thread running through the centre. One of these days, I'll pick up a P-76 (from 1995 or 1996 hopefully) but must wait until I see one.

P-90 2012 Commemorative Jubilee $100
This special 2012 version employs the "Out of Many One People" line & school children image seen on the old $2.00 note design replacing Dunn's River Falls on the reverse.

P-95 2021 "hybrid" $100

This design had an interesting swirly serial number on the top right, the last 3 digits are in a green leaf. Its also made of a paper/polymer blend substrate (if just feels very different from the paper versions). That's why they call it a hybrid (probably like the 2009 Bermuda notes). They're made in Germany (rather than TDLR from the UK). I would imagine they would difficult or next to impossible to counterfeit.

 

Just acquired this note from my friendly neighborhood LCS. I'm missing just three notes to complete a type set of fractional currency.

 

I saw an ad on FB and the bureau of engraving was selling those 50 note $5 sheets for $330.

 

Soon come.... erie mon... purchased April 1976 at Sangster int, airport.

 

Found this in the register today (actually one of my fellow cashiers found it, and I bought it for face value):



Love finding old 5's in circulation still. Not going to save every one, but this one felt worth saving. Somewhat off-center cut (though not enough to write home about).

It's also a birthday note for someone who will be born on November 8 (or August 11), 4756 lol.

 

Just arrived today:



Something to go along with other old $5's I have.

Kind of amazing how little the reverse of the 5 has changed over the years. Even when the obverse went "big-head mode" the reverse still had essentially this same illustration.

 

Just got this today:




Just something about red seal notes; still feels "special."

I've actually had this one for years, but for some reason never added it to my banknote catalog until now:




I figured, I have fantasy notes in my banknote catalog, so why not an altered real note? It's not something I'd likely would have sought out myself, but it has sentimental value to me as both a gift and as a memento of my time in the Air Force. (The gold foil looks a little better in hand than the scanner makes it look lol.)