Military Notes

Thanks, Lettow, for making clear what I seemed to have made muddy.

Those of us who "enjoyed" multiple tours in that tropical paradise, with all expenses paid, incorrectly assume that everyone understands the jargon that was in use at that time. You know, terms such as in-country, out-going, in-coming, short-time, long-time and policing your trash [attending to your personal belongings]. Then there were those roll-off-your-tongue acronyms: FNG, DEROS, FIGMO, SNAFU and FUBAR, to list just a few. Forgot to add MPC to the list.

Anyway, having made the trip "across the pond" [that's another one] three times, I have a particular fondness for this thread. This same fondness also applies to the earlier thread that discussed Challenge Coins.

The lesson was a difficult one, but we learned the hard way that you can take the boy out of Vietnam, but you can't take Vietnam out of the boy.

Again, thanks for stepping-in and making matters clearer.

 

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Dick:

Those terms have survived and are still used in the US Army (at least they were 15 years ago when I was in).

 

OK, Lettow, thanks for your reply.

During your time in-service, were you deployed to an operational area where MPCs were in use? If so, where and when?

Before it slips from my thoughts, thanks for your service to our magnificent nation. Good on you!!!

 

Dick:

I was in Korea 22 years too late to use MPC.

 

I love those series 681 notes. Can someone give me an approx. value for nice condition series 681 non-certified notes in the $10 (tank) & $20 (B-52) notes?? Thanks, Bill

 

What do you call nice?
CU?

 

Hey Bill, Nice condition i would consider to be XF (Xtra fine+) so i can give you a good estimate on
That grade in a non certified condition your looking at paying around $115 to $125 for the $10 and
Betwwen $90- $105 for the $20 this is kind of upside down you would figure the $20 would be more
But it not in this case as the $10 is much more popular non-certified, In comparison i have both
A 68 $10 and a 68 $20 in certified and the $20 is worth about $500 more, Here,s some pics

 

I recommend two books:

Military Money, by Walter Rundell, Jr.

and

World War II Allied Military Currency, by Raymond S. Toy and Carlton F. Schwan.

Between the two, they cover a lot of areas of interest, from occupation currencies, to Hawaii bank notes, to MPC - Military Pay Certificates.

 

Toy and Schwan has been replaced by World War II Remembered by Schwan and Boling.

 

ditto !!!!!!