Paper Money: New Acquisitions

Thanks! I figured but I just found it odd I found 4 trinaries in a week. And I must say you probably have the most diverse collection here. Pretty cool!

 

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Thanks Avenger... and in that spirit let's mix things up again and go back to US large notes with this new one, not an easier get really and definitely not easy in an affordable grade, but sometimes you can get some low hanging fruit like this. I've been wanting a larger seal Woodchopper and this one was at a price I could not resist, so why fight it?

 

I love the large round red seals! Great pick up.

 

Today's new pickup is a more infrequent denomination, 200 of anything isn't a real common release. This note features the purported scene where Dom Pedro (the dandy on the front) declared Brazil independent from Portugal. As always, only the ABNCo version of these notes will do, and another neatly colored reverse. Reminds me of the notes done for the Philippines under US control, great, multicolored reverses and great engraving...

 

Hey guys, noobie here. Are regular gold and silver certificates legal to own?

 

Indeed they are. Only issue that is still illegal today is the $100,000 gold cert.

 

I like the back on that 200 Cruzeiros and I never tire of the beautiful multicolored fronts of the central and South American notes...


Today I add a very nice note that is very difficult to locate in this grade: Pop 4/1

 

Well this next new pickup should serve as notice that my plans for world domination -errr I mean a complete set of 1934 issue stars in various denominations - remains intact. As I get more, there are fewer left to get and usually the harder ones, so the rate of acquisition slows. I was lucky to win a handful lately of fine to very fine stars, so here they come...

 

Mec are you near the half way point of all star for that series?

 

I think he's past the half way point of owning all star notes still in existence.

 

A few random new acquisitions just to keep this thread going. I've sold off dozens of these recently, as I was buying lots to cherry pick what I wanted. This is what's left.

1935E $1 SC Uncirculated


1935-1957 $1 SCs with stars, with some uncommon blocks.


1923 $1 SC, from Good to Choice Fine.


Some repeaters found in circulation recently:

 

I am about at the halfway point on 10 and 20 in the 1934 series, some are more common and easier (1934-A and C) some are tough (B and D)...

Let's mix things up and post this large note from Greece. This 1935 100 Drachma note of French design pre-WW2, and they were quickly put out of circulation due to their very delicate nature as they didn't hold up well in circulation. This is the harder of the three French designed issues to get in decent condition, and it completes the set for me. The note is huge, larger than a US large size. Looking at the front, the feminine features of the appearingly lipstick adorned Hermes and pastel colors along with Greek heritage immediately screams "catamite". I'll wait while you look that up...

 

Not the best quality, but great for the price.

This is the less common Fr. 17a variety, with some minor stains on the back and paper pulls on the face.

There are some minor differences between these notes, but they can mean the difference between $300 and $15,000.

Fr. 16 has National Bank Note Company twice near the bottom. Fr. 17 has both National Bank Note Company and American Bank Note Company near the bottom. Fr. 17a has the same as 17, but with the ABN Co monogram on the top right.

Fr. 17 (without monogram) is extremely rare, and goes between $10,000 to $30,000. I thought I struck it rich with this one, but indeed there is a monogram, making it Fr. 17a and only slightly more valuable than Fr. 16.

 

This will come as no surprise to anyone, especially Funkee who has accused me of cornering the market on small size stars, which I am absolutely not - because I don't have that kind of money, otherwise I would - I have a NEW STAR! I know, shocking yes? This one is the bit tougher Richmond district, it does put me at 2/3rd of the districts in $20 1934-A, but I am missing murderer's row on these (H-K) and those won't be easy...

I almost gave up collecting when eBay revealed their asinine search change last night that rendered my complex search algorithms useless, thankfully they corrected their rectal-cranial inversion and put things right today...

 

I like that Richmond Mec definitely an uncommon note and one that is not seem posted often. Just wait til you get into the $50 denomination for the '34 series...you might just think the $20 denomination was easy compared to the $50.

I don't know any of the print runs for the $50 '34 series but buy looking at the book value on them they appear to be much more rare then any '34 denomination.

 

Even though I saw a couple of 50 stars on eBay today from some common districts, completing a 1934 - 1934D set is going to be very expensive. Bonniview is right. Some districts didn't even have any star runs, and those that do can get really pricey. Mid grade 1934D $50 stars surpass the $1,000 mark with ease.

 

Some uncirculated 1935 silver certs, including two sequential 1935D notes.

 

I don't think I posted this when I first got it. It isn't a 1934D but it is a Star... Oh and a Mule!

 

Well, I don't plan on going after the 50's or 100's, I am not a fan of collecting those denominations anyways since so much of the value is tied up in face. I mean I wouldn't kick a bargain one to the curb, and I do have the 1966 US Legals three-set complete for instance, but for these, I am sticking with 5, 10, and 20... I think the toughie will be the 5 stars myself.

And on that last star, if you look closely, you'll notice the left serial is different from the right. We are talking about this on 1934 Series over on another board and thought I'd mention it here since that last note has it in really obvious condition - the left serial looks like well user serial wheels, the right side looks to have used new replacement serial wheels. The serials are thinner and more defined, a bit taller, and it appears it helped retain more of the original ink color with stronger embossing protecting against circulation. Because you know my notes are gonna see some circulation...

Today's new pickup is... lime. That is all you need to know. I had one of these already, but I saw the eye popping lime and WUZ HIPNOTIZZEEDD...

 

Some 1976 $2 star sheets of 4, Boston and Cleveland districts so far. I'm considering assembling a district set of these.