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Discussion in 'Paper Money' started by Hommer, Jun 17, 2016.

  1. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    My dad worked out of town for sometimes months at a time, I can remember as a child, going to the bank with my mom to deposit my dad's check, and to take care of other business. Once when we went to the president's office, I spyed his collection of large currency that was displayed on the wall. He told me that they belonged to his grandfather who started the bank.
    They were extremely fancy to a child, but as I grew older and stared my own family, I would go back there on many occasions and admire those same notes, but in a different light.
    I have collected coins off and on most of my life, but have always loved paper currency. Except for the small size silver certificates that I occasionally pulled from circulation, I never really saw any other old notes except those at the bank.
    I have collected and added several large notes to my collection in recent years, and have always had the desire to have at least one note from my state. I don't know if they are very scarce or if no one ever puts them on the market, but I personally have seen very few. I bought a note on ebay about a year ago that was pretty tattered, but I wanted it, and it was the first one that I had seen come up.
    Well yesterday I was lucky enough to add 3 to the lone one, and am quite proud of them even if no one else can be.
    Please post your notes from the state that you call your's..
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  3. mikep

    mikep Active Member

    Nice! And a good story too


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  4. New Windsor Bill

    New Windsor Bill Well-Known Member

    Great story. You will probably find some more.
     
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  5. SteveInTampa

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  6. Quant.Geek

    Quant.Geek Well-Known Member

    Colonial Currency, New York: £3 February 16, 1771 (Fr#NY-165)

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  7. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    That is cool that it was signed by the Governor. Not many have that.
     
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  8. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    Really Cool. Any idea of the signatures?
     
  9. Quant.Geek

    Quant.Geek Well-Known Member

    Theophylact Bache, Samuel Verplanck, and A. Lott
     
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  10. Tim Lackie Jr

    Tim Lackie Jr Active Member

    Hi, I'm from upstate NewYork.
     
  11. Quant.Geek

    Quant.Geek Well-Known Member

    Long Island :cool:
     
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  12. odinsruleg8

    odinsruleg8 Active Member

    my home state, Vermont.. Didn't produce currency..other then checks..promissory notes ..coins I have..
     
  13. Quant.Geek

    Quant.Geek Well-Known Member

    Of course they did :D, unfortunately, I don't have any in my collection. The colonial notes are very rare and quite expensive. There are several obsolete notes as well as "other" notes issued in Vermont:

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  14. TradingGreen

    TradingGreen Active Member

    I am also from upstate New York. Part of my collection is Obsolete bank notes and merchant scrip from Albany and Troy. Here is a Troy NY note that also covers Vermont.
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  15. Tim Lackie Jr

    Tim Lackie Jr Active Member

    Ravena here.
     
  16. techwriter

    techwriter Well-Known Member

    How about Ravenna, Ohio:
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  17. SteveInTampa

    SteveInTampa Always Learning

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