Paper Money: New Acquisitions

Today's new pickup is this lime green seal 1934 $5 from the Richmond Fed District. Nothing really special here, just a lime green seal which I am a sucker for at a barely over face price, so I take that all day long and twice on any day that ends in y...

 

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I frequent several paper money forums, and one in particular has many members that collect $5 and $10 FRN’s series 1928 through 1950. Several know exact dates of printings and when the seal color changes from one color to the other, and rare back plate numbers.

 

Will you post links to these forums?

 

Sure, no problem.

Paper Money Forum, http://www.papermoneyforum.com/?forum=551483


Coin Community Forum, Paper Money, https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=8

 

Much thanks.

 

Today's new pickup is this smart looking obsolete $5 from the Egg Harbor Bank in New Jersey. Believe it or not, yes, there is an Egg Harbor City still today... the folks knew how to get a nice banknote, and the quality engraving of ABNCo is indeed here. The large V on there is seen on a few other notes of the era and is always quite the eyecatcher... the subtle green overprint protectors I like as well.

 

Great design, vignettes, and signatures....Cool name too.

 

Received a Mexican 20 Pesos issued by Carranza in 1913 during their revolution.

 

Today's new pickup is this 1928 $20 from Chicago, the numeric district seal series. Chicago is common as all get out, but the price was right, so why not pick this guy up I though...

 

I pulled these bills from circulation recently because I thought they had cool serial numbers. What do you think?

 

Nothing. You can post them in the "almost" thread in the currency forum.
As they are all near misses.

 

Collect as you will Nick - at first I bet more numbers seem interesting, but as you collect more, I bet you will get pickier - but since you are getting them at face, hang on to them as you see fit, and spend them when they no longer seem as fancy as they did.

Today's new pickup is this always hard to score Windom $2 silver certificate in affordable grade. Would love to jump up to a VF20 or so one day but I'd been waiting for this tough nut to crack for a long time and eeked out a win, so Welcome William Windom... say that 5 times fast...

 

Oooh. I have seen that reverse. But I have never seen that obverse. Nice score.

 

Low enough serial number, or a spender?

 

Stained, spend it.

 

One more zero, you can post it in the "Almost" thread.
I'm not seeing a stain. But it wouldn't be the first time.
The little smudge at 3 o'clock in the margin?

 

Notice anything kinda unusual about this 2013 $1 Dallas star note ?



Take a look at your modern $1 star notes. Do they start with a zero, or two or three zeros ? I bet most do. Rarely do $1 star notes have such high serial numbers. Not since series 1988A. These Dallas stars end at serial number K28800000*, so this is close to the highest. From what I’ve seen, series 2013 $1 notes have ended, and unless something really weird happens, all $1 notes being printed are 2017’s .

 

Today's new pickup is this large pre-war Greek 1000 Drachma note. These notes look different than most Greek notes, mainly because they are of French design and printing origin - pastel colors, delicate design, thin paper. Only three denominations were made of this series, all similar in design but with different denominations. This is the largest, the 1000, and is also physically large - very big note. Same chick on the front and the back, same pose, same jug, same vacant look, smile a little for me babe, strangely she actually seems happier on the reverse, amazing what a little color will do, a little makeup, guys amirite?

 

Today's new pickup is this busy little $3 Michigan obsolete from the Bank of Macomb County. Many engraved counters, a regular and red overprint, meant raising this note was going to take some doing - you'd have to earn it. Still a bit crinkly and it's my favorite denomination, so I think this note is dy-no-mite... Ceres is in the middle looking right at you, saying "eyes up here cowboy..." I can't help it, it's just... right... out there...