Paper Money: New Acquisitions

Very desirable 1914 $50 Dallas FRN @MEC2 .

Like all notes from this series, the back is the money shot.

 

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That's absolutely incredible. The $1 is probably $300 by itself.

 

There were some folds on all of them. But even circulated, listed retail I saw was
$275, $75 and $75.

 

I was at $250, $150, and $70 but we ended close to each other. The color was quite good despite the folds. Also, the edges were very nice. I do collect non-sports playing cards and pay a lot of attention to the edges.

 

I thought $250 but I estimate value at the low end of the range.

 

split the difference

either way, OP got a superb deal on those!

 

Thanks; I'm not real good at currency but I thought it was a pretty good deal.

 

Today's new pickup is this nice 1849 Pennsylvania $5 obsolete from The Lancaster Bank. I like the design overall including the end engravings with the buildings sideways which is different than you often see... solid signatures on this well traveled note as well. Can't tell if it is Dec 3rd or 30, but they sure are thrilled it's 1849, I mean look at that 9... next year... just a zero, how boring. Sigh...

 

Normally I post something I received a few days/weeks/months in the past, but this one I got today. Making it truly a new acquisition...

 

I see the star and I love the funny back. But is something like this worth
the cost of grading?

 

I purchased it already graded but I think it is absolutely worth grading. The exception might be for someone who knows how to grade as well as the TPGs. Still, they may want it in a top tier TPG sleeve should they go to sell it. Unless of course the buyer is also a grading expert. Even between two money grading experts a 3rd opinion on such a note is helpful. Any transaction between two knowledgeable graders would also have to be done in person as an online transaction cannot be graded in hand by the prospective buyer.

Furthermore, the EPQ/PPQ designation alone probably carries a premium worthy of the cost of grading on this note, numerical grade not withstanding.

 

Today's new pickup is this $50 remainder obsolete from the Citizens' Bank of Louisiana. Who's a pretty boy? Why this note is, common and collectible as this bank is, and ubiquitous, it's still worth having, beautiful engraving by the exemplary folks at ABNCo. And they toss in a colorful back as a bonus...

 

Well, today's new pickup is perhaps for the first time (or maybe second, I dunno) a pickup I *actually* got today. Mere minutes ago. Because some notes go to the head of the line, some notes don't go in the stack, and this is one of them. Yes, a 1933 $10 Silver certificate... never thought I'd every own one, but I do, and it's a jewel for the collection to be sure...

 

Great note. It's interesting to see the progression of the Silver Certificate "obligation" that this note and a couple of recent other posts show. Series 1928: "...one silver dollar payable to the bearer on demand." Series 1933: ..."ten dollars payable in silver coin..." Series 1935: "... one dollar in silver payable to the bearer on demand." Gets less definite as time goes on. [Of course, the series 1928 Federal Reserve Note said "Redeemable in gold on demand..."]

 

Monster note @MEC2 , congratulations

 

@MEC2 Awesome note. There was a guy at the last Whitman show carrying around a gem he had just bought. Wish I knew how much he paid for that bad boy....

My newest acquisition, a 1934 $100 DGS star from Richmond. The only past sales I could find on HA were for mules, which mine is not. Nothing I could see on eBay either. Still think I got a good deal. Except for the faint paperclip rust on the back, I'd give it a solid very fine.

 

What does anticlimactic mean? Today's new pickup is this CC block Silver Certificate from Hawaii that I do know I got for my WhatsInYourWallet (tm) carry stash. Folks love the Hawaii note because it's obvious, the North Africa notes are more subtle though I like them too, but the brown seals and big Hawaii on the back and smalls on front brings the point home about what folks were thinking after Pearl Harbor... I know, a let down from yesterday, but hey, they can't ALL be winners now can they?

 

Today's new pickup is this lovely $50 Georgia obsolete note from the suspicious in all aspects Bank of Morgan. I do collect these as it's my daughters name and in spite of it she still thinks my hobby is lame. Well this note is not lame, great engraving designs, big ole train, I mean who doesn't like a big ole train?

 

1940 Albania 100 Franchi

 

Today's new pickup is actually a grab bag of notes for rotation in my wallet stack - these three early $10 FRN's... the first Cleveland is decent enough, it's a quality wallet carry, though you actually feel better carrying the others, since they have already run off all the tread on their tires....