Paper Money: New Acquisitions

Discussion in 'Paper Money' started by Dr Kegg, Dec 16, 2010.

  1. ValpoBeginner

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  3. ValpoBeginner

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    I made this wall hanging late New Years Day, not too professional (I know), to go next to my old maps done from the work of cartographers from the 17th, 19th, and early 20th century, to show what happened to these parts of the world as shown on the maps as empires spread and spheres of influence eventually shaped the 20th century's landscape.

    I like it so far, but as you can see it is not quite done. I managed to lose the cheap plastic ends that clasp the plexiglass onto the backboard, so the alignment is off. The backing, a paper wrapper from a bottle of Glenlivett, was much too small and I was wondering if anyone might have any ideas on how to finish this project.
     
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  4. kaparthy

    kaparthy Well-Known Member

    Looking at it again, I can accept that. Thanks.
     
  5. lettow

    lettow Senior Member

    The May 5, 1945 edition of the White Falcon, an army newspaper in Iceland, mentions her.
     
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  6. techwriter

    techwriter Well-Known Member

    ooooooooooooooooops, duplicate post, sorry. :banghead:
     
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  7. kaparthy

    kaparthy Well-Known Member

    OK, I found it: http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pubId=382
    But I am completely blown away. How did you track that down?

    Page 2 "G. I. Footnotes" by Pvt. Jack Grey.

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  8. lettow

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  9. Bambam8778

    Bambam8778 Well-Known Member

    I really like your 10 peso there!
     
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  10. ValpoBeginner

    ValpoBeginner Well Known Supporter

    Thanks for the compliment on the ten peso note. I figured it deserved to be up near the top. I still haven't decided just what to do with the whole framing project yet. Its still sitting on the side of my workbench. I am still looking for something kinda classy but that doesn't contain optical brightners in its paper. So far the only thing I've come across was that glenlivet scotch label. I will maybe search for something less commercial on ebay, perhaps a large page from a ship's log or something like it, for just a little cash. (Not too ambitious about it yet.) I have tabled the project for now.
     
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  11. ValpoBeginner

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    Love that the impressive abilities of our fellow patrons on Cointalk resulted in that really cool story. Very nice note, and from a quick reading of lettows mentioned article she was quite popular with the GI's.

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    I've got an Emergency Konor from 1941, pretty bad condition, but I thought it might add to the whole WWII history of Iceland. I was told that they switched to this ICEKronaEMG.Back.jpg form during the war (for security), so at least of the GI's who were impressed by this lovely lady found some of the good older 1928 Kronur's to have her sign.

    Must've been a boy scout, cause he was prepared when he visited her base. I too often try to have the right numismatic item with me when visiting with casual relationships I'd like to improve upon. But judging from the article's description of her he's got a bit more luck on his side....
     
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  12. Dave M

    Dave M Francophiliac

    You might look for one or two old bonds (eBay). They can cover a lot of space, be historically interesting, and relatively cheap.
     
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  13. lettow

    lettow Senior Member

    1928 is the year of the law authorizing the notes. The notes themselves were issued from 1934-47.
     
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  14. MEC2

    MEC2 Enormous Member

    Ugh, gotta stop taking days off, but man, life is busy... today's new pickup is this neato for your libido $50 from the Government of Texas. Issues in 1839 while Texas was an independent nation, you have to wonder, man, what would fifty bucks have bought... cool to live in those times, didn't die at the Alamo, whipped Santa Anna's butt, still died of dysentery...

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  15. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    I don't have any really rare, so I'll just start posting some pretty common notes.

    First is a 1909 Russian Empire 10 rubles.
    At a time when one ruble was a lot, 10 of them was pretty fat.

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  16. KSorbo

    KSorbo Well-Known Member

    Here’s my 10 Ruble note that just came in the mail on Friday:

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    This one had a low survival rate as it was later exchanged 10 to 1 for the 1961 series rubles that circulated up until the collapse of the USSR.

    You are correct that 10 rubles was a lot of money back in 1909. However, that series was printed until and even after the Czar’s abdication in 1917. By that time the printing presses were cranking out rubles 24/7 and the currency was quickly losing value through hyperinflation. Just like with the German notes from the same period, that left us with lots of nice examples like yours to collect.
     
  17. KSorbo

    KSorbo Well-Known Member

    Here’s another recent pickup. It’s the oldest large size type note in my collection and probably the scarcest.

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  18. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    That’s awesome info! Thanks for that. I’m always a voracious consumer of interesting facts about money
     
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  19. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    Here's another imperial Russian note. These are incredibly affordable, even in higher conditions.
    I feel I paid less than $10 for this 1909-dated 25 ruble note, featuring Alexander III on the reverse.

    There's nothing quite like how delicate and beautiful these Russian engravings are. Certainly some of the nicest looking ever printed in my opinion.
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  20. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    Lebanon has some really cool notes. Back in the 1970s and 1980s they did some notes with gorgeous engravings of famous ruins around the country.

    This 250 livres note is from around 1988 or so, and features the beautiful Roman ruins at Tyras.

    Measuring in at like 7 x 3 inches, it's great for large-size note collectors!
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  21. KSorbo

    KSorbo Well-Known Member

    The 25 Ruble is hands down my favorite Czarist note! I love the color.
     
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