There are many of us that have been attracted to the Paper Money arena of late and I see more and more folks setting new and difficult goals! Here are but a few questions that I have asked myself about my own collection and was curious to ask you about yours. (My answers in RED) 1.What is it that attracted you to Paper Money collecting? (be specific) Artistry of the engravers 2.Whom, in the past or Present has peaked your interest and desire to bring together a collection? Thomas M. Flynn- Don Kelly- Jeff Smith 3. The Pioneers of Paper Money Collectors, who are they in your opinion? Don Kelly-Q.David Bowers-Haxby 4. Are you modeling your collection after any of these folks? Trying to establish my own Model 5. Where do you see your collection in 5 years from now? 90% Complete 6. What do you know about you Pioneer/mentor's collection? Each of them in their own way have defined the term collections 7. Would a biography of Famous collectors and their collections be of interest to you? (as a collage) Indeed..try finding biographies on any of these folks 8. What is your threshold as far as expense in order to accomplish your goal? Whatever it takes to finish it 9. Do you think that your collection will one day rank among the "best known"? That is my ultimate goal..the finest NY Collection out there! 10. How do your friends react when you show them your collection, and do you let them hold the notes? Ever tell them, please do not hold it this way, handle it like this! Many just say, cool..and I always show trust in them handling the notes after I show them how! Thanks guy's RickieB
Clembo....you know I am a pretty complex guy..LOL Instead of making it MC...how about folks just pick the top related question and answer that one?? That sound fair? I suppose you can say I am gearing up for the next Paper Money Contest with some practice... BTW..you are correct.... Guy's pick one and let us know?? RickieB
I'm going to answer #9; "Do you think that your collection will one day rank among the best known?' I hope so! But really, I do hope so. I plan to get a full set of currency (Paper Money) from every country printed after 1965. :mouth: Let's see that happen! XD
I guess I can answer question #1 - "What is it that attracted you to Paper Money collecting?" For me I guess it is the varied images and designs that you can see on US and World notes.....Newer US notes are pretty boring but some of the vignettes on some of the different world notes are really nice. Smaugy
Non of the Q's really apply to me, except #1... so I'll answer that. the simple answer: this forum! I got to see all the cool old money, and thought it was great, so I began collecting. then i learned about star notes, errors and such, and started looking in my change too
Oh RickieB, My question was a joke! I'll answer many of them one at a time. First being what got me into it. Old story but hey here goes. I've been a coin collector most of my life. Various jobs led me to handling lots of paper. One day, while working in a truck stop, a bunch of 1950 series' $20 notes came in. I figured "why not" and bought a bunch at face value. Mind you I had NO interest in paper and just figured I MIGHT be able to sell some off at a profit to buy more coins. I put them on ebay with big pics and an honest "I know squat about paper" description. They were selling. No huge profit but I decided I needed to learn. First book I bought was the Blackbook and I did that basically to learn some grading. I learned more from Blackbook and started looking harder. It wasn't about making money now it was about making a few bucks to afford more paper AND coins. Paper money was pretty hot back then as it turns out but was dead here in the Midwest. I bought and sold a lot of "funnybacks" at a good margin and still have my original collections. During this time I hooked up with one of my "mentors". He's on CT as it turns out. Look up Lewminator. Lew taught me volumes. But I digress into another question.
yup, I first saw Lew on the PCGS forums, and then he came here. He sure knows his stuff. I wish he would hang around here more often.
(My answers in RED) 1.What is it that attracted you to Paper Money collecting? (be specific) Design culture history 2.Whom, in the past or Present has peaked your interest and desire to bring together a collection? My family 3. The Pioneers of Paper Money Collectors, who are they in your opinion? My family who cares about what some bigwig has done there were paper collectors in 8 century BC i am not going to run after them they did what they wanted for themselves 4. Are you modeling your collection after any of these folks? Never Ever! Trying to establish my own Model 5. Where do you see your collection in 5 years from now? 100% Complete 6. What do you know about you Pioneer/mentor's collection? collect what you enjoy there is no such thing as an incomplete or complete collection 7. Would a biography of Famous collectors and their collections be of interest to you? (as a collage) sure if it is written to educate 8. What is your threshold as far as expense in order to accomplish your goal? Fair price 9. Do you think that your collection will one day rank among the "best known"? It already is but its not known and wont be I like my privacy 10. How do your friends react when you show them your collection, and do you let them hold the notes? Ever tell them, please do not hold it this way, handle it like this! I would be dumb to show people my collection or even talk about it
