Element#1 Paper Money Contest #3

Heads Up!!

The Contest starts right here at 7:30 PM Eastern Standard Time.
For all you folks in the Central US it's 6:30 PM..

Good luck everyone.

You have until 4:00 PM tomorrow to finish Element #1, remember all time is marked at Eastern Standard Time!!

Time Extension Due to Mothers Day...11:00 PM Sunday night deadline!!

The Questions will post right here in 2:20, from now!


SGR

 

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Is that 4pm eastern tomorrow?

 

Yes...all times are Eastern Standard times....
I know it puts a crunch on it..but it a nice note, and a Mule at that!!
I sorta have a reputation for the time thing huh??

SGR

 

Here ya go...Element #1 Questions!!

Element #1

#1. Name the Companies that joined together to form the American Banknote Corporation!
1.1 Which “one” of them held the greater % share in the Company?
1.2 What percentage did they hold?


#2. The American Banknote Company became a consolidated company in what year?

2.1 The American Banknote Company did organize an additional company to
Execute the production of banknotes and stamps, what was that Company
Named, and what year was it formed?


#3. What City in “New York” was the American Banknote Company located?

3.1 Since 1990 it has been occupied by another company, who is it?
3.2 What do they do now?
3.3 What Nationality is the Company
3.4 And what is the Name of that Company?


#4. The reverse or “backs” of the Series 1914 $20 and $50 Notes were
Engraved by who?

4.1 How long did it take to complete these engravings?
4.2 This engraver also engraved the “Eagle” on what FRN?
4.3 What was the Name of the Bison he engraved as well?


#5. The Series 1917 United States Note you are “playing” for has a
Major Error on one of the issues, what is the error and the associated Fr#?

5.1 On what Plate number does this exist?
5.2 The last population report on this error was how many in 2004?
5.3 There are 2 reported SN Blocks for this note, which block is considered rare?





#6. The Series 1929 Federal Reserve Banknotes (Small size)
List the Deputy Governor and the Governor on the “New York Issue Notes”.

6.1 On the Chicago Notes, who signed as the Asst. Deputy Governor and Governor?
6.2 The Cashier on the Philadelphia Notes was who? Do you find his signature unique?
6.3 The final printing of the Series 1929 FRBN was what denomination and where (What District Bank) were they shipped to? They were delivered to the BEP vaults on what date, for later delivery to the Bank?
6.4 Series 1929 FRBN totaling $910,530,000 were printed, but only $285,316,000 were issued during the 1933-1934 period. What % of notes does this represent? (Rounding to the next significant number is allowed)


#7. Mr. Gene Hessler, one of the Authors of the Comprehensive Catalog of U.S. Paper
Money, was a Musician and played a horn. When he became interested in Paper
Money, who was his two mentors?

7.1 What 5 Books has he written?
7.2 Explain to me what “COPE” means!
7.3 In February, 1998 a then New World Record was firmly established for a Small Size United States paper money error? What was the error?
7.4 And how much did it sell for?


Good luck!!

Remember to PM me all answers before 4:00 PM tomorrow afternoon EST!!

SGR

 

Wow....tough, but very interesting questions. Might take a stab at a couple, but with Mother's Day tomorrow don't think I'm going to have time to really dig into any of them. Good luck to everyone though!

 

I totally forgot about Mothers Day!! Better get to the store...

There will be an extention until 11:00 PM tomorrow night due to the day being occupied by so many of you!

Saved by the Mothers of the World!!


SGR.... out to get cards and flowers...LOL

 

See, now if you really did forget, I should get some sort of bonus points for saving your butt!

Don't know if the 11pm extension will help, but we'll see...

 

SGR

 

Arrgghh....don't think there's going to be time even with the extension! These are tough...and I have a feeling one needs a certain book you recently acquired which I don't have to answer some of them!

btw: I though each element was supposed to have 5-10 questions...I think I counted 29 for this element!!!

 

Please note that I did say each question had a sub question part...

Only 1 from the new book on this Element! (that would not be fair)
Elements 2 and 3 are pretty easy...less info/questions..LOL

SGR

 

Folks....let me know if you think you need additional time.
I will consider it for this Element only......

A majority vote may sway me! :high5:


SGR

 

Hey, can you look up something for me in that new book of yours? lol

As for the sub questions....ok, but 7.2 through 7.4 really should have been questions 8, 9 and 10! Just because the primary question is about someone who wrote a book on paper money doesn't mean that the sub questions can come from anything written about in any of his books!! hehe

 

Are you talking hours? days? weeks? Like do I have time to order a book from Amazon?

 

LOL...

Just to be fair....and remember I said this was going to be hard!

7.2-7.4 have nothing to do with Mr. Hesslers 5 books, however, it appears that way! Think out of the box!

I will give everyone a hint....it is well published on the subject at hand!

Thats it...oh and I try not to make it too easy for Internet searches either, just stuff I read about in all forms of published data!

How is everyone doing? Is it a challenge? The sub-questions are designed to get you closer to the percentage to win the note...
think of it as Element #1 being worth 60% all in itself!



SGR

 

I'm doing really great SGR....gonna drop the wife and kids off at Denny's for breakfast then I'm going to the library, Borders, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million and the local coin shop. hehe....j/k...I'll send you what answers I have later...just don't laugh at them!

 

wow toughie...good luck everybody i'm an internet searcher, so there's no way i'll figure it out lol that and saturday was my son's first birthday and today is mother's day, so i'm swamped:S

 

Yep....and currency books aren't really on Kindle yet so I can't even download them all quickly! Heck, I don't even have a Kindle! So, I'm left with hoping I'm the worlds best guesser!!!

 

Wow, this will be a challenge!

 

Very glad for the 11PM extension. Already did 1 birthday and 1 mothers day. Still 1 mothers day to go.

 

Aren't 3.1 and 3.4 the same?