This is a great point. If when you sold, the buyer was somehow buying back from you based on this G:S ratio, then there would be a reason.
Ah yes, I vaguely remember that renumbering...
I know nothing of S. Korea notes, but this look like it might be a nice piece, though a bit damaged. Hopefully @MEC2 has some comment.
Thanks for finding the article, Q!
Interesting... that's from the Gadoury catalog? The one listed there as 99.1, 1950 (4 plumes) is the one I was referring to from Le Franc. Le...
The way I read the notes in La Franc, it is the 1950 20F Georges Guidraud *with no mint mark* and 4 feathers, that had a reported find. I don't...
Very nice! 174/15 Has a dot after "Franc" and 174/16 does not. So this is 174/15.
I was going to make a post about trying to get my "investment" back after 20 years of golf club memberships, golf equipment and green fees. But I...
I vaguely remember these. A political statement at the time, probably coincided with the oil price increases in the 80's.
I have not either. Usually folks are trying to get light up higher, rather than down low like that. If I'm imagining the rest of the setup...
That is a nice coin. It is bronze-aluminum.
Here's one of these re-issue dates, graded by PCGS that might help make a comparison: [img]
New French note for me, the first in several years! This is a 50F "Bleu et Rose", an issue first released in 1889 but continued with many printing...
MS-Beautiful!
There are a couple reasons you might not put them under glass. Firstly is that light will affect the ink and paper of a banknote over time, and do...
The first two are continental currency, which to my understanding is frequently faked, so if you're going to spend any significant money on them I...
This is probably true of every collecting area. First it begins with "just get one of each", then as more and more folks start competing to have...
$100, spend away!
You've run into CDS - Counterfeit Deterrance System (https://rulesforuse.org). You either need a quite old scanner, or look into scanning software...
I have plenty of two-sided mylar sleeves (ie open on top and one side). Would be happy to mail you one, just pm me an address.
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