That is interesting. I'd be curious as to the story behind it, if you ever find out!
Thanks Dave, as you can see I did not find this one in Unc shape, but it is a pretty decent copy.
Since the topic for the moment is banking, here's a letter to the Rothschild Freres bank in Paris, written in 1861. It's not a stock or a bond,...
Another elusive French note. This time French West Africa, from 1953. [img] [img]
Interesting Chris, thanks. If I remember I'll ask my stock broker next time we talk and see if he can get them. I don't think I'd push him to do...
Greg, do you know when companies stopped issuing certificates when you bought shares? I remember getting physical share certificates from one...
Nice! You sure get your money's worth on artwork on that one! 357 years, so that means I buy a bond and leave it to my heirs to find out if West...
I notice they use the word "provenance" in that article, whereas every person on the show says "providence" :)
Thanks Dave. Yes, it's been a long hunt for this, mostly trying to avoid giving in and buying something full of holes and rust :)
Here's a note I just got in the mail today, from the last Lyn Knight auction. French West Africa P9B, it's quite rare in this condition (PMG Ch...
"Fancy" is a very general term, and (IMO) a "fancy serial number" is very much in the eye of the beholder. If you happen to have entered the Univ...
That's a huge open ended question. Could you specify for "looking through" do you mean looking at a dealer's stock? looking through your wallet?...
Wonderful. Get it in a mylar holder asap to protect it.
That's a beautiful fold error, often called a "butterfly fold" because if you unfold it, it looks a bit like a butterfly. I have no idea on price...
Great info guys, thanks!
Nice, Rickie! Spinner = best signature ever :)
The first is from 1963. Both are printed by Banque de France, amazing the change over the years...
I thought I'd bring this back to the top with a couple notes I picked up from Comoros Islands. The first is by Clement Serveau, arguably one of...
Mine are either in Lindner binders/pages or stacked in a metal sdb. The only choice I'd question is wood, but that's not an educated statement.
Awesome! Thanks for the details, that was a fun read.
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