Clay has a great writeup on holders, here. A quote from him "...Sometimes, though, with a little research, you may find the "hard plastic"...
I have a couple French notes with the same overprint, though they only have the design on the face. The paper is not banknote paper, and the...
To me, "high grade" is a made up term used either by someone who has no idea about grades, or someone who does know grading but doesn't want to...
New Caledonia note issued during WWII: [img] Perhaps there's some meaning to the "deer and cross" symbols, I don't know. Hopefully your GF does? Dave
That's a note issued while New Caledonia was under Allied control during WWII, before it went back to being a french territory. Pick P-55b I'm...
They are the typical thin french paper, yes. I didn't know the story of pulling them out of circulation early, I suppose its possible. Good luck...
I do too, and notice that one's printed by ABNCo. Amazing how the artists and printers were covering most of the world already. Do you have the...
Here's a link to some banknote holders: http://denlys.com/inventory/holders.asp In about 20 years of collecting, I don't think I've ever received...
I can tell you I'd be pretty ****ed if I bought a banknote and it arrived loose in an envelope, with no sleeve. A sleeve (IMO) is mandatory, and...
Really like the symbolism here. Two allegorical ladies, having set down the arms of war and taken up manufacturing and farming, issued by Germany...
Right, so if you wanted to exchange that for silver, wouldn't you expect a dollar's worth of silver? ie, 1/25th of an ounce (or whatever)?
Speaking as someone who really is not familiar with the details, I'm a bit curious. Doesn't the silver certificate state something like...
I'm no expert in this area, but reading the catalog these appear to be Mozambique (former Portuguese colony) P94 5 Escudos and P86 50 Escudos....
True, but I'm not suggesting this is an anti-counterfeiting technique or something. It would be a way for the owner of the slab or a potential...
I'm not sure managing that archive would be easier than printing a gray square on their label, but yes, if they maintained that archive and it was...
I was reading a thread on CU about correcting for scanner color issues, and had a brilliant idea (until someone shoots it down :) ). I couldn't...
FWIW, since this has come up a couple times, I sent a note off to the moneyfactory, to ask them for some details. The response was: Now I just...
If I did my math right, it would cost the hosting country $343M to make the medals out of gold. Yikes. Dave
That's actually not true Bob. The Eurion numbers are for copy machines, but scanners work on a different digital watermark (CDS) that is not...
Whew, I was starting to wonder!
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