This note from Algeria appears to have been designed my Mucha, but I can't distinguish the signature. It sure has the right characteristics. The...
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Good summary of the presentations, Krispy. Here's one you missed: A Micro-Puzzle on French Banknotes, by DaveM [9/16/2010]
These are really nice, one can certainly see why you collect them. That Russian woman seems particularly concerned about something in the upper...
Ah, excellent point John. I "knew that" but hadn't thought of its application. Very neat! Dave
There's a bit of a left brain/right brain thing that goes on with collecting banknotes, and I'll toss it out here since it seems you've got a...
Wonderful allegories on those notes, SM. I'm intrigued by the "row of heads" idea, and there is a French note with a whole "mass of heads" that I...
I really enjoy the stock certificates as well, and have to hold myself back from starting a collection of them. I hadn't thought about your "large...
Thank you Rick! Glad to have a US collector like you appreciate some French stuff too :) Dave
That's a great read, Rick, thanks for posting it here, and thanks to Gene for bringing our attention to it. Nice to see the man behind the curtain...
Very cool, Richard, thanks for posting. I notice the early ones in Shillings, later ones in Dollars - was there a specific date that we switched...
Thanks Chris. Below is not my image, but comes from the wonderful site assignat.fr. As you can see, the stamp is sort of a typical allegorical...
I've picked up a couple French Assignats over the last week or so. Got lucky, for whatever reason they seem to be cropping up. This is Lafaurie...
A nice note I picked up from the recent Lyn Knight auction. This if from French Afars & Isas, now Djibouti. [img] [img] Dave
Ink transfer from the sheet below, is how I've always heard it. Dave
Hmmm.... does this help?
That's a nice batch of notes Bruce, welcome to the hobby! Dave
I've never been to an ANA show before, but am thinking of going. Can I expect a decent amount of paper money to check out, or is this likely to be...
I've purchased one US banknote in my life, and spent $40 on it :) Dave
I've always liked that note. Dave
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