I've been collecting banknotes for about 16 years now, and I can tell you that for 16 years I've been hearing "the market is drying up, good...
A few for your currency collection.... These are French Chamber of Commerce (local) issues during WWI: Cahors: [IMG] Paris: [IMG] Roche sur...
Thanks Krispy, that was an interesting commentary from Rob McEwan. He makes an interesting connection with buying gold instead of hanging on to...
I just ran into a fascinating read (if such economic things can ever be fascinating) on the details around France's issuance of Assignats right...
I just looked through my entire collection and have nothing with a bicycle on it. You could end up with quite a difficult challenge here, Art! Dave
I enjoyed reading the blog, and look forward to the discussion on investing through paper as it moves forward. Hopefully there will be some...
Here's what I presume is the same thing, for a French note: [img] Dave
That's cool! So was the idea to let these notes circulate and see how the different papers held up to abuse? Kind of like when they paint stripes...
I swear, my tombstone is going to say "He spent half his life trying to spend the %$&# change". My wife refuses to spend change, so it ends up in...
Can you post a picture of the experimental note? I'm curious, I have no idea what they look like. Dave
I'll meet you halfway :smile The note was printed by Banque de France, in the French style, which is why it looks French. Yes, it was issued in...
mpc, are you perhaps mixing up revenue with profit? They're very different figures, of course. ...not that I agree with your socialist position...
Because it is! :) Here's mine, fresh out of the mailbox: [IMG] [IMG] Algeria P-122, Vultures! Dave
I don't have issues with the margins they get, but I do find myself more and more often questioning the reality of what the show is about. Many of...
I will play devil's advocate for this guy. Folks collect US notes in all sorts of number combinations, right? The first time someone came up with...
I had no idea about folks having difficulty spending $100's, it's amazing how much difference there is around the country. In Calif, I get and...
Possibly "everything" USA (I don't know), but certainly not for many foreign notes. I continue to see month by month increases in most French and...
Wow, are you a collector from Gabon? Welcome aboard! Would be interested to hear what you collect. Dave
Fun stuff! You paid $0.01 for those 5 notes from Iran? Have you thought about hooking up with one of the dealers and looking through their store...
Boy, that's a well-used note! At the time, the Franc in Morocco was tied to the French Franc. Here's a chart from Wikipedia that shows the value...
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