So I'm doing some online searching through the National Archives, which has some pretty interesting records. I plug in "Bureau of Engraving and...
I just bought three sterling silver medals which are gold plated. By my estimate they contain about 0.8 oz. of silver each and I paid about $17...
I'm trying to identify the mark on the back of this note (bottom left). Was this a counting mark stamped by the bank? And would something like...
Well, the Security Engravers Group has been quiet as of late, but I know you're still out there. We lost some momentum when we lost Bob Connor,...
My latest stock pick-up arrived today and it looks even better than expected. This is an unissued certificate of the East Mahanoy (PA) Rail Road...
Since the Bureau of Engraving and Printing began its work in the 1860s, it has produced portraits of hundreds of political and military leaders,...
Thought I'd post my latest acquisitions--quite a mixed bag. I picked these up in a stamp auction, of all things. It was a pretty scattered...
I was scanning through some older threads and realized I'd promised to post some specific images...about a year ago. :eek: This is in response...
I've been tracking a number of lots posted recently by a California dealer. He's taken a set of American Bank Note Archive portfolios and artfully...
Guess this is as good a time as any to start a thread on one of my favorite topics: stock and bond certificates. I personally collect intaglio...
I've been wanting to get some threads started on stocks and bonds, a.k.a. scripophily, so let's kick things off with a bang. I collect all kinds...
Does anyone know if Gene Hessler is still alive -- he authored "The Engraver's Line" and many other books. If so, I'm looking for contact...
I’m going to call this an SEG pseudo-presentation, since I plan to periodically expand this thread with additional information. One of the best...
No doubt some bidders on this will hate me for drawing attention to it, but I've never seen an error like this before:...
Just wanted to post something to wish all my fellow collectors a Merry Christmas. (I've actually been saving this one until now!) This is a 1993...
In 1862, to help fund the cost of Civil War (and later Reconstruction), Congress authorized excise taxes on a host of products. Then, as now, some...
Looking back on my younger days culling out 40% silver Kennedy halves from bank rolls, something never occurred to me: Why do they exist? By that...
I just got my catalog for Stack's "The 52 Collection" auction coming up June 29 in NYC. If you have not seen this yet, I recommend you buy a copy...
I was finally able to track down a copy of "90 Years of Security Printing: The story of the British American Bank Note Company Limited,...
Woo hoo! My latest auction lot arrived: an original American Bank Note die for the Indian River Steamboat Company. The vignette is clearly modeled...
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