I found the two notes you describe on this site.... http://www.collectorsnet.com/uncledv/cnfbnknot.htm The $500 note was worth $775.00 The $1...
They are actually confederate paper/linen notes. I saw a ton of these notes from Richmond at the show.
Cash or check for most - sorry for the delay, today was crazy!
Very interesting to find Confederate currency in Scotland! Are there sections of the script/handwriting on the note that shows up in red? If...
satootoko, thank you!
The only thing that I can find is that when times were tough and the money ran out that merchants used these tokens as cent value items. I am...
Here is that Hard Luck token...
But you have to admit - Churchill's punam is not the most attractive thing ever seen. A statesman - yes sir. A true patriot - here, here. An...
I know you aren't - this is good debate. Healthy debate is what founded this country. And I completely agree with you. 75% is complete...
Hmmmm - an interesting point to think about. I guess the real answer is what part of the world are you in? For the US, it doesn't get any...
I guess I would want them to send or authorize an email blast with the link embedded. That was all I was saying. I know that your considerable...
And of course you have the trusty US Mint. Bought there, you can get the two roll P&D set for $8.95. Or you can buy them on TV for $16.84 in...
Well, today was the first day of the Raleigh Coin Show (and baseball cards, and Nascar, etc) and I have to say that I will have to treat the shows...
Thanks for the pic, satootoka. I picked up one of the Churchills out of the junk box at the coin show. You're right, this is one ugly coin!!! :D
So having my 'prime' coin dealer do the search from the available coin resources regionally or nationally is the best route to locate some of...
And as with any coin, hold it by the edges (what is sometimes the reeded edge) until you can get it into the airtite. The oil and dirt on our...
As a citizen, I want the government to design beautiful currency and coinage to enstill confidence in our economy and provide something I can use...
GDJMSP - I never knew of the effort to make this petition drive existed. Maybe CoinWorld and some of the other publications would be willing...
Yeah, I have about 36 to go on the others regular ones. There are countless VAMs, but I'll get those as a lifelong journey. This first set is...
Uh, yeah, we are talking about business strikes!!!! The 95P is the only known version; all of the business strikes were presumably melted.
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