Hello Alex, welcome to the forum. I have a copy of the book by Hessler, but it does not contain a $100 bond from 1877. There is one from 1870....
Everyone has a story about the biggest bargain they managed to acquire through a shrewd trade or dumb luck. But are you brave enough to share your...
I think some research into the paper itself is in order. Willcox's Chameleon Paper was used for currency and other Treasury products such as...
Just added a great new vignette proof to my collection -- the keyhole version of the Statue of Freedom, which now sits atop the U.S. Capitol dome....
I was reading some of the background information included with most BEP souvenir cards, either on the backs or on the separate info cards. I...
Nice start EBG! I have that Hagerstown check, too -- very attractive vignettes.
I just noticed the figure in the far background. Compare her to the figure on the 100 korun Czech note that Mucha also designed. He certainly...
Six and 1/4 cents -- that's a really unusual denomination. I suspect it may have been the interest payment on some type of bond.
I came across a great Wall Street Journal article while doing some online searching for yet another project. It's from 2012 but worth a read....
Ph levels may have something to do with it. I had a unc. silver dollar in type set holder; the face was behind a thin sheet of clear plastic, the...
Hmmm - there didn't appear to be much interest in the U.S. material. Quite a few lots went unsold.
How about some NON-railroads tonight? I had a few pick-ups come in this week that I'll share. First the Natco Corp. No idea what this company...
Here's a full view of the upper right vignette, "Columbia," from my collection of BEP proofs. She also appears on a taxpaid revenue stamp for...
Got an alert today from the BEP about a new stand-alone intaglio card they will be releasing for sale on Dec. 1. The 2016 Intaglio Print Program...
I have this same 1864 series, from the $10 to $500, but in nowhere near the condition of yours -- beautiful set. I also picked up a couple 1863...
Great note! I've never seen the $2000. The missing chunks don't really affect the design much -- it's still an excellent piece.
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That looks to me exactly like a typical turn-of-the-century lithograph. Here's an old lithographed cigar box label from the 1890s for comparison...
Ah yes, me likey that Bank of Manchester. I have that set myself. Does yours have the cross-cut cancellations?
Lots of interesting items in that one. Mostly European certificates and not many U.S. lots -- but this one sure caught my eye: [IMG]
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