In circulated condition like this they have very little premium value. Maybe a couple of extra bucks for the $2s and the star SCs.
! Who put that up?
It really is a beautiful sheet. I still think the Standard Catalog is your best bet for information. As it happens, Krause Publications has...
I gather you have the $100 Liberty Bank silver note. ;) I'm not sure what exactly you would like to know; if you read what I wrote earlier in the...
Some forum members may be familiar with Terry Cox and his database of railroad stock and bond certificates, which grew from his book "Collectible...
After a bit of research I've narrowed down the possibilities. This is most likely from a Banking House version of "Heath's Infallible Government...
Neat piece! I'm pretty sure this is from one of Laban Heath's counterfeit detectors and it looks to be trimmed down. I'll see if I can figure out...
I don't usually mention things like this, but one of the few remaining souvenir card dealers, Stan Miller, is offering a 50 percent discount on...
This book is tough to find even on the secondary market. I believe a 2nd edition came out in 2003. You might be able to obtain one directly from...
I found another good example in my collection. Apparently "hollow" corner ornaments were sometimes used to frame vignettes, in this case a small...
I finally received my latest additions! Some great vignettes on these, all by American Bank Note Co. The first is a 1917 specimen bond of the...
Ah, now you're talking process -- I was just showing the pieces. It takes a whole team to create a note or certificate. The Noost posted a great...
And here's a stock certificate for the 17th & 19th Streets trolley in Philadelphia that has it all going on: fancy share and number fields, floral...
This proof has a little of everything -- a "5" corner denomination (probably for banknote), a very small $3 denomination, two number fields, a...
Open corner elements. "Hollow" corners, most often used on banknotes, were intended to leave room for denominations, or sometimes left open as a...
Recently, I acquired an intriguing lot of banknote engravings that may be of interest to collectors of stocks, checks, and obsolete notes from the...
Happy to offer advice. First note -- the Hawaii cards are not rare, but because they are attractive they have more market value. Very few souvenir...
According to the CoxRail stock/bond database, an issued certificate sells for about 10 times the price of an unissued example.
Evan, if you get a chance could you scan or photograph that shortline certificate and post it -- I'd be interested in seeing it!
This big beauty arrived today and I've got several others on the way. The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad was one of the major commuter...
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