Very interesting background info! Is there a historical research site you use?
Okay, this isn't really paper money, but I found it interesting so I will foist it upon this thread which is need of a bump anyway. I picked up...
I wondered about that. It's in the intersection of the margins in the lower left -- not the typical place for a plate number. Any clue to what...
No kidding!? I never would have guessed it was a litho from this scan. So no raised in on this at all? Very impressive. Usually you can tell a...
Chris, I think you're onto something with that "image carrier" theory. There may be a photographic process used to transfer the image to a...
Welcome! I know Darryl (USS656) has been looking for that SCCS numbering catalog. You might send him a private message to see if he's interested....
Over the weekend, a printer friend of mine showed me a couple oddities that I couldn't identify. These are two clear plastic "plates" from...
Obsolete notes haven't seen the slabbing mania the way it hit Nationals and other high value currency. I don't think see a lot of dealers with...
That is gorgeous! I've never seen this in sheet form before. This one holds special interest for me because I've got a BEP vignette proof of...
Here's the latest news from the BEP, gleaned from another conference call today. The platemaking process is going slow, particularly for the large...
Michigan is my home state, so I've always liked these particular notes, plus the engravings are terrific. Yes, I think $40 was a good price for...
Very cool. Those would have been some of the earliest commercial films. Even the "feature" films weren't much longer than 20 minutes at that time....
That first one is very interesting -- scenes from around the globe from the Egyptian pyramids to the London Bridge! Is that from an early motion...
Both these notes are great, though I always favor engraved notes so I'd have to go with the Egg Harbor this time. Plus it's a great name. :D Fyi,...
Uh oh, I'm embarrassed. I pulled out the informational pamphlet that came with the Omaha and Chicago set and it turns the scene depicted is the...
Very nice, Dave, especially the early note. What year is that one?
Yes, that is the same vignette -- good eyes! I went back through the ABN Archive Series and two other matches also show up: the Battle of Bunker...
I think he did the originals in a very large format, then reduced them photographically.
When we printed up my "$100" intaglio plate I took along one of these silver plates to see whether it might be printable. The answer was...
Boggs Bills were a hot commodity in the 1990s. I recall seeing some of those above selling in the $300-400 range. These were really limited...
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