Just fyi, all the souvenir cards printed for the various expos were intaglio engravings, not offset. They definitely used the actual dies and...
How intriguing! This is the first scan I've seen of one of these BEP reference sheets. It looks like the early uses for the vignette was on...
The eagle and flag info comes straight from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing; I'm not sure where Heritage got their details. But I wouldn't be...
I had heard "The Feel of Steel" was being reissued and I've been considering getting a copy, but it's still more than $100. The original limited...
LOVE your eagle vignette now that I can see it. The eagle on the 1918 FRN is not engraved by Hatch -- that was a mistake I made at first, too....
Found it! Your vignette was engraved by Lorenzo Hatch -- it was known as the "Hatch eagle." Hatch was one of the best known engravers at the...
Welcome to the forum, Paul! For some reason, I can't open the attachment link to the eagle vignette. You might try to repost by clicking on Go...
I picked up a nice railroad stock the other day, so I thought I'd give this thread a bump. This one is from the Ohio Central Railroad Company,...
Darryl, you got a spider press proof -- well done! I didn't realize they'd be printing those for this series, since these cards aren't designated...
American Bank Note issued an extensive series of souvenir cards with intaglio proofs of many royal Hawaiian notes. You'll find some posted in the...
Stay the course, Rick. I can't imagine how tough it must be, but we're all pulling for you.
JQ Adams died in 1848.
Great specimen, Darryl! And an excellent price, relative to similar buy it now items.
This really was a great contest, Lettow! I learned a great deal and was happy just to get the silver in the final stretch. ;) Greg
You've inspired me to rent "The Wall." :smile
The most direct way is to buy from the BEP when a series is issued, that's where I got these. If you want to spend retail, aftermarket, probably...
B179: The $20 Federal Reserve Note featured on this card was produce for a 1923 series that was never issued. The portrait of Grover Cleveland was...
Two more from the Unfinished Masterpieces series from 1994. The info below was culled from the backs of the cards. B187: Federal Reserve Die #3...
For those of you who may not have been following lettow's extended quiz/contest regarding the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, he concluded it...
While we're on the subject of unissued notes, here's one I really like -- SCCS catalog #B182. This was the proposed front of the 1899 series $10...
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