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I got my hands on a great book, "U.S. Essay, Proof and Specimen Notes" by Gene Hessler, and found a *truly* unobtainable piece -- an 1862 $3 Legal...
D'oh! Why isn't there a delete button for double posts?
Could this be the surprise, Rick...? :D http://www.cointalk.com/t175505/
Hmmm. I double posted, but there doesn't seem to be a way to delete this one. All I can do is edit. Help?
What do you suppose the engravers and printers were thinking about their paychecks as they produced these notes? They could see better than anyone...
Great notes and a great education on hyperinflation!
Was it by Harold Bowen?
I had the chance to correspond numerous times with Bob last year and he was always enthusiastic and appreciative. His interests included far more...
Bob was an excellent guy. I corresponded with him regularly during the past year and sold him several souvenir cards, which he appreciated. He...
Nice website! A lot of good information and Great images -- especially the cherubs. :)
Thank you for looking that up, hontonai. Definitely better than face value!
Duke, you can also find souvenir cards a lot more often at stamp shows. Sometimes cheaper than eBay!
WingedLiberty you might enjoy some of the engravings in this thread: http://www.cointalk.com/showthread.php?t=160644&p=1120281&viewfull=1#post1120281
But just because the note is unobtainable, doesn't mean you can't get close. Which is why I collect souvenir cards... http://www.cointalk.com/t94663/
Wow really?!? I'd better check the rest of this hoard closely. Who knows what might be amongst the notgeld! :D
And this is why you should always buy coins from stamp collectors! :) I had no idea the MPC was that pricey. I was most interested in the $500...
Getting back to the OP, I've always been partial to the National Gold Bank Notes. If unobtainable means "worth more than my house" then this one...
Thought I'd post my latest acquisitions--quite a mixed bag. I picked these up in a stamp auction, of all things. It was a pretty scattered...
They actually got to film in the vault -- that is so cool! Too bad it isn't until the tail end and I wish they had shown some of the printing...
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