Correct. That is what I was getting at but left out in my original post.
There is a little more to it than that. They were used to pay US military personnel in the initial invasion of North Africa and Italy. Once a...
The Thai and Korean MPC coupons were not money themselves. When they received their pay in MPC, they also received the equivalent amount in...
This is likely the case. It is not uncommon for merchants in other countries who accept US money to refuse the "old style" notes when the US has...
It is a marketing gimmick. He bought it at an auction in 2008 (if I remember correctly) for something like $28,0000.00. I brought this up when I...
The Kuwait note indicates it was a souvenir from a presentation on Kuwaiti currency.
AMC came first. The US learned a valuable lesson in WWI where occupation currency was not used in the post-war occupation of Germany. The...
I've been looking for it for 4-5 years. I had seen it in lesser grades but I wanted a nice, presentable piece.
Actually, it is this one . . . [img]
From Ron Wise's page. [img]
Here is a note that I have been looking for for a long time. [IMG] It is a 100 franc from French Equatorial Africa from 1957 depicting Felix...
I collect the circulating bearer checks from the WWII era in Italy. Here is one of my favorites made payable to the Italian Fascist Party. [IMG]
This is a common misconception. Military Payment Certificates did not evolve from Allied Military Currency. They served two very different...
No. The 100 peso is from the first series of Philippine JIM all of which had serial numbers. The second series of Philippine JIM notes were...
Test notes are typically made for use in testing equipment such as presses or ATMs. A specimen is an example of a type of note that is...
He signed a handful of notes that day. They were sold to raise money for a foundation that supports educational programs related to the Holocaust.
Maybe kinda cool for $3-4.00. Checks are collected. There is a group dedicated to it -- the American Society of Check Collectors. Most checks...
This card is tipped into the third edition of Schwan's MPC catalog.
World War Two Remembered is the update to the earlier World War II Military Currency and has the correct information. If you are waiting for...
Look at the bottom of the notes. The printers name is right on them. Also, look at the date of publication of the book you reference (1978)....
Separate names with a comma.
