I just now came across this thread -- a bit too late to join in. Darryl, I think I have nearly the exact same shot of myself on the Great Wall...
Btw -- off topic -- your avatar reminded me I saw two inverted Jennies at our local stamp show (PIPEX) a couple weeks back. Pretty cool! [ATTACH]
Nice hay cart, Mike! :)
I picked up another card I've been chasing for a while. This is B282, issued at the Long Beach Show in Sept. 2006. This was one of the last...
Your best bet is to search out these notes in Completed Auctions on eBay. That will give you a good sense of the going prices. The Valley Bank is...
The number listed for the China note in my Krause World Paper Money Catalog is 116(m). Do they use Pick numbers?
I picked up four fantastic railroad stocks this week, so it's time to give this thread a bump. These are all unissued (read: affordable) and the...
Here's what a transfer die looks like , if you're curious. http://www.cointalk.com/threads/abnc-transfer-die.97256/
Here's a more contemporary 4-note sheet of $2 star notes, for reference.[ATTACH]
The eagle on the brochure, you mean -- like my avatar? This is the ABN signature emblem (it's on their stock certificate), but there were several...
I just posted this thread in the Paper Money forum, but thought I'd cross-reference it here. Bullion fans may be among the few collectors who have...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The metal “bank note” is .75 mm thick, measures 8 x 3.75” and contains 5.5 oz of .925 fine sterling silver. As I write, that...
The ABNC paper prints measure 8.5 x 4.25”. On their reverse, each has “COPY / An authentic reproduction from the original plates (1976)” -- except...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The complete set includes the following notes: #1 $100 Liberty Bank, Providence, RI •...
This presentation was originally posted on CT several years back in an album where not many people got to see it. For the benefit of those who...
Hard to top that lion-drawn chariot! :)
Conestoga wagon ... [ATTACH]
According to the text on the souvenir card, the bison was engraved by Otis Thomson around 1921. Thomson worked for Security Bank Note.
Rick, I located a usage on that second bison vignette I posted earlier. It shows up on a City of Buffalo bond from 1928. It was printed by the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] There are a bazillion locomotives on banknotes and, although I'm a fan of trains, I thought I'd search my...
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