I was scanning a few things today and noticed that the bag of coins (post #2 above) also shows up in the 1991 ABNC Archives portfolio on the "Gold...
Cool! Thanks for the offer. I'd definitely like to pick up the FUN card. I really need to get to this show sometime, it's just such a long way...
I wrote to Mike Bean for information on that FUN card with the trains and he was kind enough to send me one! It arrived today along with two other...
Has anyone heard from Rick lately? His last post was Oct. 22. I sent him a PM recently but haven't heard back. I really hope his current mood...
This seems like a good place to post a scavenger hunt I've been on for a few years. A little background: In 1972, the Wittnauer Mint tried a...
Good plan, will do.
Any idea how I could get a copy of this supplement? Or even a photocopy.
Fascinating! Many thanks for uncovering this bit of history for me. So the laborer in the photo that you linked to looks like he's wearing some...
Any Civil War historians out there? I have an American Bank Note vignette that has stumped me for an explanation. Depicted are two black men, who...
Good stuff! How did you happen upon this one?
Those are both great cards! Can you tell me who was selling the train card? Was it a private organization?
Nice! I have most of the last set of engravings, used on different cards. Except for the locomotive. I need to figure out how to get a copy of...
Post them here: http://www.cointalk.com/threads/souvenir-cards.94663/ I for one would like to see some of Mike Bean's new stuff and the thread...
Well, I don't own any high denomination banknotes, but how about a 20 billion mark German postage stamp? And you thought USPS was pricey. Of...
I always like seeing Michigan obsoletes (I was raised in the Lower Peninsula). I'd never seen the $15 note -- seems like an odd denomination. I...
As I was poking around the Internet Archive of digital books, I came across an amazing find: An 1877 BEP specimen book with about 100 proofs of...
This cost me $25. Not a banknote, but a legit security. Too bad I didn't own it before it was cancelled.[ATTACH] More here:...
These are fascinating. I never knew the Monticello POW camp existed.
Nice collection! I found it really interesting that a couple had physical stamps affixed to them.
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