I was long a stamp collector too. Decades ago, major post offices had philatelic windows, theoretically supposed to offer collectors the special...
We have six current notes. All of them depict white males. Four of them owned people. Every one of them was a very important figure in the...
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Released after 2009A. Identical to 2009A except for series date. Survivors of the original printing that was plagued by hard-to-detect errors....
Got my first $100 series 2009 yesterday. Left it at work, but will send an image of it later today.
A mint that can't get the full details right on a small pure gold planchet doesn't deserve to have its output collected.
I read somewhere that these were likely true accidents, caused by failure to follow procedure when preparing a die press for a different...
It doesn't even have full split bands.
Very nice. Doesn't have the dull ink and paper of many late 40's notes.
Looks like a filled "S" mint mark.
$2 was the minimum bet at most horse tracks. Winnings would be multiples of the initial bet. So they were places that used lots of $2's, and $2's...
Reverse is quite attractive as well, I think.
I have a preference for a certain type of silver coin - one that acquired a dark tone before circulating, and then circulated briefly before being...
The imagery of the Louisiana note is extraordinary. A knight stands on the neck of a bald eagle while about to deliver a death blow to a prostrate...
Agreed. They'd need to be assayed.
Coincidentally, I recently acquired a PCGS MS-63, CAC approved 1932 eagle. I've wanted one because it's the latest date US gold coin most of us...
Melt value is $295.00. That's what they're worth.
You mean "Bretton Woods", as in "Bretton Woods conference". That was a post World War Two meeting where the major currencies were all pegged to...
Green currency ink is made of yellow and blue. One is soluble in acid, the other in alkaline. So a blue or yellow back is yours. Use vinegar or...
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