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<p>[QUOTE="kazuma78, post: 7774836, member: 17304"]Wonderful acquisition Joe! As always, top notch. I'm glad you were able to acquire a coin you've been wanting for such a long time and for far less than you expected. Well done!</p><p><br /></p><p>The only numismatic item(s) I can think of that I knew about for a very long time and hoped to acquire one day are a couple of serial #1 notes my great grandfather signed when he worked at the bank in the early 1900s. One was in a trust and the other was owned by a great aunt. I didn't think I'd be able to acquire either because of different reasons for each of them but I've been blessed to be able to buy both within the last 3 years. I've known about both of them for about 15-18 years. The serial #1 Brown Back is extremely rare and probably condition census for a serial #1 of the type from any bank in the U.S. that I know of. I think there are only 30-some serial #1's known of that type for all banks that issued nationals in any grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know I've shown these before but I'm thrilled to have them and proud of them. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1333581[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333580[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kazuma78, post: 7774836, member: 17304"]Wonderful acquisition Joe! As always, top notch. I'm glad you were able to acquire a coin you've been wanting for such a long time and for far less than you expected. Well done! The only numismatic item(s) I can think of that I knew about for a very long time and hoped to acquire one day are a couple of serial #1 notes my great grandfather signed when he worked at the bank in the early 1900s. One was in a trust and the other was owned by a great aunt. I didn't think I'd be able to acquire either because of different reasons for each of them but I've been blessed to be able to buy both within the last 3 years. I've known about both of them for about 15-18 years. The serial #1 Brown Back is extremely rare and probably condition census for a serial #1 of the type from any bank in the U.S. that I know of. I think there are only 30-some serial #1's known of that type for all banks that issued nationals in any grade. I know I've shown these before but I'm thrilled to have them and proud of them. [ATTACH=full]1333581[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1333580[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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