ABNC Transfer Die

I have been waiting anxiously for about a week and 1/2 for this item to show up. A Transfer Die from the American Bank Note Company.

The image is 5 1/2" long by 2 1/2" high.
The Die Measures 2 3/4" high x 2 3/4" Diameter x 9" Circumference
No cancellation marks
It's heavy!

Still have not identified specific stocks that this die was used for but I will keep searching.

I have tried to do it justice with the pictures I took.

Enjoy ~ Darryl

 

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That's a wonderful item to have in your collection. Great images of commerce/transportation. Good luck in finding the printed results.

 

Very cool. How did you acquire it?

 

Are you going to try to print an image off of it?

 

very cool indeed. i like it :thumb:

 

Thanks!, Ebay seller is tcove and has a couple more currently listed, yes, I would love to find a print of this image!!! Thanks again!

 

nice

 

Umm...... :secret:

Really cool item!
Dave

 

Darryl! This thing is awesome! Congrats!

I'd love to see that set nicely in upright in a bell jar or display cube type presentation.

Perhaps you can contact Ken Barr and see if he has any idea about which pieces this die was printed for. Maybe reference that number scribed on the edge: 88371.

Also, maybe the old ABNCo auction archive catalogs have this item listed. Perhaps it was previously sold in one of those old liquidation auctions.

 

That is super cool!

Brian

 

Thanks guy! I dropped Ken an email, hopefully he can point me in the right direction!

Best Regards ~ Darryl

 

Thanks for the tip to the seller Darryl, I picked up one of these...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130329260861&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

That looks very nice - please post a picture when you get it.

Did you see that corners and borders book they posted? That would be REALLLLLY nice to own! A little too much for me though.

 

Uhhh did I just crap my pants?
[Checks pants]
Were all good here

 

Just got the note Darryl, it's a beaut. The scans don't show the embossed face in the circle. It's neat.

 

Holy Spirograph'age! That's pretty darn cool! Is a 'test note' the same as a specimen note?

 

Darryl:

WOW is right.. what a beautiful piece..what does that thing weigh?

I would get some ink and a dowel to fit the aperture and roll out a couple of sheets to see it better.

Very nice piece of work there.

RickieB

 

WOW Pennywise.. what a beautiful note that is..:thumb:

RickieB

 

To be honest Krispy, i'm not sure what the difference is, maybe someone will know.

 

"Echantillon" means "sample". These notes are printed in pretty high volume, for a variety of purposes. They can be used in ATM machines and cash registers to test, used for training purposes, etc, etc. Specimens are a lot more rare (depending on the country issuing them, but in France they are), and typically have serial number 0000000, the word "specimen" on them, and finally are images of an actual banknote produced, unlike the samples.

Dave