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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsalexan, post: 1929791, member: 24274&quot;]<i>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 missed it and for new members, I’ve decided to repost it as a thread.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>The American Bicentennial celebration provided a great excuse to issue all manner of collectibles—stamps, coins, souvenir cards and other more esoteric items. The results of one collaborative effort between American Bank Note Co. and International Silver Co. occasionally surfaces on eBay, which is how it eventually landed in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Historic American Currency series is not well known by collectors. It was marketed between 1975-77 by American Express and was only available to their members. Despite a handsome promotional brochure, the series apparently didn’t sell well (they were fairly expensive). Most sets were dumped as bullion when the price of silver spiked in late 1979. Both factors contributed to their scarcity and obscurity today.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]332672[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]332673[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]332674[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]332675[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]332676[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]332677[/ATTACH]</p><p>The series consists of six bank note sets, each housed in an individual presentation case. Though the cases are attractive, in fact they were cheaply made. A set consists of one intaglio paper print on card stock by ABNC and the same bank note stamped into a sterling silver plate and “inked” so that the engraved image stands out. Both the silver and paper bank notes were imprinted with ABNC and IS insignias, along with each collection’s individual serial number. The bank notes appear to have been selected for their vignettes, which mostly pertain to the American Revolution…[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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