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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1056998, member: 19065"]'Inexpensive' when it comes to paper money will likely only net you <i>very </i>low grade uncertified problem notes, not the best for sharing the stunning designs of US paper money from past Series of notes. The farther back you go in Series even the low grades start to eat away at your budget, especially with varieties, errors, fancy serial numbers, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before you buy anything, I recommend you buy some books on US Paper Money to familiarize yourself with what's out there that you are interested in acquiring within your budget parameters and that you wish you share with your Nephew. Acquiring some of these notes can take a very long time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have a look at this thread for many specific reference books and web sites:</p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t122522/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t122522/">Information Resources for Paper Money Collectors</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I highly recommend these guide books to start with:</b></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Guide-United-States-Paper-Money/dp/0794817866/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1292439642&sr=1-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Guide-United-States-Paper-Money/dp/0794817866/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1292439642&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">A Guide Book Of United States Paper Money: Complete Source for History, Grading, and Prices"</a> </b>(Official Red Book) by Arthur L. Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg, Q. David Bowers </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Catalog-United-States-Paper/dp/1440213631/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1292439614&sr=1-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Catalog-United-States-Paper/dp/1440213631/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1292439614&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money</a>" </b>27th edition, edited by George S. Cuhaj and published by Krause Publications </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><b>"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Guide-Small-Size-Paper-Money/dp/1440202451/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1292439576&sr=8-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Guide-Small-Size-Paper-Money/dp/1440202451/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1292439576&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Standard Guide to Small-Size U.S. Paper Money 1928 to Date</a>" </b>9th edition by Scott Lindquist & John Schwartz <span style="color: darkred">(with color pictures)</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><b>Here is another post where I assembled many useful Currency links: <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/showthread.php?t=106029&p=878999&viewfull=1#post878999" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/showthread.php?t=106029&p=878999&viewfull=1#post878999">Currency Websites </a></b></p><p><b><br /></b> </p><p><br /></p><p><i>Like collecting anything else,</i> you should decide what your budget will allow you to do collect and try to stick with it. I try to collect the very best quality in paper currency as I feel it will continue to hold its value and gives me excellent examples to admire in hand. </p><p><br /></p><p>Will you collect only small sized notes, or include large size Series of notes as well? Do you intend to get into the various types of notes: Federal Reserve Notes, Federal Reserve Bank Notes, Legal Tenders, Silver Certificates, Gold Certificates, Nationals, Fractionals, Colonial... There are many, many eras within US currency history to choose from and a type set could be a major challenge if you bite off too much.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another idea, the <b><a href="http://www.moneyfactory.gov/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.moneyfactory.gov/" rel="nofollow">Bureau of Engraving & Printing </a></b>(The Treasury Department of the United States) has a web site with an e-shop just like the U.S. Mint has, only it's a bit limited in offerings. You can find some collector items related to notes there that may be enough to quench your Nephew's interest at first, though prices are steep! </p><p><br /></p><p>For years the B.E.P. has reproduced old currency designs from original plates which are reprinted and sold to collectors at various paper money and coin shows like ANA and FUN shows. You can easily search and choose from many 'Souvenir Cards' on eBay and other sites to find VERY affordable examples of old US Currency. The benefit of these is the cost savings, as old notes get VERY pricey even in low grades, but the other thing is the pristine quality of the intaglio prints you get in the reproduction (they only lack serial numbers and such layers from issuance), This degree of quality is something that most collectors could never attempt to obtain such high grade notes in terms of quality on actual notes. Souvenir Cards are available in countless varieties and issuance and are an excellent option in place of the real issued notes, check out this thread for MANY examples of <b><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t94663/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t94663/">Souvenir Cards</a></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Let us paper collectors know if you have more detailed questions and good luck with your type set![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1056998, member: 19065"]'Inexpensive' when it comes to paper money will likely only net you [I]very [/I]low grade uncertified problem notes, not the best for sharing the stunning designs of US paper money from past Series of notes. The farther back you go in Series even the low grades start to eat away at your budget, especially with varieties, errors, fancy serial numbers, etc. Before you buy anything, I recommend you buy some books on US Paper Money to familiarize yourself with what's out there that you are interested in acquiring within your budget parameters and that you wish you share with your Nephew. Acquiring some of these notes can take a very long time. Have a look at this thread for many specific reference books and web sites: [B][URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t122522/"]Information Resources for Paper Money Collectors[/URL][/B] [B]I highly recommend these guide books to start with:[/B] [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][B]"[URL="http://www.amazon.com/Guide-United-States-Paper-Money/dp/0794817866/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1292439642&sr=1-1"]A Guide Book Of United States Paper Money: Complete Source for History, Grading, and Prices"[/URL] [/B](Official Red Book) by Arthur L. Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg, Q. David Bowers [B]"[URL="http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Catalog-United-States-Paper/dp/1440213631/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1292439614&sr=1-1"]Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money[/URL]" [/B]27th edition, edited by George S. Cuhaj and published by Krause Publications [B]"[URL="http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Guide-Small-Size-Paper-Money/dp/1440202451/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1292439576&sr=8-1"]Standard Guide to Small-Size U.S. Paper Money 1928 to Date[/URL]" [/B]9th edition by Scott Lindquist & John Schwartz [COLOR=darkred](with color pictures)[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/LEFT] [B]Here is another post where I assembled many useful Currency links: [URL="http://www.cointalk.com/showthread.php?t=106029&p=878999&viewfull=1#post878999"]Currency Websites [/URL] [/B] [I]Like collecting anything else,[/I] you should decide what your budget will allow you to do collect and try to stick with it. I try to collect the very best quality in paper currency as I feel it will continue to hold its value and gives me excellent examples to admire in hand. Will you collect only small sized notes, or include large size Series of notes as well? Do you intend to get into the various types of notes: Federal Reserve Notes, Federal Reserve Bank Notes, Legal Tenders, Silver Certificates, Gold Certificates, Nationals, Fractionals, Colonial... There are many, many eras within US currency history to choose from and a type set could be a major challenge if you bite off too much. Another idea, the [B][URL="http://www.moneyfactory.gov/"]Bureau of Engraving & Printing [/URL][/B](The Treasury Department of the United States) has a web site with an e-shop just like the U.S. Mint has, only it's a bit limited in offerings. You can find some collector items related to notes there that may be enough to quench your Nephew's interest at first, though prices are steep! For years the B.E.P. has reproduced old currency designs from original plates which are reprinted and sold to collectors at various paper money and coin shows like ANA and FUN shows. You can easily search and choose from many 'Souvenir Cards' on eBay and other sites to find VERY affordable examples of old US Currency. The benefit of these is the cost savings, as old notes get VERY pricey even in low grades, but the other thing is the pristine quality of the intaglio prints you get in the reproduction (they only lack serial numbers and such layers from issuance), This degree of quality is something that most collectors could never attempt to obtain such high grade notes in terms of quality on actual notes. Souvenir Cards are available in countless varieties and issuance and are an excellent option in place of the real issued notes, check out this thread for MANY examples of [B][URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t94663/"]Souvenir Cards[/URL] [/B] Let us paper collectors know if you have more detailed questions and good luck with your type set![/QUOTE]
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