Over the next few weeks I will be posting/quoting Paper Money Facts for your general reading Pleasure! Feel free to add to it! Instead of starting new threads, I will just continue to add to this one! Source; Paper Money Journal, Mr. Fred Reed This Magazine/Journal can be received by becoming a Member of SPMC www.spmc.org Jan 27 1988 marked the release of the first Polymer note by Austrailia a $10 note 2003 W. Ralph Basham sworn in as Director of Secret Service RickieB
cool tid-bits RickieB. I was not aware polymers have been around that long! i figured mid to late 90's at the earliest.... not late 80's lol :thumb:
In all honesty, the way Obama is moving perhaps as early as the end of the year..but more than likely early to late Q1 2010 RickieB
By which time they can ramp up production on the Millions, Billions and Trillions to pay off all the bank failures, oil companies, grafters, porno kings etc. Now this bailout is projected to cost $4 Trillion, yep, you read that right folks. What is a few trillion amongst friends and family.
First polymer was the 1988 Australian $10 note, meant to commemorate the bicentennial of British settlement in Australia (in 1788). It would be a while before Australia converted all of their regularly cirulating notes to polymer.
As mentioned in another thread, we still don't have a treasurer yet. I'd guess it will be at least another year before we see new signatures on our currency.
Jan 28th...this Day in Paper Money History Year 1847, Congress funds Treasury Notes for the War with Mexico having 6% registered bonds.... Year 1868, Encased stamp issuer J.C. Ayer patents a new hair dye. Source: Paper Money Journal, By: Mr Fred Reed www.spmc.org RickieB
Not much has changed since that time, excpet maybe the bigger numbers used today. 6% ... not a bad return either.
On this Day in Paper Money History.... Source; Paper Money Journal, Mr. Fred Reed This Magazine/Journal can be received by becoming a Member of SPMC www.spmc.org Jan 29th on this day in Paper Money History: Jan 29, 1858 Minnesota territorial legislature authorizes the State Auditors to issue Warrants to cover State expenses! 1881: Bank Note Executive, Tracy R. Edson dies! 1887: Early Paper Money Collector "Alden Scott Boyer is born" RickieB
On this Day Jan 30th in Paper Money History..... Source; Paper Money Journal, Mr. Fred Reed This Magazine/Journal can be received by becoming a Member of SPMC www.spmc.org Jan 30, 1911 Citizens Bank of Louisanna (New Orleans), issuer of the Famous DIx's notes, becomes Citizens Bank and Trust Co of New Orleans. Jan 30 1978: NASCA sale of Q. David Bowers obsolete currency collections began. I urge all of you interested in Paper Money to consider joining SPMC for great articles and annotations like these! Go to www.SPMC.org to join! There ya have it..for today Jan 30th, 2009 RickieB
Thanks i looked into the SPMC, and while i havent yet joined... it does look like a good place for folks likes us
