Paper Money: New Acquisitions

Like that 5 Kronor note Teddy...

Today's pickup is a fairly weird denomination - a sixteenth of a dollar. Picked it up because... it's a sixteenth of a dollar. It is more scrip I think than actual obsolete, but 6 and 1/4 cent notes aren't exactly abundant so you take your examples where you can get them.

 

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Sort of like this one This has just been secured and is my 1st Large Size purchase since I received my good news of being "C-Free"
A New Goal for a Mini-Set consisting $1, $2, $5, $10 $20 is underway...The Minimum grade of 64 is currently planned..we shall see.

 

Love that Spinner signature, I was reading a book about Lincoln, in it Lincoln was showing his secretary of State Seward the new notes and remarked about the singularity of Spinners signature, and joked how tired his hand must be from signing thousands of notes every day.

 

Spinner was quite the individual..he is Credited for hiring the first women in the BEP to hand Cut the notes as they were finished in sheet form...

I would also like to send out thanks to my friend BN for helping me locate this wonderful specimen. BN without you, this would not have been possible.

 

That explains it.

 

Now THAT'S funny Funkee. Of course, truth be told, women seem much more careful in such matters as men. But screw it, I like the funny version better...

Well, the sun has come back up, which means it must be time for a new pickup post. Today's pickup is *gasp* another obsolete. This one has alot of the things you want in an obsolete - big engraving in the center, colorful overprint, even checks the Sheldon Cooper train box... all aboard.

 

That 50 cent note looks like it was being trimmed and someone stopped the culprit in mid-cut....cant possibly see why that would be an accidental trim job..its almost to perfect...

 

A while back, I started a thread on the BST of a different forum asking for leads to purchase CHCU examples of the 2009 $1 St.Louis Star. I was fortunate, and found 5 GEM examples including this Super Gem example. I see that First City Currency has an example (PMG 66EPQ) for sale for $950.

 

Today's new pickup is a Louisiana obsolete, now many Louisiana obsoletes are two sided but this one is not. It does has a really nice design though, great engraving, the three dimensional intaglio on the left really is sharp looking...

 

Wow, MEC2, that left side looks like it really pops off the paper! True artistry there.

My new get isn't as pretty, but I've heard it said the ugly ones stay with you longer. A 1928B 10 dollar bill from Chicago. This is the first small note to have the letter only in the FRN seal.

 

True. But only because I can't sell them.

 

Picked up a couple of old notes (or note-like items) at the show this past weekend. (pics are worse even than my norm...taken on the back of my laptop from my easy chair with my phone)

First an old Bond note (I guess that's what you would call it). 1874 Series $5 bond from the State of Louisiana. 4 attached interest coupons of 7 1/2 cents each, payable on dates in 1884, 85 and 86. Though it says series 1875, the rear of the note says "Adopted in 1879...Approved April 10, 1880".


The face of the note reads:

"Payable to the Bearer January 1, 1886, or sooner at the pleasure of the State at the Office of the Treasurer of the State with Interest as per coupons annexed."

It was printed by Western Bank Note Co., Chicago

The second is a GIANT 1912 series 500 Ruble note from old Russia. A very common note, but I just couldn't pass it up (though I found out when I got home and checked that I overpaid at $20). Good color, lots of detail. No tears, a couple of folds and some water stains. This note is about double the size of our normal modern small notes.



What's that big white space for, you ask? Hold it up to the light...

Big old watermark!

Any and all comments are welcome.

Rob

 

Today's new pickup is a Czech addition, one of the post-War notes before the long dark of Soviet rule cast a decades long pall over the country. You'll note this one has three tiny holes - these are what are normally rare specimens that ended up out there generally. Specimens are normally rare and valuable - but there are numerous Czech notes that are specimens, these have the three small holes, earlier notes actually have specimen punched out in tiny hole lettering - so rather than more valuable, they tend to be less valuable. In this case, I got a clean supernice copy at a cheap price so I am happy, it's one of my few specimens so it serves a purpose in the collection, even as I avoid Czech specimens in earlier, more highly sought after designs...

One bit of appeal on Czech notes for me is the seal with the rampant lions, always dig a rampant seal...

 

Today's new pickup is an interesting obsolete from a bank where this note is listed as SENC - seldom encountered. There are a number of counterfeits of this note, and this is almost certainly a contemporary counterfeit as well, but what is really unusual is the design elements often differ. Some have overprint, some don't, and the really interesting part is the 3-dimensional intaglio on the right is often different including one that is different AND facing the other way! I really like the strong engraving on this one, alot of these are very light and weak, there is a lot going on and it's dark and bold, signatures, writings, engravings, oh my...

 

In the interest of not spreading incorrect information.....SENC is actually "surviving examples not confirmed". Also, the genuine notes of this bank are what is listed as SENC. This one is actually a spurious note, not a contemporary counterfeit.

 

1928 D BA block mule. She ain't pretty when you turn her around so I'll spare you...

 

Just trying to wrap my head around the distinction... is this design entirely spurious, and if so how do we know? I did not mean to imply that this note was SENC rather that the actual issue was (I guess a counterfeit could be SENC but it's weird to call it so...).

 

Tonight new pickup is another obsolete, this $5 with a lot of fancy engraving courtesy of the Ohio based Bank of Exchange. That locomotive on the front looks weaker than the Mine Train ride at Disneyland, but who am I to judge? This note sure beats the old book of tickets you used to have to use at Disneyland, you know, you had to buy a whole book and all you had left were the crappy A tickets...

 

I still occasionally hear people talk about an "E-Ticket ride" and they have no idea what they're referring to.

I am really enjoying this topic. Thanks for sharing.

 

1934 $20 mule note, it was an impulse buy. I don't know the value of it but it is a high grade note nun the less. Any comments on value are welcome ~ thanks