Paper Money: New Acquisitions

Who doesn't like a note with cattle and pretty girls......is the vertical red line part of the design, or some added graffiti ?

 

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A found this 1934A $5 on the Bay, semi-elusive L-A block.
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What kind of deal did you end up getting on it ?

 

Steve - it's not graffiti but I am not sure what it is - more than half the examples at HA have this same vertical red line in the same place, not sure what the reason is, but it was deliberate and not random or some dude with a red pen...

Today's new pickup will be one of the last for a while, long vacation coming up, so enjoy these last few pickups. The new pickup stack is literally falling over, so I got to scan when I get back...

And without further ado, this $3 obsolete from New Jersey is an interesting design. Eschewing the normal picture of crap in the middle, picture of some dude on the side, some metaphorical figure on the other side, this note has three large counters across that tell the whole tale of the note - three treys, three bucks, that's it. I like it... and those large red overprint three protectors are zazzy...

 

Found this weekend at VERY good price. Nothing rare or scarce, just a nice type note to have in one's collection.
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I've wanted one of these for years. Not the prettiest of notes but it fits into my budget.

 

rooman9, if you like it--go for it. This Georgia note isn't in gem condition but if fit in my budget. Collect what YOU like and be happy.
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Today's new pickup is this engraving heavy $2 obsolete from New Jersey. This Gloucester County Bank deuce has alot of engraved real estate, nice in design and quality as one would expect from ABNCo. Like the deep green overprint as well. Of special interest is the freakish large giant woman in the engraving on the right, who in scale to those cattle appears to be approximately 18 feet in height.

 

Wait...what cattle ?

I thought those were dogs.

 

A surprise acquisition from Heritage auction:
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Arrived today
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That star looks like a note I didn't win on eBay... can't find the auction now though so maybe not.

Today's new pickup before my extended break is this $3 (my favorite!) obsolete from Maryland's Someset and Worcester Bank. Lots of design elements at work here, alot of nice ABNCo engraving work, three 3 counters, a big red three overprint, everything says three dollars, and three only, note-raisers...

 

Got these back from PMG when I got home from ANA and Hawaii. What's unique about them to me is that I brought them home with me from my tour in Vietnam in 68-69 and had them stashed all these years and finally decided to send them in. Had two of each. Thought they came out pretty good.

 

Found this nice 1934-A $5 FRN on the Bay
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This $20 error note just arrived; I got it for less than $3 over face on Ebay so I'm pretty happy.

 

Bet the seller is thrilled with that non-profit transaction... I got a low ball Dallas 1914 for face on eBay once. Got a picture somewhere... there it is...



Never argue with face. Never.

Well, today's is probably my last post for a month, so here it goes, the next one up is... this counterfeit obsolete from the Union Bank. The forgers worked hard to make a nice note, did a pretty decent job, but you can see the difference in the fine quality of engravings between most counterfeits and the professionals at the note houses, and that is in evidence here. Still a neat example for a note that I don't think has many if any actual legit survivors...

 

Beautiful parade of 67's!

 

Well, it was about to sell for $20.50 before I placed my last-second bid so I guess it could've been worse for the seller. It'd be pretty great to get a 1914 for face even though it looks horribly burned.

 

One of three from recent Heritage auction:
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