Paper Money: New Acquisitions

These 3 have been my wallet pieces for years.

Civilians love looking at and holding them.

 

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Something I started collecting years ago anytime I worked retail. Strange I know. Lol but always in my wallet.

 

Today's new pickup is NOT in my wallet, or anyone's wallet, since it is sweet and clean and uncirculated, this snazzy colored 1962 Scotland five-pound note from the British Linen Bank. Have a decent collection of Scottish notes, just like the designs of them... a lot of them have bridges on them. Really into bridges for some reason...

 

Today's new pickup is another one of those wallet carries I sort of went after in a spurt - need a red seal US Note, why not this 1928F star note? Has all the elements and the red really pops considering this is clearly a note that's done some business. I thought about a 1966 $100 star note but that seemed... wrong somehow, those are tougher and more in demand and frankly alot of money to tie up in a note in your wallet. Doesn't mean I don't have the non-star though... I mean if you are going to carry an old $100, go all the way right?

 

Today's new pickup - well, it's in my wallet... if you do a $10 silver certificate, why not make it a North Africa note in order to double the intrigue? Yes it's a silver certificate BUT it's extra cool because it was distributed during and after Operation Torch. Cool seals, silver certificate, and some honest wear - on this kind of note, almost better to be high mileage than some pristine PPQ holder queen, give me a note that was in a GI's billfold fighting the Afrika Corps under Patton...

 

Got it in change.

 

Unless my eyes deceive me, your note is a Face Plate with one (1) digit and Back Plate with three (3) digit mule...

 

I'm not sure about that. (mule)
But why does it say G4 upper left and then G7 lower right?

 

The G4, upper left is the plate position, and the G7, lower right is the plate number.

 

Is this unusual? I'm not a currency collector. I have a few notes, that's it.

 

Is this unusual?

 

The plate number and position number are normal.
All modern notes have both, along with a rear plate number on the back of the note. Starting in 1991, some notes have “fw” printed in front of the front plate number indicating the note was printed at the Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth. You can read more about this in detail here, http://www.uspapermoney.info/general/note.html

 

Today's new pickup is a bit of a change of pace, this nice 50 shillings note from 1773 Colonial Pennsylvania. The red strips in the engraving and in the body was to deter counterfeiters. Fantastic signatures on this note, vivid and in excellent shape, and spectacular to boot. Looks like Sam Fischer had a great signature and he knew it...and everyone loves the counterfeit warning on the notes, to let you know they aren't goofing around...

 

Today's new pickup is this sharp looking 1928-A $5 from Kansas City. Nothing much to say about this note, Abe is looking sharp, and every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man...

 

It's a FRN but it says Redeemable in Gold. Be great to walk into a bank in 1928 and demand a $5 gold coin for a $5 bill.
How much were 50 English shillings worth in 1773?

 

10 Spanish milled dollars

 

Wasn't it like 16 shillings to the English pound?

10 Spanish milled dollars. Would that be 10 reales?
Because they were using reales as a medium of exchange in the late 1700's in the soon to be US.