Paper Money: New Acquisitions

Few more FRNB notes:

 

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35a, number 2 with 8 more to go

 

Today's new pickup is this wonderful design, a 1932 1000 Korun note from Czechoslovakia. One of my all time favorite engraving designs on the front of this note, and a sharp and interesting color contrast scheme on the reverse. This note is very often seen with the specimen punch out stamp, and alas, I didn't notice it when I grabbed it off theBay. That's okay I guess, I do think I got a non-specimen version later, somewhere around here. Not sure why so many punched specimen are around, it's like they outnumber the real notes 100 to 1....

 

Nice!!

I have one in much worse condition. I was too poor st the time to be able to justify spending more than the $21 I did for the note.

The large size and the beautiful engraving are such a sight.

 

2007 series Cambodia 2000 Riel. This is currently worth around $0.50, at the currently accepted exchange rate of 4000 Riel to the dollar.
Although the exchange rate does fluctuate significantly day to day, the locals just make it simple and call it 4000 to 1, in all places except electronic or bank transactions.

The obverse features a very very neat place. This is a main structure from the temple complex of Preah Vihear.
This is located on a beautiful mountain right on the Cambodia-Thailand border. In fact, you can look right across the river into Thailand!!
Getting here is a bit tough, you have to take a car to a truck stop place where you get on the back of a very precarious moped. The moped goes up and down extremely steep slopes of what seemed like 60 percent grades. It was honestly terrifying but the moped driver was very skilled. I was just worried about falling off the bike.

Here's a picture my mother took of what I believe is the exact building represented in the note. I am the small figure on the left, walking away.


The reverse features a very communist-looking workers paradise scene, with the main Angkor Wat complex in the background.

 

Well that detour from Mexico didn't last long, but I promise, we'll be on to other types soon... for now, this new pickup is this remainder from the Banco de Sonora. The fantastic layout speaks for itself, you gotta love those turn of the 20th century ABNCo designs...

 

Nice! That reminds me of the example that I own.

This one is interesting because it appears to have been circulated significantly. I was under the impression that all of these Sonora 5 Pesos notes were unissued remainders, but here we are...



Unfortunately it has some tape reside, which fortunately is not too distracting.

 

MEC2, really like the Czech note and the vignette is a popular one; it's called something akin to "the reaper sisters"; and I've seen it on checks and stock certificates such as this one:

 

MEC2, I believe the story with the Czech specimens is as follows.
Apparently, many of these notes were circulated as normal. Later, they were pulled, perforated "SPECIMEN," and sold to collectors (who apparently really like Specimens).
This has the weird effect that now UN-Specimen examples are rarer and more valuable than the actual Specimen-punched notes.
I believe that most Specimens are not real specimens, in that they were circulation issues that were stamped after the fact.

Here's my example, in much worse condition.

 

Those two sisters are also on the back of the 1945 Peruvian 50 Soles de Oro!

 

Today I have a 1967 Brazil 500 Cruzeiros.
This has an overprint with "Banco Central 50 Centavos."
Initially I thought this meant that the note was revalued to 50 centavos, but someone told me that it was actually an indicator of a 50 centavo (1%) tax paid on the note.
I'm really not sure how that works but in any case, the obverse features King John VI of Portugal, who at one point fled to Brazil for some reason (I didn't feel like reading the entire wiki article..."


The reverse features a very nice ABNC vignette of Mercury in front of sailing ships. I believe this figure is also seen on some stock certificates of the US as well.


This series of Brazilian notes is very cheap and very beautiful. Each denomination has a different, bright color with your classic ABNC background engraving and pretty cool figure on the back.

 

Today's new pickup is this always popular 1923 Red Seal US Note Ace. Already have one in VF framed but I put in a bargain bid on this one and managed to win. Not sure what I will do with it, probably sell it at some point, but it's sure got a nice pop to the red overprint...





Earl - I also have a extensive Brazil collection for the reasons you note - great ABNCo designs and wonderful rear colorful engravings. I got most of them long ago so they don't appear in this thread often... Your note is from the currency reform reissue in 1966 and were released at 1000:1 so your note is indeed only 50 centavos, not 500 cruzeiros, it is not a tax. These notes also changed designs and even engravers, they started ABNCo, changed to TDLR with notably inferior engravings, then went back to ABNCo. This is a later ABNCo, my 500 of this note...

 

Well I'm now out of new acquisitions, so I guess I'll have to start doing old acquisitions now until I get a new note or two.

Russia 1909 10 rubles. Going from the contemporary silver ruble weight, this is worth approximately $277.10 in 2018 values.

There is nothing really special going on this note, but I am very partial to its beautiful and artistic design.
To me, nothing says "Imperial Russia" quite like this sort of neoclassical design.

 

techwriter- those silver certificates at top are in really good condition! Hard to believe that they are 100 years old!

 

By the way, I have some wrinkled 1970s 2 dollar bills from circulation. 12 in total. Should I just spend them?

 

They may be good for tipping... instead of fivers... depends on where you go.

 

Got this in my tip jar while bartending last night.

 

Keep that Inaugural $2...

Today's new pickup might be my last for a month or so, got some out of towning to do and not much time to post new pickups. This one is this super-limey LGS $20 1934 from Richmond. What else is there to say but enjoy the lime...?

 

I’m certainly going to miss your regular acquisitions!

 

Yep, MEC, you will be missed and your super-cool postings. And I 100% agree with the LIME !!