Paper Money: New Acquisitions

Yes, I saw that....I sort of split the goalposts between those 2 figures.

Like I said....with $500 and $1,000 bills and other bills/coins, you sometimes see very similar notes come up for sale all the time. But this one was unique so if I have to overpay to get it -- that's what you gotta do. Like a serious Saint-Gaudens collector...when a 1927-D comes up for sale, you grab it because another one isn't coming up for sale a few weeks or months later, most likely.

Thanks for the nice comments, Steve.

 

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One thing i have been getting in to more and more is the Replacement,s
On MPC,S , for example a regular note would have letters before and after
The serial number, ( these are the *STAR NOTES* of the MPC word )
These are almost impossible to find, here,s one i found recently in one
Of my favorite A/U grades.

 

I think the star notes are as sought-after and jump the price almost as much as a single-digit or low double-digit SN.

I have very few star notes myself, but people really like them (I think more for the stars themselves than what the stars represent !!).

Nice MPC's, MPC !!! I like how they put the date on the holder (September 1946).

 

I generally, as a rule dont buy problem notes, such as pinholes, staple holes
Or graffiti on them however notes like this are really once in forever, replacements
In most of the series are difficult at best.

 

BTW, if anybody sees that Hawaii 1942 $1 SC rated PMG 65 with a SN about 2,000 (maybe 2,000 on the button), let me know. I'm curious where it is now, where it ends up, and how much it will sell for.

 

Will be on the look out

 

My latest auction win.

 

Postal service delivered my final Black Friday purchases today.

 

Finally! This note is altered from Roxbury, Massachusetts note. I’m still after a genuine note from the Smithfield Exchange Bank, but this will do for now. The altered and genuine notes are both R-7, meaning 1-5 examples known. And here is the listing in Roger Durand’s book, ‘Obsolete Notes and Scrip of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.’ If anyone collects RI notes, this is the book for you.

 

Just curious....as a general rule...would you say it's tougher to gauge quality and buy bills or coins strictly from pics ?

I'm assuming most of us buy both. That might not be the case (it is for me).

 

Great notes and pics...really learning alot about stuff....it's really fascinating how the notes seem to be totally different pre-1920's and especially pre-1914 (Fed created) with the large vs. small.

 

I would say for sure currency, as paper quality is a big part, being able
To gauge crispness is so so important and you cant do that with a photo.

 

A 1953B $5 LT in a generic PMG holder. Probably part of a bulk grading submission for a mass marketer. There is no mention of an actual numerical grade, just an admission of being uncirculated.

 

That's interesting. Do you plan on resubmitting to get an actual grade?

 

No. The only reason I bought it was for the semi-unique holder.

 

Can you give us a ballpark figure of what you paid for that? It’s definitely interesting.

 

Right around $30.

 

From Circulation - ATM

 

I see that sometimes with coins (esp. commemoratives or restrikes)....they don't give a grade, just "GEM UNC" or something like that.