Paper Money: New Acquisitions

Not a paper collector, and understood this is in bad shape, but this was too interesting to pass given the deal made.

 

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I recently acquired a 226a to go with my 226. Just 9 more to go. Lol

 

One from Ecuador this time, there seems to be lots of ships and trains about during this period

 

That's a beautiful specimen from Ecuador @ColonialCoinsUK. Very classic design that we see throughout the world for several decades, especially from Central & South America.

Here's a smaller note from Haiti which reminds me of the guilloches seen on your specimen. It's P-200a & features their ruthless dictator of the era (but the back is nice):

 

These are among some of my favorite bills! Thanks for sharing!

 

ABNC seem to have been printing most of the notes for lots of countries at the time - I always think it would be a good idea to make a list of all the notes that actually use the same vignettes - retirement project

 

-For that particular year?

I see a persistent lack of loyalty amongst most Caribbean, Central & South American nations towards their printers. Brazil changed printers often & here's a couple versions of Haiti's 2 Gourdes note after "Doc" was dethroned.
P-254 printed by the USBC (United States Bank Note Co) & P-260 by TDLR (Thomas DeLa Rue).

 

Picked up a pair of NBNs recently. The first of these comes from Gallatin, TN, roughly an hour away from where I live. From what little I could gather regarding this elusive local charter, few notes from this charter have appeared at auction in recent decades. Heritage Auctions, for example, does not have a recorded sale of a type 1 $20. That said, the second bank building erected in 1923 remains extant in downtown Gallatin and currently serves as an office complex.

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Reverse:



The second note is from one of the few common charters for Florida. That being the American National Bank of Pensacola. I paid $45 for this note from a well-known coin dealer in Northeast Florida.

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Reverse:

 

These two Swedish 10 Kronors remind me of a white Christmas:
P-52a:

& P-52r:


And the reverse with symbolic snowflakes & northern lights:


Merry Christmas & Happy holidays (keep warm!)

 

Cool name. I wonder if it was combination of two bank or if they couldn’t make up their minds.
I’ve been researching my one note and it too is from a small bank. Seems many are scarce in graded slab and auction.
I can see surviving populations from these banks being low and imagine the market for most is very limited.
They are about a local as you can get in national currency.

 

A very rare Rhode Island note

 

Picked up another Florida NBN for my collection. This time from a somewhat elusive charter in Northeast Florida.

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Reverse:

 

Awesome Florida National @Bradley Trotter. I have the earlier version from Fernandina.

 

Not bad; as far as low-grade obsolete notes go, that's undoubtedly one of the more appealing examples I've seen. That said, I wouldn't mind getting into Florida obsoletes at some point down the road.

 

Picked up before Christmas:

 

This was my haul from a recent business trip which was my first time in India. Even though there are notes up to 2000 rupees, I never saw anything above 500, even when using ATM’s.

 

The 100 & 20 Rupees look nice (condition wise).

Just curious, have you ever tried an exchange outlet in your country? The reason I ask is b/c I can almost always get UNC examples from my joint. (Not always- but often they're very crisp & barely circulated). On my last trip to the DR, I got some great 50 & 500 Pesos notes (just no 100 or 200). Almost all the notes I encountered in the DR were very circulated rags. When I came back, I asked for more (the 100 & 200 Pesos) but they didn't have any. Instead I bought UNC Euros & UK pounds.

 

I’ve never exchanged currency in the US due to the horrendous commissions.

I was in Santo Domingo earlier last year and noticed the same thing. I have a couple crisp hundreds that I got at the exchange booth at the airport, but most of the bills I got in town were rags.

 

Managed to get a note from one of the earlier banks in Nicaragua - a 1 peso remainder from the Banco de Agricola-Mercantil.

A quick look and I still see a centaur in the middle even though I know it isn't

 

-That remainder has a very nice classic design @ColonialCoinsUK! Nice pick up!

-First off, the commission is worth it (IMO) since the notes will be cheaper than on eBay (sellers must factor in their high seller fees) & you have to pay postage. I see many modern day (current notes for sale on eBay) & wonder who are buying these? You only buy UNC (not many).
-Secondly, I never exchange $ at an airport (the worse rates) & always ask for UNC (crisp or mint- whatever they understand) & don't be afraid to say "no thanks" & return the circulated notes. That's what I've done, but the best results are from an exchange outlet that's not at an airport. I haven't done it often but the odd times I have tried- it has paid off with a few AU to UNC crisp notes.