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<p>[QUOTE="MEC2, post: 3362588, member: 38692"]Five nothing - it isn't currency (likely not allowed to issue currency by state law), but issued by the railroad company knowing that it will circulate like currency, and done so with a number that roughly equates to the fare in hard currency. Some railroads did issue notes like scrip that indicated payable to the company, like some stores and other concerns did. South Carolina has a history of nice obsolete notes with messed up financial backing and issue premises... </p><p><br /></p><p>Speaking of messed up financial backing, here's a Fed note... mostly joking of course, but this nice lime green $1934 star note is no joke, nice example with a bit of circulation but alot of good bones overall. Only thing better than a LGS note is an LGS star note...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]891450[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]891454[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MEC2, post: 3362588, member: 38692"]Five nothing - it isn't currency (likely not allowed to issue currency by state law), but issued by the railroad company knowing that it will circulate like currency, and done so with a number that roughly equates to the fare in hard currency. Some railroads did issue notes like scrip that indicated payable to the company, like some stores and other concerns did. South Carolina has a history of nice obsolete notes with messed up financial backing and issue premises... Speaking of messed up financial backing, here's a Fed note... mostly joking of course, but this nice lime green $1934 star note is no joke, nice example with a bit of circulation but alot of good bones overall. Only thing better than a LGS note is an LGS star note... [ATTACH=full]891450[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]891454[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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