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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 1142427, member: 6986&quot;]Dave:</p><p><br /></p><p>Great read and a great site.&nbsp; I also took the time to read some of your other material.&nbsp; If you are an IBNS member, consider having some of it published in the IBNS Journal.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have an extensive collection of French locals from WWI.&nbsp; It is an interesting area and most pieces can be found for a few dollars.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The difference between French locals and German notgeld depend on which type of German notgeld is being discussed.&nbsp; Most of the German (and Austrian) notgeld in the market are the <i>Serienscheine</i> notes from the 1920s.&nbsp; As noted in the Wikipedia article quoted above, <i>Serienscheine</i> were not usually intended for circulation but as souvenirs.&nbsp; The WWI era French locals are better compared to German <i>Verkehrausgaben</i> which were small change notes issued from 1914-1920 usually by German municipalities.&nbsp; These were intended to circulate due to the lack of small change due to wartime conditions.&nbsp; The <i>Verkehrausgaben</i> are not as colorful and attractive as their <i>Serienscheine</i> cousins.&nbsp; They are not as common as the <i>Serienscheine</i> but are comparably priced at a dollar or so.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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