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<p>[QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 1196300, member: 24274"]Was going through Gene Hessler's book "U.S. Essay, Proof and Specimen Notes" again and found a couple more usages of my vignettes. These are not on notes anyone is likely to see in person, but I was happy to discover that Stephen Douglas was at least considered. This is the front design for a $10,000 Currency Certificate of Deposit, authorized by an 1872 Act of Congress (which was repealed in 1900). The BEP also did a front design for a $5,000 note in this series, but neither was ever issued. They were only meant for funds transfers between banking institutions.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found out the George Washington vignette originated from the American Bank Note Co. It appears on the front design of a $100 Interest Bearing Treasury Note, which was not used. ABNC must have turned over the printing plates, because my vignette clearly has a Bureau imprint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for the grainy quality of these scans -- it's a b/w book from 1979. Incidentally, I just found out the 2nd edition of this book has been released. Rick, what are the chances of getting a discount through on a bulk buy of this, if there are other interested collectors?</p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 1196300, member: 24274"]Was going through Gene Hessler's book "U.S. Essay, Proof and Specimen Notes" again and found a couple more usages of my vignettes. These are not on notes anyone is likely to see in person, but I was happy to discover that Stephen Douglas was at least considered. This is the front design for a $10,000 Currency Certificate of Deposit, authorized by an 1872 Act of Congress (which was repealed in 1900). The BEP also did a front design for a $5,000 note in this series, but neither was ever issued. They were only meant for funds transfers between banking institutions. I found out the George Washington vignette originated from the American Bank Note Co. It appears on the front design of a $100 Interest Bearing Treasury Note, which was not used. ABNC must have turned over the printing plates, because my vignette clearly has a Bureau imprint. Sorry for the grainy quality of these scans -- it's a b/w book from 1979. Incidentally, I just found out the 2nd edition of this book has been released. Rick, what are the chances of getting a discount through on a bulk buy of this, if there are other interested collectors? [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/LEFT][/QUOTE]
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