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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsalexan, post: 2702832, member: 24274&quot;]If you mean, is the BEP still selling portrait and vignette prints to the public, the answer is yes and no. They no longer offer most of the ones found on early U.S. notes. But they do sell some <a href="http://www.moneyfactorystore.gov/historical.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.moneyfactorystore.gov/historical.aspx" rel="nofollow">historical vignettes</a> of well known buildings around DC and elsewhere, many of which appear on small size currency. They used to sell all the presidential portraits, but now they only offer the current President (Obama is still posted). And they have portraits of all the <a href="http://www.moneyfactorystore.gov/chiefjustices.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.moneyfactorystore.gov/chiefjustices.aspx" rel="nofollow">chief justices</a> available -- you&#039;ll recognize John Marshall from several large size notes. Pretty reasonable prices; $5 apiece for most prints.</p><p><img src="http://www.moneyfactorystore.gov/images/products/display/Lincoln%20Mem.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; <img src="http://www.moneyfactorystore.gov/images/products/display/Treas%20Building.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://www.moneyfactorystore.gov/images/products/display/CJJohnMarshall.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>It would be interesting to test whether the 1879 act of Congress is still in place, allowing the sale of any engravings from the stock of the BEP. But you would have to officially represent a library or art association and you&#039;d have to make the request directly to the Secretary of the Treasury. My guess is unless you had some political clout or knew someone personally, the request would be politely turned down.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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