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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Omegaraptor, post: 8069147, member: 76105&quot;]...and I think it might be one of my new obsessions.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know I haven&#039;t been around much. Went off to college in September and since then, numismatics hasn&#039;t exactly been my primary focus. I had a little Ebay hustle going last summer which I have stopped since I&#039;m not sure how to ship coins out from college, but really, meeting new people, education, consistent lifestyle improvement, and girls have been my focus for the last two months. I carry that lowball 1859-S half in my wallet, and that&#039;s about it. However, I did manage to drive home one weekend to go to the PNNA show, which is unfortunately no longer an ANA show but still has the biggest PNW dealers in attendance.</p><p><br /></p><p>Went around the show, bought a few ancients, picked up a bunch of world silver for a good deal under spot, and figured that a cheap large size note would be cool to bring back and hang on my wall. Asked a dealer I knew for a while if anyone might have some cheap &#039;23 Horse Blankets, I didn&#039;t care that much about condition. He pointed me to a dealer he knew well with quite a few banknotes in his case, but his cheapest Large Size note was a 1917 $2 at $80. Nice note, just a little stained. Unfortunately also a little too expensive to just showcase on a wall.</p><p><br /></p><p>I remembered another dealer at that show who sold nothing but currency. (I had once bought a colonial note off him, an October 25, 1775 PA 9d note.) Went up and asked if he had any cheap Large Size notes.</p><p><br /></p><p>He pulled this out:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1399240[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1399241[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A well-used Series 1914 $5 Fed note, with a gorgeous reverse design. (Also very clear why they called these greenbacks, even though that term dates back to the Civil War). Dealer asked for $40, and having done a little research on later Large Size notes and seeing sell prices, I took his offer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also had a 38-D nickel I picked out of a bin for $0.50 earlier and sold to him for $1 just for fun. Said he hadn&#039;t bought a coin in a long time (just currency). So I do guess the real price was $39.50.</p><p><br /></p><p>Haven&#039;t found a good way to hang this one up yet, so it lives in my desk drawer for now. Have got some good reactions out of it though. Isn&#039;t it crazy how badass our currency used to be?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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