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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 8069213, member: 15588&quot;]Nice big bills!</p><p><br /></p><p>I also had a horrible desire to see an actual &quot;horseblanket&quot; a while back and I finally took the plunge with a not terribly expensive (it <i>was</i> more than $40) 1923 $1 blue seal. I was shocked at how much the old larger bills loomed over the small sized ones. People in 1928 must have had to adjust somewhat to the rather startling reduction. I often wonder if people at the time joked that the smaller size made the dollar seem worth less than it had previously - and the events of 1929 probably reinforced that thought for anyone who had it.</p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, I took the following picture and posted it here some time ago for those who have never seen the two sizes juxtaposed.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1399267[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And here are both sides of the big bill - those things are fascinating.. and large...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1399270[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1399269[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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