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New Member
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Thanks for both of you replying to my topic. Although they are nothing special, they are still a snippet of history in the form of a banknote/coin, and was the reason why I bought them in the first place.
If possible, please could I have some information on the Belgian francs as I cannot find much information on any of these Belgian notes.
The other good thing is that the notes will be treasured and are being properly stored, not just slung in a suitcase as they arrived at the shop.
Also, could I ask are there any shops that sell WW1 & WW2 notes in particular as I am really interested in them...
Thanks Again
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I wholeheartedly agree; they are wonderful pieces of history! I will look up the Belgian francs (and any others you want more info on) One of my favorite online stores for WWII notes and coins is Joel's Coins. Here is the link to his WWII page: http://www.joelscoins.com/wwii.htmAnd here is his WWI page: http://www.joelscoins.com/wwi.htmEdited by schmidty
01/08/2015 4:04 pm
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United States
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JBurt: I have duplicates of some JIM (Japanese Invasion Money) from WWII. Email me your mailing address and I will send you some. I tried to email you but you have your profile set to not receive email.
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Regarding the 5 & 10 notes. The high points from Schwan and Boling: A liberation issue was prepared under the authority of the Belgian government in exile. They were printed by Thomas De La Rue. They are all dated 1 Feb 43. They were recalled on 1 Aug 46, but remained legal tender until 3 Nov 47. Serial #s consist of six digits with an alpha-numeric block prefix. After each million notes were printed, the letter advanced one. After the alphabet was exhausted the number advanced one and the letter was reset to "A". Interesting note for US coin collectors: There was also a 2 franc coin dated 1944. It was minted at the Philadelphia mint using the zinc coated steel planchets used for the 1943 US cents. The emergency currency issue was rounded out with 100, 500 and 1000 franc notes. So the 20 franc note has me stumped. Apparently when the book was put together they either hadn't "discovered" this note yet, or it was just an oversight. Considering the thousands of notes, coins, medals, script, etc in this book, I think an oversight or two can be forgiven!  Even tho the signatures match the liberation series, I checked under the Occupied Belgium section, just in case. Nothing there. Another thing that has me confused is that it has a different issue date than the rest. Maybe lettow has some info on the 20? |
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United States
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Hmmm. I found a picture of the 20 in WWII Remembered, but no description. It's possibly a local emergency issue...? I will keep looking
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Hi schmidty,
I cannot email you it just says that new members cannot send emails and kicks me off of the send an email tab. Could I have your email so I have a direct point of contact, that would be a great help.
Or alternatively, how do I change my settings to allow emails?
Thanks,
James
Edited by JBurt
01/09/2015 04:55 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
677 Posts |
Up top of every page, is the "My CCF Toolbox" button. Click that, and then "Manage Your Profile"; enter your password, and then under the Contact Info section, under your email address is a "Allow Forum Members
to Send you E-Mail" drop-down box. Change that to Yes.
See if that works. I forgot you were a brand new member with a low post count; I believe there is a post count threshold you need to reach before you can send email. But I'm not sure if that threshold applies to relieving email. I tried to find info in the rules about that but couldn't.
Posting email addresses is against forum rules, and even if it wasn't I wouldn't feel comfortable doing it. So let's see if this works first
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Moved to appropriate forum. :)
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Firstly, sorry tights24. I am new to the site and am a complete novice at this sort of stuff.
schmidty, I changed my settings (thanks to your directions) and have allowed emails. So you should be able to send an email to me now.
Thanks
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks Schmidty for mentioning WWII Remembered: History In Your Hands, A Numismatic Study reference book. I am new to currency collecting and have always been a fan of WWII history. I just ordered a used copy on ebay for $80.00 USD with free ship and was the cheapest I could find (cheapest on Amazon is currently $128.50 USD for used copy). I am looking forward to receiving this book. Edited by coinhooked
10/10/2015 4:02 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You can still get copies of WWII Remembered from Fred Schwan at BNR Press.
If you are into WWII numismatics I recommend the MPCGRAM which is an email newsletter covering military numismatics. The MPC FEST held annually in Port Clinton OH (Fred Schwan's hometown) is a worthwhile experience. The 2016 Fest is the weekend of April 1.
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks lettow for info on the MPCGRAM and I just subscribed (free). I did go to BNR Press to check price of the WWII Remembered book and could not find, possibly sold out?
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Nothing to add really but just to say congratulations it seems you got quite lucky.
While none of it is the crown jewels I would say you did very well for £10. Certainly an interesting period historically and one would presume these items were collected by a soldier travelling around in wartime? It would be nice to know the story...
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