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Pillar of the Community
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Awesome read, and love the eye candy. The vignettes tell a story; Columbus in sight of land, America presented to the Old World, and the Landing of Columbus. Truly a spectacular note.
The backstory about the Drakes was entertaining...... they lived in interesting times.
Edited by SteveInTampa
12/02/2016 7:33 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Great information that definitely adds to the story of these notes.
Edited by scopru
12/02/2016 7:56 pm
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New Member
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Great information. I have been working my way through the Iowa National Banknote Book the Higgins Foundation published.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I can only dream about owning a #1 like the one above. No doubt the note is a crowning jewel in its owner's collection.
-MV
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've got one of those checks! I always wondered who that sour old fellow was -- and now I know. Thanks for sharing!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Sour indeed! Could have easily played Ebeneezer Scrooge.
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Valued Member
United States
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Interesting that one of the notes was deaccessioned. Has that happened with the museum collection before? Curious. Also wondering if the museum produces a listing of their notes held?
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Valued Member
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btw...Drake University in Des Moines was founded by Francis Drake. Thanks for your history Meadowview!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks, Meadowview! as another national note "nut", I truly enjoyed that.
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New Member
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Great article, thanks for posting!
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Pillar of the Community
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Has that happened with the museum collection before? I've read about two or three nationals the museum added to its holdings.When it comes to deaccessioning notes, I don't know. The museum most likely has a catalog or database of notes in their collection for tracking purposes. Never visited the museum in person but would love to one day. -MV |
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Great info, as a fellow Iowan. I enjoy looking at those banknotes!
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Bedrock of the Community
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This was a fun re-read. Glad to have new members enjoying some old posts with great content.  |
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New Member
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Hi, I'm Drake Mabry and was so happy to see this old post. Both names appear in the post because the Mabry family were close friends of the Drake family. the following Mabry names include the Drake name: Wilson Drake Mabry (me), Richard Drake Mabry (my uncle) and Hamilton Drake Mabry (my grandfather). My uncle was always known by his middle name 'Drake' as I am. My great-grandfather Jefferson Clite Mabry was born in Virginia and left at age 6 (he saw the Confederate soldiers returning) with the family and ended up in Albia. I have his autobiography. The photo of the Albia bank on the corner became Jefferson Clite's law office and then that of his son, Hamilton Drake Mabty. I visited Albia in 2011 with my uncle and the building is still there.
Thanks for posting this with the great photos.
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flipside88:  to the Community!
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