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Pillar of the Community
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Original national currency series 1865. Only 1 $5 original series known on this bank, not including this one. Love the artwork on this series.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Apex - Nice example. For those unacquainted, this note (and those from the '66-A series) were the final red seal US Notes to be printed, and the only small size red seal examples in the $100 denomination. Their issuance was not of necessity, with untold $100 FRNs readily available, but rather to satisfy the legal requirements for the amount of US Notes in circulation that dated back to a somewhat obscure law in 1878. This law was finally repealed in the early 1990s, after which they were withdrawn from circulation and destroyed along with those still unreleased. Most of them never circulated, which keeps their prices down. Along with the gold certificate, a much more striking $100 note than its FRN and FRBN cousins.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Stever - Thanks. The high denoms ($50 and $100) in the pre-1940 issuance era offer many values in today's market, especially raw if you trust your eye.
Wheat - Another nice addition. Indeed the artwork on nearly all large National Currency series is just super.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Picked this up recently. Star note and autographed.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice one, connor. I do like those courtesy autographs, and I've never seen a star courtesy autograph before... cool!  @Coinfrog - love that $50. By "affordable", what are we talking? |
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Awesome additions everyone. Love that $100 LT, the Boston National and the Courtesy Autographed Deuce Star....all very nice. Nothing special here, but I do love the great margins on this common SF Ace Star.   |
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CK - Some examples of "affordable" fifties purchased recently. These are raw, but I do trust my eye, and am 90% certain they will come back 65PQ. Crisp paper and excellent centering on both. The '28-A was under $200 and the '34 around $100. Both of these are common traders among currency dealers, and are in that "gray zone" that makes them not quite worth spending TPG money on for the pros. Common district, etc. For me, I'll send them in.   |
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Connor - That's nice, is it just a one-off do you think?
Steve - Wow, and a star to boot. From a pack?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Good notes being posted.
Seems like we have a lot of small size collectors here, just judging by what is posted!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Got some Military Payment and other foreign notes in a box lot of postcards at an estate auction. I don't think the group is worth more than a few bucks but it was still a nice surprise.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Wheat - I think the small note collecting field is still wide open with many sleepers, especially for notes printed before WWII. A couple hundred bucks gets you into the game with small notes, but that's chump change for their large size counterparts.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Edited by Coinfrog
10/23/2016 5:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for the link Coinfrog...Ive got my eye on it now!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Connor - Here's another one (same district, same dealer): 142157710797 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Some nice notes, tech. You have to wonder what someone was thinking when they paid TPG fees to slab the '34-C issue. |
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