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 Posted 10/25/2012  4:01 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add oih82w8 to your friends list
Well...you could spell North Arfica out of The United States of America if you use the "R" twice.

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H....H
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U
N..N
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T...T
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S
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O..O
F........F

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R..R...R
I.........I
C.......C
A.......A


I know, I am reaching here.
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10/25/2012 4:08 pm
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 Posted 10/25/2012  4:01 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add barryg to your friends list

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Either way, you are at least "two-up" on me in the currency department


Do you have your collection available for viewing anywhere? I'm a long way away from anything I would consider a "complete" type set (and I'm still trying to figure out what I even mean by "complete" type set), but here's what I have so far:

My Obsolete U.S. Currency Collection

I hope to add some Educational Notes someday, but something tells me I'm probably never going to own any $1000, $5,000 or $10,000 notes. For that matter, I seriously doubt I will ever be able to afford older $50 and $100 notes...
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 Posted 10/25/2012  4:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kena to your friends list
Thanks for sharing your banknotes. You have some banknotes I have never seen before.
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10/25/2012 4:08 pm
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 Posted 10/25/2012  4:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add macmercury to your friends list

Another dumb question is in stall...

Is gold certificate still redeemable by today government standard? Silver certificates aren't, so gold is probably in the same boat. I guess!
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 Posted 10/25/2012  4:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add barryg to your friends list
Sadly, no.
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 Posted 10/25/2012  4:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add oih82w8 to your friends list
Barryg, I have about about 200 notes, mostly $1's and $2's, but being a Type collector, I really don't need (or really want) the "extras". I am trying to sort/scan them for sale to finance some of my 7070 gold page.

I just noticed the word GOLD on the right and left hand side on the face of the note between the scrolls halfway up the sides.
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10/25/2012 4:19 pm
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 Posted 10/25/2012  5:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add barryg to your friends list

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Thanks for sharing your banknotes. You have some banknotes I have never seen before.

Glad you like them!

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I have about about 200 notes, mostly $1's and $2's, but being a Type collector, I really don't need (or really want) the "extras".

Well, I'm just starting to get into Type collecting myself (over the last year, actually), but I also have a stack of silver certificates from the 1930s and 1950s, as well as plenty of $2 Red Seals from the 50s and 60s. I just can't help hoarding them when I find them (or can get them cheap). It's like finding wheat cents in my change -- I can't bear to spend them even though I know most aren't worth anything over face value.

Ah well, if I hold onto them long enough, maybe they'll eventually be worth something and I can start selling them off one at a time to help pay for my retirement years...
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 Posted 10/26/2012  09:41 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add James4444 to your friends list
The $5 is an Emergency note which was used during WW II for military use in combat area of North Africa & Europe (I think prefix "K" would define it as well).

For other US Emergency Notes please click link below:

http://usrarecurrency.com/WorldWarI...uesNotes.htm


I have noticed (as other members definitely did) that the "Seal" is in different shade (it tends to be Orange or Light Brown) where it is basically, Yellow:

http://usrarecurrency.com/1934A$5Si...4087956A.htm

Well, I do not claim that it is one of US Error notes (Ink errors), but it's a "variety" after all and worth consulting one of the specialized collectors/dealers for a second opinion.

Eventually, it's worth a shot!


Nice collection by the way, & thanks for sharing ..... Wishing to see one of the "Educational" series (Silver Certificates) in your collection in the future!


Cheers
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 Posted 10/26/2012  09:46 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add barryg to your friends list

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Wishing to see one of the "Educational" series (Silver Certificates) in your collection in the future!

You and me, both!

The dealer I buy most of my currency from actually has a $1 Educational Note in stock that he's willing to sell for $300. Aside from the fact that $300 is a lot to spend on a single note, it's not in very good condition and I think I'd actually like to spend a little more to get better quality if I'm going to spend that type of money in the first place.

He told me that his paper money doesn't tend to move very quickly, though, so maybe I'll reconsider at some point...
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 Posted 10/26/2012  10:20 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add oih82w8 to your friends list
I would hold out for a better note too barryg. Maybe after I complete my 7070 gold page (two plus years down the road, if I am thifty) I can move back to my currency folder.
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 Posted 10/26/2012  10:36 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add James4444 to your friends list
barryg said:


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I think I'd actually like to spend a little more to get better quality if I'm going to spend that type of money in the first place.



Like this one, maybe!


Ok,-I'm-An-Idiot-But-A-Happy-One!


Cheers
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 Posted 10/26/2012  10:43 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add James4444 to your friends list
Such a note in such a grade would cost around $1500 ...


Cheers
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 Posted 10/26/2012  2:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add barryg to your friends list
Dang, I thought you were offering to sell it to me for $300...
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 Posted 10/27/2012  07:19 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add James4444 to your friends list



Cheers
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