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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Picked this up recently because the price was right. It's quite original with no sense of handling other than a single vertical fold, evident in the pic. Must have been stored that way for a long time. After a long history spanning almost a hundred years, the Series 1966A $100 was the last of the iconic "red seal" US Notes to be printed. US Notes were first authorized per se in the 1870's and, after the switch to small size notes, continued to be printed intermittently to meet obscure requirements from the original law. New legislation in the 1960's finally changed this and The Treasury printed the last "red seal" notes of any denomination (below) in 1969-1970, after discontinuing the $2 and $5 notes a few years earlier.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Great note - one of my favorites to collect!  |
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Rest in Peace
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 Mr. Frog...you can always request to be my secret Santa this Christmas, ya know...  I remember getting paid in 1976, $600 for a carpentry job in those, straight from the bank...little did I know! Darn! Nice lower # too! |
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Moderator
United States
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Very nice! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1101 Posts |
All about the Benjamin's. Nice bill |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Very nice. I hope it only cost $101 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1285 Posts |
Nice, very nice!! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
655 Posts |
Thanks for the history of the red seal. The $100 was a simple design but nice.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12816 Posts |
Don't see many of those. Nice note, Coinfrog!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
562 Posts |
Nice find |
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
992 Posts |
Nice note! Great find Congrats! Edited by redlock
02/15/2018 04:30 am
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Thanks guys. Red seals just have so much more pop to them than blue, green or brown!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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They certainly do, but I still prefer the look of the blues and yellows of the silver certs. Personal preference, I suppose. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Truth told, the gold certificate seals are my favorite!
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New Member
United States
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Great looking bill. I like the look of those 1966 red seals.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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One of my favorite designs on small size $100's.
Printed alongside the 1969 FRN's. Never owned one as a kid. This was BIG bucks back then.
Nice note Mr.Frog.
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Posted 02/14/2018 1:27 pm
