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Valued Member
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I moved your thread because it is mostly foreign notes. John1  |
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Thank you, I appreciate that
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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That's a fascinating story--I never heard of short snorters before. They are probably mostly of sentimental value now.
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Some short snorters can be fascinating. Check signatures for famous people. A lot of notes were signed and exchanged at USO shows during WW2. Bob Hope, Humphrey Bogart are just a few that I've seen over the years. Hope's autograph is pretty unique. Very ornate.
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09/25/2024 3:08 pm
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Very interesting group!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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That was interesting. Never heard of Short Snorters.
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There some very interesting notes you have posted. Some, like the 10/- from British West Africa (4th picture & now Nigeria) are also worth "a good dollar" due to their rarity. What you would get for each note is entirely dependent on the condition. Naturally, short-snorter collectors would be a bit more lenient (depending on the signatures found), expecting most notes to be quite circulated. My suggestion to you is to either go to your LCS & ask what they think or just continue to post & ask around on forums for more info. Use the Bank Note Museum: http://www.banknote.ws/ or Numista: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/in...?ct=banknote to discover what your g-f has inherited. Also, you may want to get some good currency sleeves. Sleeves can either be bought at your LCS or online (various coin dealers) or on ebay: https://www.ebay.ca/b/Currency-Slee...n_7023237516Keep the collection in a dry place to prevent damage from moisture. The first note of the 2 US $1.00 looks like it may have black mold. You want to separate this (& any note) that looks like the 1st US $1.00 as black mold spreads & destroys the paper. Do not use a baggy (or some old plastic photo album page) to store these notes. Try to remove the tape but if it is resistant- just leave it. Hope that helps! |
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Learn something new and also never heard of short snorter notes. I have one US silver certificate that I took out of the cash register years ago because it had all the writings on it.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Check out Short Snorter notes in the Search box above. Always the best place to start when you have a question!
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If you decide to sell them, include some details about your her grandpa's service history. People who collect short snorters often love to research the names of the signees, and having one name to begin with is often helpful.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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I have a modern "short snorter" that is personally significant, but nothing quite that historical. Nice collection! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Thanks so much, I will reach out to the other forums and check out the British West Africa bill
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Generally, there is no need to authenticate service members signatures on a short snorter. You will want to do a Google search of Lt. Col. A.C. Shofner whose signature is on the back of the Central Bank of China 100 yuan note. Colonel Shofner was captured in the Philippines and was one of the few who successfully escaped from the Japanese. He went on to participate in the battles at Pelilieu and Okinawa. He also was critical to the success of the Great Raid at the Cabanuatuan Prison Camp in the Philippines. A brief summary of his service can be found on this resolution of the Tennessee Legislature when he died. https://capitol.tn.gov/bills/101/Bill/SJR8019.pdf |
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Also, I don't recommend currency sleeves for an intact short snorter. That would result in the notes being separated. I recommend keeping it intact, rolling it up and storing it in a round container of some sort like a large coin tube or even a glass jar.
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