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New Member
United States
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Hi, I have several US Federal Reserve Notes in the denomination of $1 that are commemorative of the Texas Sesquicentennial. I have been unable to find any other paper money similar to mine through online searches. They have authentication papers. Some of these have what must be some significant errors because there are some notes with George Washington on the front. These notes have with them in their protective case three additional items: 1) a little paper insert that is the size and shape of where a dollar bill usually has George Washington's image. This little cutout piece of paper is stamped with an image of the Hopkins County, Texas courthouse. 2) a small heavy weight gold colored cutout of a star, 3) a letter of authenticity Other notes are missing the image of George Washington but instead have the Hopkins County, Texas courthouse printed his place. These notes also have the small star and the letter of authenticity, but they do not have the oval insert with the courthouse printed on them. I am struggling to attach any images because I can't seem to make my files small enough for this site. All help and information will be truly appreciated. *** Edited by Staff to clarify the topic title. Please put as much info in the title as possible; they are critical.  ***  |
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New Member
 United States
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Thank you Staff for the help!
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Forum Dad
 United States
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 Sorry, but I'm pretty sure these are just novelty notes, nothing with any great value.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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to the CCF These appear to be genuine BEP notes that were after market overprinted as souvenirs. You are not going to find information on them through numismatic sources because they are not authentic BEP products but rather notes modified by a third party. You say they have a letter of authenticity. That should identify who modified the notes, but does not change the fact that they are not genuine US issues.
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Moderator
United States
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to the Community! They are interesting third-party created souvenirs. Hopefully they have sentimental value.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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It looks like on the back of the bills that stickers have been placed over the courthouse. The stars are probably also stickers.
If you can remove them, they will be worth $1.00 each.
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New Member
United States
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Thank y'all so much! This is very helpful information.
The star is a little cut out and not actually stuck to the note. Same goes for the courthouse cutout on some of the notes, but on other notes the courthouse is actually stamped on them in place of Washington.
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Moderator
Australia
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I would assume that the "cutouts", as well as the stars, were all originally stuck onto the notes and the glue has deteriorated since 1986, making the stickers fall off.
Making cutouts to stick onto regular US notes seems to be a common occurrence; you can find them in just about any theme you imagine, from Mickey Mouse to Elvis to Queen Elizabeth II. The general legal consensus is that they are "Art", rather than "advertising", and therefore legal to adhere to a Federal Reserve Note and sell as a souvenir.
They almost certainly would have originally been sold as souvenirs back in 1986, for considerably more than a dollar, but there is generally less value for them on the collector market.
If you want my advice, hold onto them until the Texas bicentennial year 2036, and there may be some interest in them then?
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If you want my advice, hold onto them until the Texas bicentennial year 2036, and there may be some interest in them then?  
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New Member
United States
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Thank y'all for all fo the helpful information. Below is a picture of the documentation that is with the notes we've discussed just so y'all can check it out if interested.  |
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