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New Member
United States
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Hi All Well I think I finally figured out what I would really like to collect. That is paper money during war times. The history of the wars have always interested me. I had a neighbor that was in WW2 and flew for Gregory "Pappy" Boyington of the Black Sheep Squadron. He told me how he was shot down and was in a Japanese concentration camp. My dad was in the Navy during the Korean War. I grew up during the Vietnam War and enlisted in the Navy at the end of the Vietnam War and was in during the Iran hostage crises. I got out just before Dessert Storm started. Now here is the problem I have. What to buy and where to buy it. I checked with my two local coin shops and they didn't have anything and really did not seem to want to help me with it either. I have been looking on ebay and have found a lot of really nice paper money on there. I find that the prices are all over the place for the same bills. So I am not sure when I am paying to high of a price or not. Does anyone know of a good place to find war money? Are there any coin shops on the internet that any of you on here deal with that is helpful and treats you right? Any information and help is really appreciated. |
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Valued Member
United States
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try coast to coast coins. they have a paper money catalog that's pretty deep. their prices are not cheap, what I've bought from them is at least quality and they have a return policy that's good too.
Good luck.
don't forget the military payment certificates, they can be considered war money also.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1080 Posts |
What an awesome area to collect! Rich with meaning, history, and nice unique items!
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Netherlands
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New Member
 United States
24 Posts |
Davest Thanks for the information. I will take a look at coast to coast coins. No I won't for get the military certificates. I saw a lot of them on ebay also. The other cool thing is the occupied money from WW2. Specksynder You got that right. That makes it all the more fun to find the history behind the things they did. Kingz That is some neat money there. The ones from the Netherlands Indies looks to be UNC. Wow 21/2 bill. I wounder what made them come up with these denominations especially the 1/2 part. Just more things to investigate. Also thanks for the links. |
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United States
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Valued Member
United States
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I have been working on military money as well. Here are two books to obtain:
World War II Allied Military Currency, by Raymond S. Toy and Carlton F. Schwan.
Military Money, by Walter Rundell, Jr.
I think both are a bit difficult to locate. The second one, in particular, took me over a year to find.
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
626 Posts |
And did you find something nice yet, or did you determine what time period? It doesn't have to be from WWII, here are my examples from Brittish Forces 1972 & 1 Pound from 1962:   They were really cheap, yet uncirculated and deffinetly interesting to have! |
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United States
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New Member
United States
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1Lost Coin,
I'm a newbie, but share your interest in some of the War Time Money. Mainly WWII, as my dad was in Japan right after the war. He died recently, and I inherited a ton of Unc military money that he brought back -- JIM from many of the Pacific countries that Japan invaded, etc.
It's darn pretty money -- colors, textures -- makes American cash pale by comparison!
As I go through the boxes, I'll share any good finds with you!
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Canada
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New Member
Israel
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i am ww2 bank note collector , and when collecting the bank note issue in and after ww2 , you find a very large varity of countries , occupation forces and bank note prices , for 1$ per item of the JIM to ++ 1000 $ for the rare ones , you need to define according to your budget and intrest what you collect ,
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Australia
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>>> KingZ: I recenly picked up a NEI "een halve gulden", or 50-cent, bearing a portrait of the Queen, and date "2 Maart 1943", apparently printed by the American Bank Note Company.
I have been contemplating starting a collection of "occupied territories". I saw this note going cheap, so I got it.
But what I have yet to research is this:
in 1943, the Netherlands were occupied;
and the NEI were also occupied;
so, on whose behalf did the ABNCo print my note ?
Edited by Peter THOMAS
05/23/2011 2:32 pm
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New Member
Israel
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peter Thomas
you are totaly right , those are the most optimistict bank note I saw in my life , it was printed in USA by the Ducth goverment in Exile , there are 2 edition 1) for Netherland east indie, ocupied at that time by Japan,
2)for Netrland ocuiped at that time by germany ,
both edition ehere put into circulation at 1945 , once war ended
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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> Barak, thankyou.
I'm aware that the U.S. Mint minted some coins datd 1944, for use in territories liberated after D-Day.
One can use coins as a springboard to study history, and so many other subjects ...
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New Member
United States
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I think I've got this all figured out now. About how to post a reply with pics. Anyway, got this assortment of 1944 series French Francs. Not sure if this was "occupation" money, but it's certainly wartime era. I hope the scan comes through OK. Rick   |
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