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1837 1 Dollar Bill ?

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 Posted 08/06/2011  9:25 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Apollo to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
What can tell me about this, no other side:


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 Posted 08/07/2011  3:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add fcrazo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I saw this posted in a couple of websites ranging from $30-$170. Pennsylvania issue. Is it me or does it say "copy" in scipt signature? All the other examples with different SN# also have the same.
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 Posted 08/08/2011  12:25 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Apollo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yeah, so mine is probably worth 35-40 dollars since it is its best condition.
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 Posted 08/08/2011  07:31 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pyrbob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's not worth 35-40 dollars if it is a copy like it says.
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I checked the internet, every bill says copy on it:Here is an example of the site that gave this price:

http://www.aocurrency.com/images/im...nc%20rep.jpg

http://www.aocurrency.com/images/im...ark$1-cu.jpg

Every one of those bills that has been used by a person has to have that written on it.
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I checked on Heritage and every one of these notes but 1 had "Copy" written on it. The only one that didn't also did NOT have the serial number filled in. Both serial and "Copy" are hand written in red ink on every one I saw. The notes sold for the following (on Heritage):

No serial, no "copy" Graded at 63 sold for $34
3 consecutive uncut sheet (with copy on each) sold for $40
Rest all are single notes with "copy" on each of them
$7
$40
$18.5
$15
$47
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Nickelman, do you know why they say copy on them, my theory is to say that they have been used by a person and he/she writes copy on it to make it so a person that finds it cannot use it.
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All I can tell you is that I found one more sold example that does not have a serial or the word copy, so apparently when the serial number is hand written on it the word Copy is also written for whatever reason.

I can also tell you that according to Heritage: "The Hoober plate note for this denomination has this hand-written "Copy" also."

Richard T. Hoober's comprehensive reference on Pennsylvania obsolete notes and scrip which I unfortunately do not own so I can't look at it. I suspect the word copy on these notes does not mean what we usually associate that word with here (counterfeit). I had a crazy thought, also these type of notes are signed by a person to make them authentic, what if the person's name was Copy? lol.
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 Posted 08/09/2011  09:08 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Apollo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Exactly! Thanks Nick
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Now don't get me wrong that doesn't mean your note is not a replica, just that actual examples have the word Copy on them. I suggest taking it to someone who knows about obsolete currency and have them examine it.
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I knew it wasn't a fake, trust me.
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