Thanks for the info here's a sample of what is coming

Great looking notes, I realy like the one from the Cameroon and also the Columbian

Military Payment Certificates, better known as "MPC's" were first issued in 1946 to servicemen of the American military. The earliest series were first used in Europe, then in Asia in areas where the USA maintained a military presence. The military brass realised that they were exchanging significant sums of foreign currencies for servicemen overseas, and that it was alleged that some was going into blackmarket economies. In an effort to stem blackmarket activities by servicemen, the MPC's were instituted, and were not exchangeable for cash outside of US military facilities. The first issues were rather plain, usually consisting of the heraldic eagle, and rather dull designs. After the conclusion of the Korean conflict a new series, Series 521 was issued, this issue was significant, in that in departure from the earlier drab designs, attractive females figured prominently on all denominations issued. This lovely Ceres was issued beginning in 1954, though it was printed in 1952, the first two digits in the series are the year the issue was printed, but not necessarily when it was used. This issue was used until 1958 when the Series 581 notes were issued. This Series 521 issue was significant also in that both sides of the notes featured attractive females. This $10 denomination would be the highest denomination in the MPCs until the Series 661 notes were released in 1968.

Whilst the young attractive lady on the front of the $20 note is mysteriously unknown, she was engraved by F.T. Howe. The reverse is a better known work, The Bouquet by Edward R. Felver. This reverse vignette was prominent on the front of the Bank of the Philippine Islands 50 Peso note used early in the 20th century, but designed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington D.C.

Hello everyone the contents of the "MYSTERY BOX" have been posted on banknotebank.com

35 notes from WWII Philippines

also got my second radar note $10 4011 1104 condition beat up 2001

Many new lovely young ladies joined my harem, to be seen in my website today.

SM those are lovely

More Stars/Radars today

$10 F6-BF11806775* Series 1999 Condition Circulated
$05 D4-FD4084 4804 Sreies 2003a Condition Circulated

Anyone know people that have Singapore Dollars that they do not need anyone. bust be Birds, Flowers, or Ships Series

Reverse proof from 1908 Spanish 25 ptas note.

Cuba, Treasury of the Island of Cuba, 5 Pesos 1891

Northern Ireland, National Bank of Ireland, £5 1939, another very rare note without penmarks etc.

FR-1267 15¢ PCGS-64 EPQ

Please stop it SM I am turning green with envy honestly they are lovely

Off the topic,anybody read Russian and id the note. Thanks !

This is Russian Asiatic Bank(China) from city of Harbin, 1 Ruble 1917. It is listed under foreign banks in China.

Thanks SM.

There are various young ladies on the 'Soekarno' series of notes:








All cheap in UNC. grades

Scarcer are the regional versions of the same; i.e. Borneo/Riau/Irian Barat

Plus two 'Kartini' notes:

1952/1985:



I have a few of most of these, except for the regional ones.

Of course I have now found that there are watermark variations on the 10 rupiah , so I need to track that down as well:

Thanks for that info, I now have to check mine LOL I love those 'Soekarno' series notes

Incredibly the basic elements of this classic design date to 1807! The classic White notes would march on in the £5 denomination to serve 149 years all total before being replaced with the "Helmeted Britannia" design. Aside from the ubiquitous American dollar, the White Fiver is perhaps the then most recognised currency around the world, and was even forged by the Nazi's during WWII in a bungled attempt to bring down the British economy. Because of the German forgeries, denominations above £5 were discontinued during the war and not reintroduced until the late 1960's, so the White Fiver saw more service, and some changes including the introduction of a metal security strip into the paper.

My latest addition to my Nepal 555555 collection. This is a 2006 released 500 Rupees without the King portrait. All Nepalese notes will no longer bear the King portrait.

Very nice looking £5 SM I still need to get one of those for the collection And I do like thos Tigers Derrick Apparently the King has been deposed

Sweet reverse, I know a relative of mine that collects this stuff, will have to get.

I once read from somewhere that there were forged 5 pounds spotted. In fact, these forged notes were also sold as collector's item for collector's references. Does any know how to spot a forgery piece ? What are the major differences between the real one and the forged one other then the metal security strip.

maybe this links will be usefull http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bernhard
http://www.germannotes.com/faq_operation_bernhard.shtml

Great. Thanks for the link. Definitely it will benefit everyone here.

Today I went to the bank to get some cash and got a series 1990 $20 note back in AU! This is a somewhat scarce transitional note, as it has the same signatures as the 1988A, but has a security thread. Looked on eBay and there was only 1 listed, and 3 that were already completed, but they were all pretty cheap, so scarcity with limited demand doesn't do much for pricing!

COMING SOON!!!! to a board near you.

More note(s) from me. I've put my banknote collection on the back burner until the end of the month. Due to a MAJOR online tournament going til July 20.

The team im on is currently in 1st place , but second in the overall standings.

If you dont know what it is??? the pic ture below my name Is a clue of what the creatures are.

I was always a bit curious about that. It looked like some sort of anime or something but I could never quite put my finger on it.

Lonely, I'm so lonely, I have nobody for me.

they are neopets my screen name is actually on of my pets

Gotcha, I remember when they were getting popular a few years ago. It was like no big deal, then BAM huge on the net. The characters are cute anyway. I draw lots of cartoons, mainly animals, ever since I was a kid, so I can relate to that design style. Mine was influenced by Sonic the Hedgehog though.

I'm BACK!!!!!

The tourney si over not we're waiting on pins and needles for the ROOsults to come in.

Anyway, some note for you!

Argentina 1 Peso 1989
Belgium 200 Francs 1995
Biafra 5 Schillings, 1 Pound 1967 (1st Issue)
Cambodia 500 Riels 1958
Cayman Islands 1 Dollar 1973
East Caribbean States (Saint Vincent) 5 Dollars 1993
France 50 Francs 1989
Haiti 1 Gourde 1979 (1980-82)
HKSAR 10 Dollars 1968

more coming soon this just a taste

Here's question Laminating Banknotes Good idea? Bad Idea? got a bunch of new notes majority of the are laminated. will it affect the price of the notes?

Welcome back.

The banknotes that are laminated are worth very little compared to an un-laminated unc. It ruins the aesthetic of the paper...because it is no longer just paper. It makes a nice display item and certainly keeps it safe from damage but it really does ruin the value of the note. It is considered damage by most.

HKSAR 10, 20, 50, 100 Dollars various dates
Indonesia 1000 Rupiah 1992
Iran (Shah) 20 Rials 1965
Kuwait 1 Dinar 1991
Laos (Kingdom) 10, 200 Kip various dtaes

Laos (Kingdom) 500, 1000 Kip various dates
Lebanon 1000 Livres (10 notes) various dates
Mexico 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 Pesos various dates
Morocco 10, 50 Dirhams various dates
Netherlands Antilles 5 Gulden 1967

Netherlands Antillies 5 Gulden 1986
New Zealand 2 Dollars 1981
Nigeria 5 Naira New Issue
Oman 1/2 Rial 1987
Peru 100 Soles de Oro 1976
Poland 100,000 Zlotych 1993
Romania 200 Lei 1992
Saudi Arabiq 1 Riyal 1977
Singapore 2 Dollars 1990
Korea 500 Won 1973

Wow someone has been busy

yep me busy has a LOT of backlog to go through was in a major online tourney and MY TEAM WON!!!!!!!!

Argentina 5 Peso 1960
Philippines 20 Piso 1994
Romania 100 Lei 1966
Espana 2000 Pesetas (5 notes consecutive serials) 1996 <------- $300 USD (got for $5 USD at a coin show)
Suriname 500 Gulden 1982 (5 notes Consecutive serials)
Suriname - Dollar system NEW ISSUE 1, 5, 10 Dollars
Sweden 5, 10 20 Kronor various dates

Congrats, on the win and mass pile of notes.

And FINALLY the last of my modern collection

Thailand 10, 20 Baht various dates
Vietnam 100,000 Dong NEW ISSUE
Vietnam - South 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 Dong various dates

breaks out thr Acient Collection "WHOMP" cough cough cough

Well, I've been gone for most of July, but now that I'm back home I can start buying more banknotes again. My first aquisition in more than a month is this Belgium 100 Francs / 20 Belgas note. I have a copy of this in a larger version without the red coloring on the sides.





The artist of this note was fairly famous in his time - Emile Vloors (1871-1959).

That's a beautiful note. I hadn't seen the version with red on the sides, it's quite stunning.

Dave

I don't go out of my way to collect radars, but they are my most recent purchases.

dusts off desk and book

time for some ancients to be posted

Algeria 5 Francs 1942
Aregentina 1 Peso 1952
Australia 1939 10 schillings <--- my personal favourite
Austria 2 kronen 1922
Austrai Military 1, 2, 5 Schilling various dates
Austria 20 50 100 Schillings 1945
Belgium 20 Francs 1948
Bolivia 100 Bolivianos 1948
Canada 1954 1 Dollar modified and Devil's Hair styles
China 10 Dollars 1928, 5 Yuan 1940
Chinese Taipei 10, 100 Yuan Various dates
Curacao 1947 1 Gulden
France 5 20 50 Francs Various Dates
French Military 2 5 10 20 50 Francs 1944-1945

nothing exciting lately. I did have a few free hours after a meeting in DC last week and I bought a uncut sheet of 4 new US (coloured) design $10s

I picked up some nice Croatian (Hrvatska) notes in change in Pula and Dubrovnik that I have saved and cataloged this month.

Thats about it. Boring few months for me.

Ciao,
AWACS

French IndoChina 1 Piastre 1921, 1949
Germany - Kaiser 100 Mark 1908
Germany - Weimer Republic 10,000, 100,000, 1 Million, 50,000,000 Mark various dates
Germany - Third Riech 10 Reichsmark 1929
Germany - Military 1/2, 1, 2, 5 Mark 1944
Germany - West 5 Mark 1948 Star Note???
Great Britian - Mitilary 10 Schilling 1956
Hungary - 1,000,000 Pengo 1945


The Star Note

Been a while since I've had any notes to add to this thread. Sorry for the crappy photo, I need to take better ones later. All original, all rough...oddly the three cent fractional is in decent shape compared to the other ones that are full of folds and tears...meh. I loves me my cheap old paper!

Lovin' the Richmond note, V

Yes indeed! Nice notes!

Here's a little something that I got in the mail today.