ccg Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I'm in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotten Rodney Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I'm in on this too. . . . and I got a laundered $5 that is missing 40 percent to use. . . Since I can't spend it or maybe a Counterfeit $20 freom work. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Oh yes, I am in again! I just need to find a note with more room this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarotta Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 ... or maybe a Counterfeit $20 freom work. . . If you are the king of Canada, I have no advice, but if you live in Henrietta, Texas, you should know that mere possession of a counterfeit bill is not in and of itself illegal. However, counterfeit money is contraband and can be seized without a search warrant. Counterfeit money can be neither purchased nor sold legally. If you have a counterfeit $20 that someone took in by mistake, and you are a numismatist, then you might wish to enjoy the thing in the quietude of your own domicile. If you let it out of the house, it might not come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SugarCheryl Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I also would like to sign up for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 If I'm missing anything - see table above - Please PM me with the info. I'll send the mailing info to those who have signed up at the end of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 CP2006 Short Snorter Signup List Moved to first post in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hispania Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 hi Art, i decided the banknote SPAIN 50 pesetas 1928. thanks, Alfonso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 oops, that was susposed to be a PM.... Wrong button again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 My note is on the way to my house (Ebay buy). 1914 UNC German 1 Mark. Should be to you soon Art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 I'm waiting for a certain shipment, once that has arrived I will send my note on the way Art. The shipment should arrive here in a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henare Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 umm, so why is this called a short snorter again? sounds kinda piggy to me ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 umm, so why is this called a short snorter again? sounds kinda piggy to me ... It does have a "piggy" sound come to think of it. Long tradition that goes back to before the WWI. I read somewhere that it started with the French Foreign Legion in Africa. Since soldiers were from such varied backgrounds someone started the tradition of generating keepsakes. It had something to do with drinking as well. Not really clear. Help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 This site has some nice ShortSnorter info and some snorters complete with their history. The one that the fellow carried in his wallet from WWII until the reunion in 1996 certainly makes a great story. Short Snorters of the 447th Bomb Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarotta Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Challenge Coins" (unit coins, etc.) have several independent origins that have come together into a common thread. During the Boer War, mercenaries (auxiliaries) were paid off with a handshake and a shilling. The shilling was in the officer's hand and was supposed to be passed without notice. This is the earliest reference I have found to a "unit coin." During World War I, an American soldier from a wealthy family had made for himself and his mates medallions with the unit crest on them. Separated from his unit during a battle and wounded, this man (or one of his comrades) was captured by French civilians who would have killed him for a German, had his medallion not shown him to be an American. This was another origin of the "unit coin" (or medallion). During the Barnstorming Era, an aviator created the first "short snorter" notes. Using stage money, he signed his name to the money, got his boss to sign a real dollar, and then swapped the two notes, the stage money for the dollar. "Now pull it on someone else," he said. Short snorters became a brief though widespread tradition during World War II when soldiers met aviators. Here, again, there were several instant traditions. The crew of a plane would sign and swap notes the first time they crossed the equator, or the first time they landed in a foreign field, etc. The idea was that if you did not have that dollar the next time you met, then you had to buy a round of drinks. This is an example of the "challenge" money. I have a scan of a French note signed by contractors from Bendix, Singer, etc., passing through a medical center on Tahiti. (Note that civilian contractors serving in war zones is not new to Gulf War II.) I have a couple of short snorter US Dollars. Soldiers on transports would create long banners of notes, American, British, etc., etc., taped together. Another source is that soldiers would sign a dollar and give it to a wounded mate going back. "When you get home, have a snort on me," was the blessing that went with that. After World War II, the tradition evaporated. However, during the Korean War, an officer (colonel, I believe) had made unit coins that he distributed to his men. During VietNam, the "unit coin" or "challenge coin" became one of the "dong" coins of South VietNam. If you did not have one on you, you had to buy a round of drinks. Unit coins spread quietly but continuously. During Gulf War I, four Americans were captured and later returned. On the way out, one joked to another that their common experience would make a good challenge coin when they got home. Challenge coins (unit coins) continue into the non-combat departments of the DoD and para-military agencies such as the FBI, etc. Police and fire fighters, etc., also create them now. ----------------------------------------------------- see also: Beattie, Cliff. “The story of short snorters bank notes,” Canadian Paper Money Newsletter 12.1 (2004), pp. 26-27, illus. A brief account of "short snorters", banknotes signed by military servicemen as memorabilia of particular postings. A 1937 Canadian $1 short snorter is illustrated. (Oliver D. Hoover) For excruciating detail, see "Short Snorters: Keeping the Memory Alive" in the November 2002 issue of The Numismatist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Entries for Short Snorter 2006 close on Saturday Jan21 at 11:59PM EST. After that I'll pm final info to all of the participants. I'd like to have everyone's notes in hand before the 15th of Feb 2006. Thanks. I think we'll have a great Short Snorter this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Just a reminder -- send those notes as soon as possible. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Updated. Please check the list to make sure that we are insynch on this. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 One of the very rarest, and best looking. Only three printed, one for me, one sent to a collector in Kuwait, and the one sent to Art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 One of the very rarest, and best looking. Only three printed, one for me, one sent to a collector in Kuwait, and the one sent to Art. I'm excited about that. It's a great custom note. I really like them. I'm thinking that custom notes is the way to go for future ShortSnorters. I'll have to consider a neat design. Thank you for the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Art, My note for the Short Snorter 2006 is on it's way. Keep an eye on your mailbox starting next week wednesday (I guess) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SugarCheryl Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Art, Bobby and I sent our notes out to you yesterday....keep an eye out for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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