Dave

Nice notes again, Madison! Your are right about the scarcity of these notes. I am amazed at how some notes are disappearing so fast. At least you've got these two lovelies in a good home! Congrat's!

A nice Congo Republic 1,000 Francs banknote:

Wow! That's a good looking note there. I like it a lot! Congrats!

Some awesome notes jtryka Those are really cool!

Hmmm. I don' tknow. Your's looks pretty darn nice, there Vfox! If you plan on getting one, I say go for it. They're not rare, but they are something that is pretty much a staple for a US set. I wish I'd have got it earlier. It's a classic.... though I do like the 1918 US Note better - that flying eagle on the back is a great vignette!

Nice bite. That note has been evading me for a while. I did buy it (online) once, it turns out the seller had already sold it and sent it to Spain.

Well, I finally got one of the Must Have's of US Banknotes today: The Black Eagle $1 Silver Certificate. I'm pretty happy with it. It was graded UNC 62 in it's holder by a TPG. I've left it in the holder for now - don' tknow if I'll take it out or not.

Yet another great note Madison! This is a wonderful addition to your collection. You seem to be able to find some very nice French notes.... You must be a Banknote Detective because you seem to be able to track down hard to find notes! Now you need to get that Napolean note, eh?

This finally came in the mail today. Chad 1000 Francs. These are getting harder and harder to find lately.

After reading this, I was thinking that it's very odd that I've read several posts about people finding things in the trash. Then, today I stumbled upon one of those Cheerios pennies (Cent for the language cops) in some muddy, trashy field. I picked it up and washed it off. The back is only paper, so it's kinda water damaged and stained. Too bad it wasn't one of those Cheerios Dollars! Sadly, this is about the best thing I've found since I was a kid, when I found a $20. That was a long time ago.

Another set of amazing notes! Congratulations on the new aquisition.

French Pacific Territories P-3 5000 Francs.

Wow - way to go! Another set of amazing notes, Madison! You sure can pick some good ones, can't you? Can't wait to see your other notes from Maastricht - I'm certain they are just as impressive!

As Lord Acton said in 1887: "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." In Africa, Mugabe is but the latest leader who has fell into this moral trapping, but it happens in all places and times. Frankly, I'm surprised that Zimbabwe hasn't had a coup d' etat thus far to remove Mugabe. He must have too much power to frighten such opposition. But back to these new aquisitions: Great notes, Madison! As always, I am impressed with your collection: Beautiful, scarce, and high end notes in the best of condition. Thanks for posting them - they're always a treat to see! - Dave

Thanks De Orc! You've gone into the Slavic notes I see. You should see about talking with Kuhli, AKA SlavicScott. He was specializing in these a while ago and was full of information about them. They are a pretty neat set to build, with some of the overprints rather hard to get.

Congratulations on this superb St. Pierre & Miquelon set you've got there Madison! Those are true gems!

Got a nice $1 bill today - I really like the flying eagle on the reverse a lot.

Received a Libertad from Jeff today. His service and coins are top notch! Thanks, Jeff

Wow! Congrats on that grand acquisition!

bg-notafilia - That's the provisional gold issue isn't it? Very nice note! Good find!

WOW! the condition of those notes is awesome - I'm very envious!!! Congrats on these two additions (that's a green with envy bunny there)

Wow See323! What a wonderful reply. Thanks for such an informative post! Great banknotes, too!.

Scotishmoney, once again you marvel us with an amazing banknote! A true beauty! Thanks for posting this one. .. I've not seen it before.

Nice note featuring Berlioz! Due to the lettering style, whenever I see this note I am reminded of the Wild West. Just seems an odd font for a french banknote to me. All French notes are "in demand" right now, and getting harder and harder to get.

This one is an all-time favorite of mine.