Dave

Fun thread! 1998

It's up for auction! http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/29577

Got a nice 1000 Kronur from Iceland.

I checked it out and it seems like a nice retail site. Everything I tried seemed to work perfectly. Good luck!

2008 Cheers!

I've been wondering that myself.

Got this obsolete Kentucky 5 dollars today. Simple note, but I found it attractive nonetheless.

Got a new Continental and two Cambodians

A nice WAS note Jazinta! The artistry is great on this one.

Noce set of notes, Baxuss! There's some in there I've not seen before. I like them a lot!

Only early, later they became very worthless that the soldiers put them in their socks or to make fire for heating. There's a saying that "it's not worth a continental", because continentals became worthless. True - and this note in particular, according to "Early Paper Money of America" was traded at only 22% when it was issued in 1778. (Of course I had to pay a little more than that ;-)

Thanks guys. Yeah, it's a collection that keeps going. I recently finished one from each of the 13 colonies and I'd like to get a few more continentals as well. You can see them all here http://www.banknoteden.com/USA_Colonials.html

A Continental 5 Dollar note from 1778

That is a nice looking MLK note. You have a good eye for design. I had to teach myself how to use PhotoShop a few years ago, and I did so by designing my own 'fantasy' notes. It came in handy for a while, but now I don't even have Photoshop installed on my computer anymore! the later updates wouldn't display some of my banknotes due to the anti-counterfeiting software built into it.

Wow, lot's of great notes lately. Congrats everyone! This note I'm adding here is one I've wanted for a while. It's been tough to find it in better than VF for some reason, but I'm pretty happy with this in XF. The folds are mostly very faint. It's a Switzerland 5 Franken note with William Tell at the left.

This book on Banknote Replacements was just received in the mail today.I was able to help the author out with editing a few chapters, so I had a glimpse of it beforehand, but the final result turned out just great! I am quite impressed with the book. The author, Ali Mehilba, has assigned a unique reference number (MWR) in conjunction with the SCWPM number, dates, prefixes, printers, and even more categories, to help in ascertaining the replacement indicators for the banknotes. If you are at all a collector of replacement banknotes, you'll want to have a copy of this book. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mehilba-World-Replacement-MWR-Catalog-of-World-Replacement-Star-Notes-/161200920700

Just got these in the mail - 200 and 1000 Tenge notes from Kazakhstan.

Well, here's my 13 Colony set. Gotta start shopping for a couple of continentals to make it a nice representational set.

MMMM, that Costa Rica 50 is on my list! I also like your Congo 20000 too! Scottishmoney, Your set is a very nice one. That Maine issue is a rarity indeed. But adding Vermont would be awesome - any hopes for La Louisiane?

Thanks. Yeah I will when I get a chance. Been just crazy busy this week. I'll have to fix the scan too. I must've had my laptop monitor at the wrong angle. the scan is darker than the note itself is. I should have all 13 posted here by the weeks end though.

Finally got my last colonial note: Boy, what a chore it was to get a New Hampshire note!

I've seen notes that have had all types of oils and grime on them and they seem to hold up just fine, even those over 150 years old! The thing I would really be worried about would be stains and sticky stuff getting on the notes. once placed in the holders, I usually just leave them in there unless I need to change them for some reason. I certainly make sure my hands are clean. But I never wear gloves. Even the thinnest gloves remove the tactile senses from the hands and I am certain that I would cause more damage with gloves when handling paper. As far as cleanliness, I make sure that I don't have dirt, grime, etc., when I wash my hands. But I am also careful to fully rinse them with plenty of warm water so that there is no chemical residue from any soaps - just in case. I read about one collector who usually used tongs. I suppose that would be okay too, but I would still be worried about handling the notes in and out of holders.

A rather odd assortment came in today.

Everything I've read about them says that they were printed from engraved wood blocks. The seals were additional and printed later. Paper types in my sets are all the same, and I would agree with Scottishmoney's assessment on the ingredients.

Nice notes! I'd like to see your article when it's done - it sounds interesting. Maybe it can be posted here? I'd agree that money talks, especially in politics (unfortunately). But I also think what a banknote is telling me about it's country when I look at it. Whether it's a political figure, poet, painter, wildlife, commerce, education, or what - have - you, a banknote can say a lot about what a country is, where it's priority's are, and where it may be headed. It is a symbol of national pride and can sometimes be a symbol of revolution and change. There is so much that can be read from a banknote that escapes most people, but a little research will give a good amount of insight into the place it comes from.