Ætheling

Well new designs are always welcome. As you may have noticed there are two design themes pictured above, the McDoo and the other. Obviously it makes sense to stick with the one for now... although designs may change in future. The design that is not picked for the currency will be used for another scheme. On some forums they have prestigious awards known as 'Post of the Day' (all you really get is the right to stick POTD in your signature with the nomination/award date). Post of the Day is usually awarded seldomly and only to numismatically related posts that create fascination and debate amongst the members. Therefore the losing note designs (probably the linked to ones designed by yours truly) will be used as prizes for the coinpeople version of post of the day. Introducing the Coinpeople Award for Numismatic Excellence (CANE). If you achieve one of these prestigious awards you get the $1 note, 5 the $5, 10 the $10, 20 the $20. Getting the full set will be very tricky as these notes won't be given out liberally. Pictures of $1 note to follow.

Just one small point, very small but important. 2x2s whilst very useful for storage it is particularly essential to ensure that the humidy around them is correct, because if it is too humid the mylar windows can cause the coins to begin sweating. If they sweat they then 'turn'. Watch out for verdigris in particular. All coins in 2x2s heading in this direction are quickly removed from them due to previous bad experience. Airtites seem fine though.

Well it was a time when the US produced some of its most celebrated coinage, the Saints, Walker Halves, Standing Liberty Quarters, Mercury Dimes etc. It was also somewhat of a 'Golden' period in US history, the Roaring '20s... soon to be shattered by the 1929 Wall Street crash and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Another reason was because the 1910s was a more expensive era to focus upon.

A somewhat eclectic approach. Although there are a few sets on the go from here and there, another set is about to be started and it is a set that will take a considerable amount of time, money and above all patience. In a nutshell, 1920s US coins struck at the Philadelphia mint. Rare coins of the period will be omitted. The hope is to have most coins grading EF or better. Expected finish date 2015 sometime.