Saor Alba

Five Dollars Series 692

Today I got $270 in nickels from one of my credit unions, all bagged - preferable to rolls since I don't have to deal with the wrappers afterwards. I found three Buffers, two dateless and one 1935 in VF. A 1938-D Jeffer(filled a hole in my Whitman) and two more silver nickels - a '43-S and a 44-P. I also found a handful of '40s and '50s nickels and a good assortment of S-mints from 1941-1970. Also found another 1950 Philly. If I could find a '55 Philly and a '50-D sometime I would be a happy camper.

Just put it in a non-PVC paper money page, in a binder. Don't try to remove the wrinkles - the results always show later, and I myself look down on such modified items. Generally I do not save the small head notes unless they are from before 1963 or are star notes. I have been known to spend the occasional 1950 dated notes if I get enough of the 1934s in that I can do without the 1950s. Unless they are star notes or in really nice condition they keep only as emergency reserve money in my collection. My own find yesterday - 10 Ike Dollars, one 1971, one 1972, and 8 1976 at my credit union. And they were pleased as punch to get rid of them.

Another '43-P today, searched $50 worth of nickels from a new credit union.

I found a 43-P for my silver on Monday. Bout the only exciting find, everything else has been common date 40s and 50s. I am having to scour new banks and credit unions now as I have seemingly exhausted the supply chain for awhile.

A Polynesian 10 Francs from 2000, and a nice EF 50 centesimi from Italy dated 1941 turned up at my bank in the last week.

I haven't gotten the original one yet, I have noticed the same thing - they usually don't go above VF. Curiously though, someone in the Estonian National Bank was forward thinking, they stashed the plates for the 1940 issue away after the communards from next door came in uninvited. During a renovation of the building where the old National Bank was in the mid 1990's the printing plates were found behind a wall. During the run up to introducing the Euro, the National Bank used the original plates, modified the date and used them to print this: To commemorate the 90th anniversary of Estonian independence from the Russian Empire in 1918.

Now I am going to have to wait till the credit union gets my nickel order next week for more finds. BTW Thanks Finn325, you have inspired a new pursuit. I have pretty much waysided cents, and moved onto nickels - there are just more treasures there - and the possibility of finding silver - got two silver war babies in the past week. And the two Buffers. Also found the 1950 Philly that filled my Whitman hole.

Another day, another $25 gone through - no silver but did adopt another Buffer, a 1929 this time. Actually I bought those from one of my banks that bags loose deposits through their coin sorting machine. As the teller was emptying their bag into mine I spotted the Buffer and pulled it out and showed her what I am looking for. Now she understands my "madness"

Abish apparently must still have Libby visiting. But Abish has been busy with other stuff - understandable the delay in moving along.

And today no more silver but did find a 1927 Buffer and three proof nickels, a 1994, a 2001 and a 2006.

No Buffers for me lately, but have dredged out some more silver though. Lately I am finding that my credit unions are just more than accommodating, selling amounts like $250 etc and even ordering me $1000 worth to pick up next Thursday. My banks have been good to me, but I am finding these credit unions are truly a hoarders friend.

Another Cayman Islands 25 cent coin. I am accumulating quite a few of them recently, those and coins from Kuwait and Afghanistan. Hmmm, some vacays and some sandbox duties.

I believe USA and Switzerland are the only countries in the world where it is possible to find sometimes coins that are over 100 years old - probably more likely in Switzerland because designs didn't change for so long. The Swiss franc is also the only currency that has significantly appreciated vs. the US $, is now worth 5 X what it's exchange rate was 100 years ago.

I am conjecturing without tearing at it, that the date on the coin is 1907. I haven't cleaned coins since soaking Romans in mineral water years ago, so I am going to try to be professional about getting the crud off it so I don't destroy it. I have to believe someone dug it up outside and turned around and spent it.

It is definitely something that someone dug up in their garden or something and turned around and spent without ever bothering to determine what it was. Right now I can faintly see the outline of the headress on Ms. Longacre and the "19" of the date.

I did a favour for one of my tellers, that I have been buying from - bought the $10 in cents and $25 in nickels. Nickels were lackluster, a 40, a 41, a 46, a 59, 69-S and three 70-S. Cents were a bust - one wheat, two YH Canada cents and a '69-S. But wait, there was that ugly thing that looked like a rotted out Zincoln, but as I cast it off into the reject pile I noticed it had the heft of copper. I looked at it and couldn't make any details on the coin. So I rubbed it a bit on the towel, I have to find a soft bristle brush to clean off the crust. But I can now discern the small shield above "One Cent" flanked by the laurel wreath. My "castoff" is indeed bronze, and it is over 100 years old - ANOTHER INDIAN CENT this makes three of them that I have found in coin roll searches in the past couple of months. I still have to find a soft toothbrush or something that I can brush off the crust without damaging the coin - but I know it is an Indian.

Yes indeed on it being hijacked by the Nazis. Carlsberg Brewery largely got rid of the swastikas after WWII, but they still remain on the elephants on the entrance to the brewery - as they have since the 1880's.

Elvis would have used the Series 541 MPC's that were in use in Europe from May 1958 - May 1961.

Sweden 10 Kronor 1968 Sweden has the unique distinction in Europe of having issued the first paper money in 1661 from Stockholms Banco in Stockholm. Curiously this first issue of paper money ominously foretold a situation common with banknote issues from there onwards - the bank failed in 1664. In 1668 the charter for the bank was passed onto Riksens Ständers Bank but this bank did not issue banknotes, but being authorised by the Swedish parliament, essentially acted as the central bank for the Swedish government. In reality though, legally the bank was not recognised as the central bank of Sweden until legislation was passed in 1897, which also resulted in granting the privilege of banknote issue solely to the newly named Sveriges Riksbank. This commemorative note from 1968 commemorated the 300 anniversary of the charter of this bank - the figure of Svea representing the spirit of Sweden and she has traditionally appeared on Swedish banknotes. This note is enclosed in a commemorative folder, which is the reason the image is a bit off. USA US Military Payment Certificate $5 Series 692 A now very scarce denomination especially in crisp uncirculated, this note has as it's main vignette Eve by engraver Edward R. Felver, and the reverse elk is conjectured to have been engraved by Len Buckley.

Nice notes, like the Jamaica, the HK, the Caymans etc. Guatemala ~ Banco Occidente de Quetzaltenango Sweden ~ Bohus Läns Enskilda Bank 10 Kronor 1879 Bohus Läns is a province in western Sweden, and was formerly part of the Kingdom of Norway, it's principal city is Uddevalla. This region was well known for herring fisheries during the 18th and 19th centuries, but light industry made inroads during the late 19th century. During the 19th century Swedish commercial banks issued their own notes, a privilege that existed until very early in the 20th century. This note was issued by Bohus Läns Enskilda Bank in Uddevalla and is notable for having been printed by Waterlow and Son's Engravers in London.

I think I have only gotten one 2011 quarter, nope, just pulled them off my desk and I have two. A Gettysburg and a Glacier NP. They were under a Jamaica 10c from 1969 that I got in change as a quarter somewhere recently.

A cruddy looking nickel, had to clean the crud off to find a 1968-S The worst part was the race to the machine, had to beat the 16 year old daughter there.

Only $20 worth today, I am going to have to find more branches of my banks. No real exciting finds until I break open the last of the ten rolls and there is my new 1943-P war nickel.

I searched $85 worth yesterday - no buffers, no silver. But I did find a nice VF 1938-S which will get Whitmaned, and a nice EF 1942 GVI Canada 5c coin. First GVI find in nickels ever, and the '38-S is now my earliest S mint nickel from circ. I have cleaned all my supplying banks of nickels for another couple of weeks unless my one branch can order a couple of boxes next week(I gift carded them before asking)