see323 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Nepal 2004, 5 Rupees, Signature 15, Prefix Cha 41, Solid Serial Number 888888. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klark Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Superb bill! how do we do get such notes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Nepal 2004, 5 Rupees, Signature 15, Prefix Cha 41, Solid Serial Number 888888. Interesting, there is one yak on the front and two on the back. At least the two on the back still may rule their range, canna say the same for the yak on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I was at the Baltimore spring convention last week. I remembered how difficult it is to look for key $1 silver certificates at a convention. The series is pretty common and sits on the bottom of big piles of notes. But the key notes aren't in most dealer inventories and, at the same time, aren't expensive enough to be feature notes. Oftentimes, dealers just bundle their notes in thick stacks. Sometimes they're ordered and I can point to a stack and pray a note I need is in there. Sadly, I ended up walking past many tables of notes. The disorder was intimidating, or the dealers didn't seem knowledgeable. Really, how should they know if they have a FR 1617* among their piles of notes? I could only find two of the half-dozen or so notes I needed. Usually, I can find a few of each, but instead I found several good examples of only these two notes. All were in or near UNC. That meant I couldn't take a FR 239 home. Instead, I brought home this: 1935 G $1 silver certificate (good for one dollar of silver when redeemed) - STAR note (replacement for error notes) - signatures of Smith and Dillon - with motto variety (has In God We Trust on reverse) - Friedberg # 1617*, 1,080,000 star notes printed. Certified Ch. Unc. 64 EPQ by PMG. It's not one of the keys in the series, but I needed it. I got it at a good price from a dealer I've dealt with for several years at the show. It's easy to be remembered because there are not a lot of folks my age on the floor. He's always had trouble with me because his notes were always out of my price range, despite his amazing selection. Anyway, I'll keep going to him in the future. He's been supportive and helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Those early 1960's stars are difficult to find on the wet printed notes - nice find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klark Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 My latest acquisition! 3 lei in 1966, a rare banknote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juantrillo Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 My last banknote: Belgian Congo 5 francs 1943 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 Great note Juantrillo! Those Belgian Congo notes have some beautiful artwork, don't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Superb notes everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 I got this the other day. I like the note and have absolutely nothing in my collection that is certified, note-wise that is. So now I have one. Not sure that I'll add another but I might get a few different notes from different TPGs. I like my mini-collection of coin slabs so why not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
see323 Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 My last banknote: Belgian Congo 5 francs 1943 I was captivated by the beautiful engraving designs of Belgian Congo banknotes during this period. I especially like the 20 francs with 6 or 7 natives standing and rowing their traditional boat. I had a similar 1943 5 francs in my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Is that a bee hive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
see323 Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Is that a bee hive? My first thought too was also a bee hive. According to Scottishmoney website, it is a represented industry. In the great race for African colonies in the late 19th century the comparetively small country of Belgium managed to secure one of the prizes of central Africa, the Congo. Incredibly the colony was the personal possession of the Belgian monarch, but was grossly mismanaged, and control was turned over to the Belgian state in 1908. Despite this, native Congolese were accorded very few rights, and suffered a very similar form of apartheid to that which existed in South Africa. International agitation combined with internal strife through independence movements culminated in the independence of Congo in 1960. The design of this note dates to 1914, albeit the colours of the note changed over time, even in short periods of time. This particular note was issued in 1943, and was printed in England by Waterlow & Sons. The allegorical female with child and the beehive are said to have represented industry. This note was overprinted with Troisieme Emission for the third issue of this note. Curiously, as in Belgium, this note is bilingual with French on the face of the note, and Flemish on the reverse. It is P-13Aa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Shamelessly lifted from that previously mentioned Scottishmoney website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
see323 Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Saor Alba = Scottishmoney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngdawa Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 My latest where £1 from Biafra! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Saor Alba = Scottishmoney Whatchu talkin' 'bout Willis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
see323 Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Whatchu talkin' 'bout Willis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 From an old programme on the TV - "Different Strokes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
see323 Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 From an old programme on the TV - "Different Strokes" Yes, I did watch that TV series a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 More rares, two USA and a Swiss - pics later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siluska Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 A recent add. The mintage is only 55,000 pcs. acording to the Ukrainian Bank note catalogue of Haritanov. It is the original, not the contemporany conterfeight( with brown signatures and serial number (AD 185 always)). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Nice pick up on the Ukrainian note, curiously they value the karbovnets on that at the same rate the old imperial ruble was in gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 It took me a while to pull the trigger on the higher price for a 1928 $1 United States Note. THese red seal legal tenders evidently had only 2 million o fthem printed, which is why the price is so high, and interestingly were mostly issued in Puerto Rico. But even though I waited it wasn't in vain - I got this on in the mail today: graded PCGS 63 PPQ and with a low serial number to boot! I'm pretty happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I like the red seal - nice note and so so rare and pricey. I would like to get one myself, along with the 1917 and 1923 LT's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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