SlavicScott Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Today, I got a fat package of banknotes, 3 lots from an eBay seller in the UK. The first lot was a Bulgarian lot that was discussed previously. Indeed, I did get the 1951 1 lev, as was pictured. A few other notes from that lot include this 1943 20 leva (I have 2 additional, if anyone is interested) Also included in this lot, although not Bulgarian, was this piece (actually, 2 of them, but the other has corners missing. I can scan it, if anyone wants to see it) The second lot of the group was a Croatian lot, that I grabbed for 1 particular note, this one. Besides the quantity of 1,5,25 & 100 dinaras included with this one, there also was a pair of 500 dinara and a pair of 5000 dinara notes, both of which are not seen as often as their smaller cousins. (anyone interested in them, LMK) The final lot was a Yugoslavian lot, that turned out better than I had thought. I went for this lot for the 3 "novih dinara" notes that I didn't have. Besides these 3, I also picked up 2 new pieces that are different dates than what I had (P#82b & P#83b), and a trio of upgrades. I also scored a replacement for the 5000 dinara Tito note that I sent to Art for the short-snorter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Very nice purchases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hispania Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Very nice banknotes!!!, Kuhli !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted February 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Today's shipments were 2 small packages (1 note, each) This is compliments of Art. An addition to the CoinPeople currency. Image already added to my thread on these in the Banknote Virtual Museum. This note was part of a bigger purchase last week. Unfortunately, the seller mistakenly shipped a 1951 100 leva, instead of this 1993 100 leva. He was very quick to apologize and got this one in the mail the same day that I contacted him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted February 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 MONDAY's arrivals A group of notes from Srpska Republika Krajina (Croatian region). This puts me at about 50% of the first series (I have the majority of the rest of them enroute to me, should arrive by the week-end) R1 R3 R4 R6 And a single addition from the second series, which leaves me with just one hole to fill. (R31) R22 A large group from Republike Srpske (Bosnian region). This addition leaves me with just one hole to fill (P140) P136 P137 P138 P139 P142 P143 P144 P145 P146 P147 And a group that completes the second series for me (there are 3 more, but they were never "issued", so I am unsure whether I will try to get them) P150 P152 P153 P155 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Nice notes. You've got quite a collection going. Thanks for sharing with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted February 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 WEDNESDAY's arrival A single note from Bosnia P39 FRIDAY's arrivals This first note is a new date to add to the series (1981) P87b And this final note, which was part of a group that included the above note, is a ZA (replacement note), only my second. P88a And I thought I collected coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted February 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 THURSDAY's arrivals Yet another group of notes from Srpska Republika Krajina (Croatian region). I am down to needing less than 10 (out of 34) for the full run, and I have put these as a high priority, so I should fill out this set in the next few weeks. R7 R8 R9 R10 R15 R19 I also received a nice selection of Yugoslavian notes to add to my collection. These additions include P#77a, 80a, 81a, 82a & 83a (all of which can be seen in my BanknoteBank collection. And just to re-assure you (and myself) that my primary interest is still coins, I offer these few additions that arrived today: The difference between the above 2 pieces is the small "N" in the right diamond, which designates the coin as being for Numismatists. (the piece below also has the "N") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 TUESDAY's arrivals A nice package from the UK arrived today. Included in these lots was an addition to the ever-growing Yugoslavia hyper-inflation notes of the early 1990's P#124 And as I slip further into the obsession that is collecting, I have ventured into an uncharted area for me... specimen notes. My first foray into this field is a nice set of 8 Slovenian notes from 1990-92. (the first 2 digits of the serial number is the year of issue). This is the first series of specimen notes, which have the Slovenian overprint "VZOREC", and has full serial numbers. The second series of specimen notes have the English overprint "SPECIMEN", and the serial numbers are "00000000", with a control number overprinted on the obverse. (I am beginning to casually start looking for a set of these). P#1S1 P#2S1 P#3S1 P#4S1 P#5S1 P#6S1 Note that there is no P#7S1, as there was not a type I specimen issued. There was a type II specimen for the 200 note. P#8S1 P#9S1 And advancing yet another step deeper into collecting, I have added the following, "printers' proofs". 5 kuna design, which would become P#28 obverse proof (uniface) reverse proof 20 kuna design, which would become P#30 obverse proof (uniface) reverse proof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 AHA! That bottom one looks very familiar! I have one of those. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 AHA! That bottom one looks very familiar! I have one of those. I love it. Yep. I looked through BnB, and yours is the only one listed. I have been seeing many of these recently on eBay, and I am thinking of picking up a few more. I have seen them as singles, pairs (like above), and even a few sheets of 4 (2X2). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Today's delivery was a trio of Romanian coins coming out of Canada, thanks to Daggit!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Today's delivery was a trio of Yugoslavian notes, from 1994. P#141 5,000 dinara P#143 500,000 dinara P#144 10,000,000 dinara (1994 overprinted on the 1993 issue [P#122]) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 That 500,000 dinara sure is bright! Nice notes you have there. The Yugoslavian notes are very attractive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted March 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 This has been a slow week for me. I am saving a little money to buy a couple new books: #1. Metalni Novac, 4th edition, 2006, by Ranko Mandic. hardcover, 368 pp. (which now also lists all the Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian & Slovenian coins, so it is basically a catalog of my dream collection) #2. Banknotes of the States of the former Yugoslavia 1767-2002, by Borna Barac. hardcover, 280 pp. But I did receive a package yesterday from chervonets.com (when did Greg move to IL??) I finally got my pretzel, who's got the beer?? And yet again, I find myself drifting into new collecting territory, with what I hope is only the first of many Ukrainian coins. This is a 2005 1 hryvnia celebrating 60th anniversary of the victory in the Great War. And also added a Russian circulation coin that I needed. (I had the Moscow mint, with this I add the St. Petersburg mint) Also added a few new notes (nothing from the Balkans, this time!) From Latvia, I doubled my collection with these 2 pieces (I already had the 1 & 2 rubli) An addition from Kyrgyzstan As common as this note is, I only had a poor, tattered example, which I upgraded with this UNC piece and a surprising bonus note Greg added to my order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 I like them all but the pretzel is outstanding. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted March 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 I finally did a BiN on the new Yugoslavian coin catalog (#1 in my list above), expect it to arrive in probably 2-3 weeks. Later this week, I will go ahead and order the banknote catalog. Somewhere or another I have the information (author, title, ISBN#, etc) of a great Croatian reference book, but I have not been able to locate the book anywhere on-line. I may try to contact some associates in Croatia to see if they can locate one for me (the seller of the banknote catalog is in Zagreb, so that may be a possibility). It may take a few weeks to find, which will give me time to re-build my "literature fund" As I mentioned, I have limited (not eliminated!) my purchasing, but sometimes, I just cannot refuse. First item was a piece I really liked, but was hesitant to get into a bidding war, so I let it go. The seller gave me a 2nd Chance Offer, which I took advantage of. I also picked up the other 2 pieces from the same seller, via his web-site This is a "notgeld" piece from Ljubljana (capital of Slovenia), dated 1919, which was during the transistion period after WWI, from Austrian rule to Kingdom SHS (Serbs, Croates & Slovenes) And a couple more notes for my Macedonian collection, which is probably my weakest of the former Yugoslavian states. I still need the 2 notes between the above (100 & 500 denar) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 That notgeld is superb. A great purchase. I like the other notes too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted March 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Do not have a clue what this is, but I just had to have it. And thanks to some assistance from Christian, I now have it!! What I know about it: obv: P.J. / KLEFISCH - / JAGODINA rev: DINAR / 1 29mm brass? thin planchet plain edge coin alignment Jagodina is a town in central Serbia, mid-way between Belgrade and Nis. If I had to make a guess, I would say that it might be a "notgeld", but from what period? During the modern civil war periods, the hyper-inflation was so extreme that there was no use for a 1 dinar piece, and most of the "emergency" money of that time period was paper "BON" notes, issued by many local governments as well as industry stores (steel-factory stores, coal-mine stores, etc) I thought perhaps German occupied Serbia during WWII, but then I question whether there would be brass available during this time?? Official coinage was done in zinc, as was the practice throughout a large portion of Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 I would venture a guess at pre-WWI inflation time. I believe a lot of the notgeld coins issued at that time were brass. I recall reading that many were issued simply because the central governments were out of money and would not issue coins without the necessary backing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggit Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Its like visiting "The Bank Of Kuhli"! Nice pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 A company token perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted March 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Today, I received 3 packages. #1 was from our own Dockwalliper, with some Lincoln cents I traded for that I am passing on to a European customer of mine. He won several auctions from me (well, actually a few more than several, at a total of 98 coins). He asked me to help him fill some holes in his US penny collection, so I am trying to get them for him. He agreed to pay me in euros, which I thought would be great (at first), then I would have some € to use to make some small purchases from some German dealers I watch on eBay.de. #2 Unfortunately, he did the unexpected, and I am now the proud owner of this (which means I guess I will make 1 larger purchase, or else figure out how to exchange it). #3 I have been getting lucky recently with buying group lots off eBay, and cherry-picking some better items that are obscured in these groups. Today I got a group of 4 Yugoslavian notes that cost me a whole $2.75, delivered from the UK. 2 of the notes were extras, 1 was an upgrade from my G to an EF (1965 5 dinara lg date, P#77b), and the 4th note was this one, which although well worn, is still a somewhat uncommon note that I seldom see offered in any condition (1955 500 dinara, P#70), and one that I needed. And for less than 3 bucks, how could I go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Good purchases. I like the 50€ note, but would have the same concern of what to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 I can break the 50 for you if you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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