By Christopher Dahncke – Currency Auction Associate, Stack’s Bowers Galleries …… The August 2023 Global Showcase Auction from Stack’s Bowers Galleries is shaping up to be an exciting sale, with many treasures set to be offered. One highlight from the sale is a Fr. 118* 1901 $10 Legal Tender Star Note graded Very Fine 20 […]
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By Cory Williams for PCGS …… The Series of 1896 Silver Certificates are referred to as the “Educational Series” in the hobby due to the design on the $1 “History Instructing Youth” issue. All three denominations in this series consist of elaborate allegorical artwork on the face of the note that makes one forget for […]
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By Jay H. Recher – Paper Money Guaranty Corporation …… The second part of a two-part article discussing the three notes that make up the Educational Series Welcome back to the conclusion on who engraved the Educational Series. If you missed the first article you can find it here. The previous article discussed the $1 […]
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By Q. David Bowers – Co-founder, Stack’s Bowers …… Welcome to my weekly blog on notes from the Joel R. Anderson Collection Part II. A special catalog is now in preparation as a companion to Part I sold recently in Baltimore. The venue for Part II will be the ANA World’s Fair of Money […]
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By Jay H. Recher – Paper Money Guaranty Corporation …… Originally posted on www.pmgnotes.com on 3/10/2015. The first part of a two-part article discussing the three notes that make up the Educational Series Three notes make up the Educational Series: the $1 (Fr. 224-225), $2 (Fr. 247-248) and the $5 (Fr. 268-270). These three notes […]
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By Bureau of Engraving and Printing …… The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is pleased to introduce, “Homefront”, one of three cards in the World War I – 100th Anniversary 2018 Intaglio Print Program. The Treasury Department issued Liberty Loans and Victory Bonds produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to assist with […]
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