By CoinWeek ….. United States paper money has been blandly consistent for much of the past century – but this wasn’t always the case. In the 19th century, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing employed some of the best engravers in the country, and as a result, the United States issued notes that were […]
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By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS …… This installment of “Notable Notes” highlights one of the more popular 20th-century “Horse Blankets”, so named because of the larger size of United States paper currency from before the issuance of smaller-sized notes of current dimensions beginning with Series 1928. Lincoln “Porthole” $5 1923 Silver Certificate, Gem UNC […]
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In the wake of the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States command was faced with the prospect of a full-scale military invasion of the Hawaiian Islands. While it was determined after the war that in 1941 and early 1942, the Japanese armed forces had no real intention of […]
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Introduction In the mid-1970s, the United States of America prepared to mark the bicentennial of its independence from Great Britain. Celebrations were planned across the country beginning early in the decade, and numerous numismatic or exonumic items were released – one of the most significant of which was a new series of $2 Federal Reserve […]
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By Cory Williams for PCGS …… Prior to being admitted to the union as the 28th state, Texas existed as a republic from 1836 to 1846. Famous Texan Sam Houston would be elected as president of the Republic of Texas twice, the second time rigorously overseeing the final issue of Texas paper money before statehood. […]
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By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS …… This article marks the debut of a new regular segment called “Notable Notes”, in which we profile a particularly remarkable piece of paper money that our graders at the newly launched PCGS Banknote have come across. We kick off this new segment with one of the more popular 20th-century […]
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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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Counterfeit Banknotes – By Ethan Bickford, PMG Researcher …….. One of the most successful makers of counterfeit banknotes of the 20th century was Czeslaw Bojarski and he preferred to work alone. We have many prefabricated images in our heads of counterfeit banknotes operations; massive mafia printing operations in some dingy cellar in the city, massive […]
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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 Q. David Bowers – Co-founder, Stack’s Bowers …… Momentum builds for our forthcoming sale of the Joel R. Anderson Collection of large-size paper money types. Part 1 will cross the block at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo in Baltimore next week(!), always one of the top shows of the year. The notes will […]
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By Q. David Bowers – Co-founder, Stack’s Bowers …… As you read these words the special catalog for the Joel R. Anderson Collection has been completed by me, Peter Treglia, and other staff members. It has been a unique treat for all of us – the paper money equivalent of the D. Brent Pogue, […]
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By CoinWeek …. 50,000 Francs MOLIÈRE 1959 FRANCE New Unc Description: From François Villon to Jean Genet, French culture has long embraced its rebels and non-conformists. One of the greatest is Molière. Molière (real name: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin) was a French playwright who wrote some of the greatest comedies in the Western European theatrical canon: […]
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Description: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s Series 7 bank notes were introduced in October 2015 with the release of the NZ$5 and $10 denominations (at the time of writing, $20, $50 and $100 notes are set for release in April 2016). Like Series 6 (originally issued in 1999), Series 7 notes are made of […]
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Description: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s Series 7 bank notes were introduced in October 2015 with the release of the NZ$5 and $10 denominations (at the time of writing, $20, $50 and $100 notes are set for release in April 2016). Like Series 6 (originally issued in 1999), Series 7 notes are made of […]
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By Brad Ciociola, Currency Specialist – Stacks Bowers ……. Many types of United States currency are known by popular nicknames such as Chiefs, Bisons, Black Eagles and Battleships. This article features the most morbidly nicknamed note in American currency — the $10 Silver Certificate “Tombstone” notes of 1886-1908. In 1886, the Silver Certificate series saw […]
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