Fenntucky Mike

7 hours ago, Revenant said:

Got some other money burning holes in your pocket thinking about it?

Depends what comes up for sale a 63 note jump is huge, I'm sure there'll be something there for me.

Big jump this week, up to 1,903 probably going to be some notes hitting the market in the next week or two.

Very nice! 

Up to 1,840 now

Yep, POP jumped from 1,821 (I think) to 1,837. That's a pretty good increase for these notes.

Ooops,

The P #121e auction ended. Final price with shipping, $45.50!

Oooooo....

There is a Ukraine P-121e listed on ebay starting bid $0.99 and it's a 70! To bad it's in a Legacy Holder, I'll still throw a few bid's it's way though. 

My only question is how low will it go... for? My guess is under $200

On 12/8/2020 at 5:12 PM, ddr70 said:

Here's an account of Franklin's experiment  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite_experiment.  At the very bottom, you learn that from the 'electric fire' spirits may be kindled... so it was likely spirits to be used as part of the experiment.  

Did a little digging/remembering, I was probably thinking of mica flakes used in Continental Currency with the B.F. designs and printed by his former company Hall & Sellers ne Franklin & Hall. I wanted to find a more definitive source so I did some more digging and the LOC does credit Franklin with inventing the use of mica in paper and leaf imprints. And since his former company printed the Continental notes I'm going to make an assumption that they used the same paper supplier/type as when ole Ben was in charge, meaning they hade mica paper when they were printing the Penn, Del and NJ currencies.

https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/franklin/franklin-printer.html 

Scroll down until you see Printed Currency, I'll see if I can find another reference later to back up my phony baloney story.

So B.F. was shooting lightning bolts and igniting jugs of alcohol....ahhh, good times.

Uh oh, Bonezdogg is taking no prisoners. She's about to kick both our butts in the new Zim dollar set and I noticed a new Ukrainian set popped up the other day.

Careful, you might get hooked on Zimbabwe fantasy notes.  

Uh oh! I dropped the ball on doing something similar but maybe there is still time.

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Hopefully I'll get my act together in the next couple of days.

Do NGC credits expire? I was thinking about sending in a submission but the turn around times are pretty long right now, figure I'll wait a month or two until all the new releases calm down a bit.

3 hours ago, ddr70 said:

Didn't Ben pioneer the use of a natural leaf as an anti-counterfeiting measure?

Yes, natural leaf but I thought he also used mica flakes. Can't remember which was first or if they were used at the same time. I'll have to read up on it tonight.

3 hours ago, ddr70 said:

I always wondered about the boy with the jug... just what's in the jug?

Couldn't have been anything good if Ben wasn't holding it. I'm pretty sure I could hold a kite in one hand and a jug in the other. Hmmm, I better make sure.......

8 hours ago, ddr70 said:

Nice before and after shots FM.

Thanks, 

8 hours ago, ddr70 said:

Check out the anti-counterfeiting threads in this paper produced in the mid 1870s...

That's neat. Always thought Ben was more of a mica guy. Why did mica flakes fall out of favor? So much more to learn.

8 hours ago, ddr70 said:

Franklin had his eyes closed on the first shot.

I told him not to touch that key.

50 minutes ago, Revenant said:

They didn't do a countdown timer this year but we're about 24 hours from the end for this year.

Hmm. Oh yeah, I hadn't noticed. They typically started the clock about a month ahead of the cut off.

I kind of liked the countdown clock, made it seem more urgent/exciting.

, Bonzdogg is still pumping notes into their sets. Looks like it is going to come down to wire.

This is a label error correct, should be P-48b?

1 hour ago, Revenant said:

For what its worth I actually find it far easier to scan them in than to take pictures. I can put 2 notes at a time on the scanner bed, scan, flip both over scan again. Get to the computer, copy all the files to make duplicates, open them in paint, select around the note I want and tap the crop button. Save and Done. FAR easier than with the camera.

If I was to go with a camera set up it would be with coins in mind as well. In fact that would be the main reason, notes would be a secondary operation but I would absolutely give it a try.

Scanning is absolutely the way to go, in my mind anyway. Who knows maybe in 5 - 10 years I'll revisit this and think about a camera set up but most likely copiers/scanners will have improved even more and I'll be scanning my notes into my registry sets. Again. 

8 minutes ago, Revenant said:

I can't take credit for the current layout of the Categories. PMG did that on their own. I actually would have never asked for the Millions and Billions set - just a Trillions short set. I wouldn't have thought there would have been a demand for that when PMG made those categories in (I think) 2016. Props to them though. They clearly knew something I didn't.

Good to know, yes mad props to PMG for arranging the sets the way they did.

10 minutes ago, Revenant said:

Except you've already admitted that you have a P-86 in the mail. Assuming you bought a 67 EPQ or 68 EPQ you'll be ahead of her soon enough. 😆

Oh yeah, I already forgot. I let my rage blind me. Third place here I come.

12 minutes ago, Revenant said:

I do however like the increase in participation that I've been seeing in several of the Zimbabwe categories though and it is sometimes fun to think that, as with you, my work and my writing might be helping to drive some of it. It's nice to see that my 4th dollar set(s) won't be alone anymore. One thing I always find interesting is the people like you and Holly that focus on the 4-6 note short sets of Millions, Billions and Trillions vs the people that open up in the 3rd Dollar P-65 to P-91 set. I'm one of the few that has sets it both it seems.

No doubt, love to see increased participation.  I think your writing absolutely helps to attract new collectors, getting the information out in the open helps a lot. In addition to your articles I think the organization of the Zimbabwe sets, which I hold you responsible, helps dramatically. Multiple short sets, I feel, helps to attract individuals. Something I hope to work on with PMG in the Ukrainian registry in the next year. I feel like the people who jump into a large set typically don't care and just need a place holder for one or two notes. It's easier to wrap your head around a short set then progress to a larger more encompassing set.

Wait a minute... NOOOO! I got knocked out of fourth place in the Billiions set by Bonezdog, oh you just bought yourself a one way ticket on the pain train my friend, here I come. JK

The Ukrainian registry/collector base did increase by one this past week.

20 minutes ago, Revenant said:

Reminds me of some of this nonsense you see in the US with these private "mints" with names that seem deliberately designed to make it seem like their "gold clad proofs" are more legit / official than they are.

I have little doubt that is case, or something very close to it.

14 minutes ago, Revenant said:

But I'd love to get into the old Hungarian Pengo / Milpengo / Bilpengo.

Always have to keep an eye out for the next collecting goal, that would be an interesting choice for a future set. Those WWII era notes can get expensive sometimes and can be hard to find but I don't know enough about those to say one way or the other.  

Holly , @Bonezdogg has been busy today and this month. That's awesome! Plenty of room for new collectors of Ukrainian notes as well , just saying.

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Lol not that I'm entirely sure what we're fighting over at this level. PMG doesn't give certificates or display ribbons for Best in Category so I guess it's just pure bragging rights.

Wonder why they don't put a ribbon icon next to the Best in Category winners? It just makes we wonder when I see differences between the registries, here and across the isle. 

Here's the article on the medal claiming to be released by the NBU.

12 hours ago, Revenant said:

I see a lot of variability from our mutual supplier in Thailand. Sometimes I get it in less than a week. Sometimes it takes more than a week for them to reach USPS.

I haven't had that issue yet, I don't think I've had to wait more than 10 days before I receive the notes, typically it's less. Regardless, if they ever did run late I wouldn't be worried about a package not making it or not being able to get my money back if something catastrophic did happen. They've been very good so far, hell, might as well give them a plug. 

noteshobby on ebay, http://www.ebaystores.com/noteshobby , they typically have good prices and a large inventory. If you're looking for modern world banknotes, check them out.  

Fenntucky Mike approved.

Here are the notes from Thailand,

Congrats on the P-77, patience pays off again. 

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having this lone white whale out there is going to have me a little stumped and frustrated.

You have yours (P-72) and I have mine (P-125). Some of the parallels between our sets make me laugh at myself, I always think its just me. I have two journal entries cued up and if I combined them into one entry it would be very similar to this. One, I'll hold back now, the other I'll publish today or tomorrow. My notes are supposed to be delivered today.

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I know some people like to rag on anything that isn’t a 68 EPQ (),

Nuh uh, well.... Unless you're talking about the P-99 to Date set, then yes. I can't wait to get rid of those $2 bond and $20 67's and upgrade them. For most modern notes you should be able to get a 68, at low cost.