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GSA_Gem_Quest

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  1. GSA_Gem_Quest
    Bison Added to the Trophy Case
    I recently added this mid-grade Bison Note or Buffalo Bill (great names) to my $10 large-size type set. This design is very popular with collectors, and prices reflect it.
    Notes graded 67 recently hammered at $17,600 to $18,800. 66's sold for $11,750. Too rich for my blood. I came down the grading scale to nab this trophy.
    This note design is rated as number 6 in the book 100 Greatest American Currency Notes (Q. David Bowers). Portraits of Lewis and Clark are also on the face of the note.

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    My Next Vacation?
    First, thank you PMG for adding world note competitive registry sets to the Collectors Society experience. The variety and richness of world note designs really brings to life the history and people of other countries.
    This note from the French Pacific Territories is like an ad in a travel magazine. It just makes you want to go there!
    This is from my first world note registry set. I consider the set done, since I have one note for each Pick number.

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    Happy New Year! Moving on to 2013.
    I am very pleased to announce today that my $1 large-size currency type-set is now complete, and I am also the first registry participant to achieve a 100% complete set in that category. My set won't win any awards for points, but it did win an award a few years back for best presented set. At the time, the set was still missing a few notes. I feel better about the award now that it is complete.
    I finished the set by adding the 1890 $1 Treasury or Coin note (Fr. 349) with Edwin Stanton on the face and the ornate fancy back. One of my favorites and a hard one to find, the note is ranked at #83 in the book "100 Greatest American Currency Notes" by Q. David Bowers.
    I was in no rush, but even so, it took me almost five years to put together this set. It was a lot of fun along the way, but I am glad to be finished too. Now time to move on.
    Please take a look at:
    http://notes.www.collectors-society.com/registry/notes/MySets_Listing.aspx?PeopleSetID=1126&SelectedTab=SetListing

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    Independence Day For More Than the U.S.A.
    On this day we celebrate our independence in the U.S.A., another country half way around the world is celebrating theirs. Democratically elected President Morsi was overthrown by the military in Egypt and a new government is forming. What does the future hold for this nation that many think reached its peak power over 3,000 years ago? Only time will tell.
    King Tut was another ruler of Egypt whose reign ended early. He was Pharaoh of Egypt for ten years, but died under mysterious circumstances at the young age of 18 around 1323 B.C.
    This colorful note celebrates the ancient culture of Egypt, with a picture of King Tut on the front.

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