Question about U.S. 1903 Bills/Notes.

[SkyMan]

Hi Folks,

 

I'm not really a currency collector, but I do collect short snorters with assorted astronaut signatures on them. I was contemplating trying to get some of the currently living Moon walkers to sign a bill/note. It seems appropriate given the Wright brothers flight that I get the signatures on a U.S. 1903 bill. Is there a site with images of the various U.S. bills/notes from that year? Also, would there be a site with approximate prices for bills in uncirculated condition from that year? Thank you for your help!

[mtnstyne]

Have you considered series 681 military payment certificates? They have astronauts on the reverse. Just a thought and good luck with your search.

[lettow]

The only US notes with a 1903 date on them will be National Bank Notes that were issued during that year. True UNC notes are going to cost well over $1,000.00 if you can find them.

 

You would be better of following mtnstyne's suggestion of using Series 681 MPC fractionals which have a depiction of astronaut Ed White on a spacewalk on the back. You should be able to find these in the $10.00-20.00 range in UNC.

[jtryka]

lettow is absolutely right on that, there were no series 1903 notes to use, however you might want to try series 1969 notes, since I think that was also a relevant year for aerospace history, though I can't recall what happened then since I wasn't born till late in the year...