GoldFinger1969 Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 It's not a recent addition but it's something I bought pre-Covid when I was really active in the HA weeklies. I didn't know growing up there were different Seal colors except for the Silver Certificate Blue. Though sometimes the Light, Dark, and Normal Greens can be tough to differentiate. This one is clearly Light Green. I have to review what the different Greens stood for. Fenntucky Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 On 3/15/2024 at 6:48 PM, GoldFinger1969 said: I have to review what the different Greens stood for. I don't think they really stood for anything, just a change in the ink used. You can probably date the notes by the seal color. Awesome not GF. You picked out some notes with really good eye appeal. GoldFinger1969 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 On 3/16/2024 at 9:01 AM, Fenntucky Mike said: I don't think they really stood for anything, just a change in the ink used. You can probably date the notes by the seal color. Awesome not GF. You picked out some notes with really good eye appeal. Thanks Mike. It really was amazing how the low-60's bills almost always had uneven borders that really stood out. 65's and above were nice...if too expensive, I would drop down to the 58 range and take an "invisble" fold or crease or two over uneven borders (like my PMG-45 GC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 (edited) Here's another LGS, I think this ran me just over $200. I had to go down to the 58 Grade (given the higher $50 denomination) or matching the 65 grade above would have cost me $750 or more: Edited March 17 by GoldFinger1969 Fenntucky Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 (edited) You know....I never really read the words and legalese on these notes, except maybe on the GCs and SCs. It really is interesting how the FRN "legal tender" language changed on these 1934's right after gold was removed from the economy. I have to track down some timeline that shows the changes in the legal (tender) wording on U.S. currency over the years and decades. Probably would be fascinating. Edited March 17 by GoldFinger1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navaneeth Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 Added to my collection GoldFinger1969 and Fenntucky Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 Does Congo print its own currency or out-source it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 On 3/17/2024 at 5:31 PM, GoldFinger1969 said: Does Congo print its own currency or out-source it ? They source it. There is probably only a hand-full of African nations that print their own currency GoldFinger1969 and Navaneeth 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GoldFinger1969 Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 (edited) 1928 Silver Certificate: Pretty nice bill; there are about 2,600 which have been graded 65 or higher. Just over 7,000 in total graded. The note is also a double-quad....2 sets of 4 numbers in the serial number. Edited March 28 by GoldFinger1969 Fenntucky Mike and Navaneeth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fenntucky Mike Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 Finally arrived yesterday. Navaneeth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 Inverted Back printing error. Navaneeth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GoldFinger1969 Posted June 5 Report Share Posted June 5 (edited) 1928 Silver Certificate: Like the one above, but this one's a 66. Only 139 graded higher, it's in the group of just over 1,000 that have the 66 grade. Edited June 5 by GoldFinger1969 Fenntucky Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 On 6/5/2024 at 7:10 PM, GoldFinger1969 said: 1928 Silver Certificate: Like the one above, but this one's a 66. Only 139 graded higher, it's in the group of just over 1,000 that have the 66 grade. Love those X block SC's. Nice note GF. GoldFinger1969 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 On 6/6/2024 at 6:59 AM, Fenntucky Mike said: Love those X block SC's. Nice note GF. Thanks Mike...I like that the PMG site has the breakdowns by block. Pretty easy to access...I may go back and check the splits among some of my bills as I have nice grades and features but in "common" blocks....there are others with very few entries. With coins, you just have at most 3 mintmarks per year....with bills you can have a dozen or more blocks. Fenntucky Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 On 6/6/2024 at 10:28 AM, GoldFinger1969 said: Thanks Mike...I like that the PMG site has the breakdowns by block. Pretty easy to access...I may go back and check the splits among some of my bills as I have nice grades and features but in "common" blocks....there are others with very few entries. With coins, you just have at most 3 mintmarks per year....with bills you can have a dozen or more blocks. Some X(?) block numbers were used for testing or experimental runs to identify the notes, not this particular note though. I assume you're talking about the Population Report? PMG only lists notes that they've graded so it's only a snippet of what is potentially out there. GoldFinger1969 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 (edited) On 6/6/2024 at 11:25 AM, Fenntucky Mike said: Some X(?) block numbers were used for testing or experimental runs to identify the notes, not this particular note though. I assume you're talking about the Population Report? PMG only lists notes that they've graded so it's only a snippet of what is potentially out there. Yeah, like my Hawaian note.....in PMG-65 or above, they're not that rare in the aggregate but some blocs are much rarer than others. My $1 PMG-67 on the previous page is a "CC" bloc, will check totals later but I believe it's a pretty common one. Edited June 6 by GoldFinger1969 Fenntucky Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedladderman Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 picked this up today. shifted printing, pretty neat Fenntucky Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 On 6/8/2024 at 12:17 AM, wickedladderman said: picked this up today. shifted printing, pretty neat I'd like to see the back of the note if you can post an image, if not no worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedladderman Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 i hope this picture is okay. this is the back of that print shifted bill Fenntucky Mike and GoldFinger1969 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedladderman Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 found this "lucky number" bill? im not sure what it is called Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 (edited) On 6/8/2024 at 1:30 PM, wickedladderman said: i hope this picture is okay. this is the back of that print shifted bill Thanks, I wanted to see if the second printing was misaligned or if it was a bad cut job with misaligned overprint. Edited June 9 by Fenntucky Mike Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 (edited) On 6/8/2024 at 1:57 PM, wickedladderman said: found this "lucky number" bill? im not sure what it is called It's not a fancy number if that's what you mean. Some people do collect "Lucky" number notes, the numbers 2, 6, & 8 are considered lucky in Chinese culture I believe, and those are the numbers that people would be looking for. Personally I would consider this one a spender or I might hang on to it for a little while to play liars poker with. Edited June 9 by Fenntucky Mike wickedladderman and GoldFinger1969 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 My lucky number is 00000001...if any of you get any bills with those serial numbers, send them my way. wickedladderman and Fenntucky Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedStream Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 I found this at work a few days ago. How do I check the print run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...