Minnie
Bringing Vignettes to Life
Minnie
Flandreau (pronounced "Flan-droo"), South Dakota is a small city on the eastern edge of the state, about fifty miles north of Sioux Falls, the state’s largest metropolitan area.
Henry D. Cogswell and his Fountains of Philanthropy
Bringing Vignettes to Life
Henry D. Cogswell and his Fountains of Philanthropy
This 1897 check from the Cogswell Polytechnical College of San Francisco honored its founding benefactor with a three-quarter medallion portrait of Henry D.
Ray Sugden and the Mystery of "Tampa's Mystery Buck"
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Ray Sugden and the Mystery of "Tampa's Mystery Buck"
Introduction
In June of the year 2000, notice appeared of a curious advertising note in the pages of Fun Mo
A Theatrical Note About Burlesque
A Theatrical Note About Burlesque
Introduction
A MAN SAUNTERING down some urban sidewalk in early 20th century America might have been handed this currency-like handbill by a tout loitering outside a theater.
Deciphering a Short Snorter From My Father
Deciphering a Short Snorter From My Father
Introduction
It was in early January 2015 that my father’s older sister, Orpha Ann Gatch, passed away in Terrace Park, Ohio at the age of 95.
The Origins of Poll Parrot Shoe Money
The Origins of Poll Parrot Shoe Money
Introduction
In an earlier era when the United States economy was oriented more towards industry rather than services, different parts of the country were known for specializing in the production of certain goods, reputations that faded when that production
MAD Magazine and its Troublesome Three-Dollar Bill
MAD Magazine and its Troublesome Three-Dollar Bill
FOR A CERTAIN, and probably male, adolescent coming of age in mid-twentieth century United States, following the antics of MAD Magazine was a regular literary indulgence.
Selling Solidity: Advertising Deposit Guaranties on State Bank Checks in the Early 20th Century
Selling Solidity: Advertising Deposit Guaranties on State Bank Checks in the Early 20th Century
Introduction
Prior to the establishment of federal deposit insurance in 1933, a number of states experimented with their own deposit guaranty plans that sought to prevent bank runs.
My 2017 Census on Web-Press Overprint Errors
Since purchasing my first Overprint on Back error Web-Press note back in 2002, and shortly thereafter learning that the Web Press Series turned out being a 4 1/2 year failed experiment that ended some 6 years earlier, you may say I was bitten by the Web bug for both the Varieties and Errors.
With Coin World being my only source for knowledge when it came to Web Notes, I soon realized that I needed to seek out additional information on Webs...
My Census on Overprint on Back Errors on Natick Test Paper
*✓* Prior to posting my personal opinion on the number of $1.00 FRN's having the Overprint on Back Error printed on "Natick Test Paper" that I believe has been printed and released into circulation, I feel the need to post the following...
