klist of script from Harrison plates by William J. Harrison. F. Marcus Arman introduces Jacob Perkins, printer of the Penny Black. eter Huntoon a about the 1882 Ala stions tes. BIMO BLICATION OF TY OF PAPER MONEY LLECTORS March Volume o. 2 Whole No. 80 Kadis Suite 600-618 Capital City Bank Building Des Moines, Iowa 50309 800-247-5335 INCREASES BUYING PRICES 10 to 30% Increased investment purchases and rapidly growing interest in currency have created tremendous demands for top condition and scarce U.S. notes. As the leading dealer in U.S. Currency, we must increase our purchases to meet these demands. To do so, we have INCREASED PRICES FROM 10 to 30%, prices that were already the HIGHEST EVER OFFERED for these notes. We buy complete collections (or duplicates) in all conditions, Good to Unc., and will pay more for scarce and rare signature combinations and scarce National Bank Notes. We particularly need nationals from Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and western and southern states. CURRENCY BUYING PRICES For Choice and Gem Notes LEGAL TENDER NOTES Buying SILVER CERTIFICATES Buying NATIONAL BANK NOTES Buying Friedberg Donlon Catalog Now Hedberg Donlon Catalog Now Friedberg Donlon Catalog Now Fr.-16, 17 D-101-I 325.00 375.00 Fr.-249-258 4202-20-202-31 135.00 175.00 Fr.-639-646 0-0320-201-C320-2812 110.00 120.00 Fr.-I 8 D-101-4 335.00 385.00 Fr.-259-265 4205-12-205-15 1200.00 1600.00 Fr.-647-649 D- 350.00 400.00 Fr.-I 9-27 D-101-4A---101-7 150.00 185.00 Fr.-266, 267 0-206-15A, 205-17 475.00 650.00 Fr.-650-653 D- 110.00 120.00 Fr-28-30 4101-8-101-10 90.00 200.00 Fr.-268-270 D-205-17A-205-20 1300.00 1750.00 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK NOTES Fr.-3I-33 D-101-14R-101-15B 675.00 750.00 Fr.-271-281 D-205-20A-205-31 275.00 400.00 Fr.-708-746 D-401A-28-4011-' A 45.00 60.00 Fr.-34, 35 D-101-15R, 101-17 175.00 210.00 Fr.-282 D-205-31A 375.00 450.00 Fr.-747-780 D-402A-28-4021-29A 90.00 175.00 Fr.-36-39 4101-28-101-31 40.00 50.00 TREASURY NOTES Fr.-781-809 4405A-28-4051-28A 135.00 175.00 Fr.-40 D-101-3IA 115.00 135.00 Fr.-347-349 4701-14-701-15A 650.00 750.00 Fr.-810-821 D-410-B-28-410-H-28 775.00 850.00 Fr.-41, 41A 0-102T1, 102T2 485.00 550.00 Fr:350-352 D-701-15B-701-19 200.00 250.00 Fr.-822-830 D420E-29-420H-28 900.00 1000.00 Fr.-42 4102-4 750.00 850.00 Fr.-353-355 D-702-14-702-15A 1000.00 1200.00 FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES Fr.-43-49 D-102-4A-102-8 200.00 235.00 Fr.-356-358 D-702-158-702-19 400.00 500.00 Fr.-832-843 D-505A-35R-505L-35R 145.00 175.00 Fr: 50-52 D-102-8A 135.00 175.00 Fr.-359-361 D-705-14-705-15A 900.00 1100.00 Fr.-844-891 D-505A-35-505L-38 33.50 40.00 Fr-.53-56 D-102-14R-102-17 175.00 185.00 Fr.-362-365 D-705-15B-705-20 500.00 550.00 Fr.-892-903 D-510A-35R-510L-35R 185.00 225.00 Fr: 57-60 4102-28-102-31 60.00 75.00 Fr.-366-368 4710-14-710-15A 1100.00 1400.00 Fr.-904-951 D-510A-35-510L-38 5101-38 40.00 50.00 Fr.-61-63A 4105-1T1-105-114 275.00 375.00 Fr.-369-371 4710-158-710-19 475.00 575.00 Fr.-952-963 4520A-35R-5201-35R 250.00 300.00 Fr.-64 4105-4 275.00 325.00 Fr.-372-374 4720-14-720-15A 3250.00 3500.00 Fr.-964-1011 D-520A-35 520L-38 57.50 70.00 Fr.-65-69 4105-5-105-7 170.00 200.00 Fr.-375 4720-17 3600.00 3900.00 Fr.-1012-1023 4550A-35R-35R 425.00 500.00 Fr.-70-72 4105-8-105-108 150.00 220.00 NATIONAL BANK NOTES Fr.-1024-1071 4550A-35-5501-38 145.00 175.00 Fr.-73-82 D-105-1 OR-105-20 140.00 175.00 Fr.-380-386 D-A301-A-A301-8 500.00 500.00 Fr.-1072-1083 0-500A-35R-5001-35R 550.00 700.00 Fr: 83.92 4105-22-105-32 60.00 75.00 Fr.-387-393 D-A302-A-A302-8 1450.00 1500.00 Fr.-1084-1131 D-500A-35-5001-38 240.00 275.00 Fr.-93-95A 4110-111 110-114 525.00 650.00 Fr.-394-408 D-A305-1-A305-14 600.00 600.00 GOLD CERTIFICATES Fr.-96 4110-4 700.00 800.00 Fr.-409-423 D-A310-1-A310-17 850.00 850.00 Fr.-1167-1172 4610-22-610-28 165.00 225.00 Fr.-97-99 4110-5-110-7 375.00 500.00 Fr.-424-439 D-A320-1 -A320-17 950.00 950.00 Fr.-1173 4610-31 135.00 150.00 Fr.-100-102 4110-8-110-10B 250.00 300.00 Fr.-466-478 D-B305-9-B305-22 160.00 185.00 Fr: 1174, 1175 4620-9, 620-9A 2500.00 3250.00 Fr.-103-113 D-110-10R-110-20 250.00 300.00 Fr.-479-492 0-B310-9-8310-22 175.00 185.00 Fr.-1176, 1177 4620-10, 620-14 2000.00 2300.00 Fr.-114-122 D-110-20A-110-31 350.00 500.00 Fr.-493-506 D-8320-9-B320-22 300.00 300.00 Fr.-1178 4620-20 650.00 750.00 Fr.-123 D-110-31A 1200.00 1500.00 Fr.-532-538 48305-14-8305-24 275.00 300.00 Fr.-1179, 1180 4620-20A, 620-21 1650.00 2500.00 Fr.-124-126 0-120-111-120413 900.00 1100.00 Fr.-539-548 D-B310-14-8310-24 325.00 375.00 Fr.-1181-1186 4620-22-620-28 325.00 400.00 Fr.-127 4205-31A 2250.00 2500.00 Fr.-549-557 D-B320-14-B320-14 350.00 425.00 Fr.-1187 4620-31 225.00 231.00 SILVER CERTIFICATES Fr.-573-575 41330517-B305-28 700.00 700.00 Fr.-1188 0-650-9A 3250.00 3750.00 Fr.-215-22I 4201-12-201-15 250.00 325.00 Fr.-576-579 D-8310-17-8310-28 850.00 800.00 Fr.-1190-1192 D-650-10-650-14 2500.00 3000.00 Fr.-222-223 0-201-15A, 201-17 225.00 300.00 Fr.-580-585 D-B320-17-8320-28 1000.00 1100.00 Fr.-1193-1197 D-650-20--650-24 800.00 1000.00 Fr.-224, 225 4201-17A-201-19 300.00 400.00 Fr.-587-594 D-C305-2012-C305-2812 80.00 100.00 Fr.-1198, 1199 0-650-27-650-28 500.00 600.00 Fr.-226-236 4201-20-201-31 42.50 60.00 Fr.-595-597 0-0305-2013-C305-2213 200.00 225.00 Fr.-1200 4650-31 450.00 500.00 Fr.-237-239 0-201-31A-201-33 37.50 33.00 Fr.-598-612 0-0305-2012-C305-2812 70.00 90.00 Fr.-1201 0-600-9A 2750.00 3250.00 Fr.-240-244 202-12-202-14 32.50 450.00 Fr.-613-620 D-C310-2012-C310-2872 95.00 100.00 Fr.-1203-1205 4600-10-600-14 2500.00 3000.00 Fr.-245, 246 4202-15, 202-17 675.00 800.00 Fr.621-623 0- 250.00 300.00 Fr.-1206-1214 4600-20-600-28 950.00 1100.00 Fr.-247, 248 D-202-I 7A, 202-19 800.00 1100.00 Fr.-624-638 0- 80.00 100.00 Fr.-1215 4600-29 650.00 750.00 SOCIETY OF PAPER MONEY COLLECTORS INC. 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ALL publications are postpaid except orders for less than 5 copies of Paper Money. 4. Enclose payment (U.S. funds only) with all orders. Make your check or money order payable to: Society of Paper Money Collectors. 5. Remember to include your ZIP CODE. 6. Allow up to six weeks for delivery. We have no control of your package after we place it in the mails. Page 68 Paper Money Whole No. 80 Page 69 Is The 1882 Alaska Territorial A Phantom? by Peter Huntoon The purpose of this article is to briefly describe the steps taken before Alaska was admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, and to relate these to the labels on the Nationals issued in Alaska. BACKGROUND The history of Alaska represents one of the darkest pages of American colonial imperialism. The vast wilder- ness ceded to us in 1867 following more than one hundred years of Russian rule was never taken seriously by Congress. Instead, this unique, wonderful, and valuable land was the prey of special interest groups who, with the aid of an indifferent Congress, exploited its natural resources. Worse, but by design, the population in Alaska was to remain disenfranchised until 1912. The purchase of Alaska was negotiated between Secre- tary of State Willard Seward and Baron Edouard Stoeckel, Russian Minister to the United States. The pur- chase was facilitated by several factors, among them the fact that Alaska was too far from Saint Petersburg for the Czar to effectively rule the land. The wealth in furs that sustained most of Russia's interest was almost de- pleted. Rumors of gold in the interior aroused Russian concern that the place would become ungovernable, par- ticularly if Americans and Canadians participated in the inevitable rushes. At the time Russia was in dispute with Britain, thus making a sale to the United States that much more attractive. The land was sold for $7,200,000, about two cents per acre and without formal boundaries. The Russians, who governed the land under a strict authoritarian hand, moved out as the Americans moved in. However, the Americans did not bring a government with them. For the next 17 years, Congress neglected to enact legislation giving the land any form of civil govern- ment. Various commissioners and military men assumed limited jurisdictions over the southeastern panhandle but they did not govern nor were the people who settled the land given any form of representative voice in their affairs. The normal route to statehood was for a territory to be organized by an Organic Act passed by Congress. Such acts established a civil government, provided for land distributions, and considered other matters necessary to prepare a region for statehood. For Alaska, this process fell flat. Seward's Ice Box was treated differently, much like present day Puerto Rico. FIRST ORGANIC ACT - 1884 When the Alaskan Organic Act finally passed Congress in 1884, Congressional attitudes were very little im- proved. Senate Bill 153, drafted by Senator Benjamin Harrison of Indiana, constituted Alaska as a "Civil and Judicial District." This totally inadequate act provided for no representative government; rather a governor, district judge, clerk of court, and four subsidiary judges were appointed by the President. General United States land laws were specifically excluded by the act, although the mining laws were put into effect. The laws of Oregon were declared the law of the District of Alaska so far as they might be applicable; however, there was a major 11:, kg V i 3 git, Page 70 Paper Money flaw. The civil government in the Oregon code assumed town and county forms of government, yet both were forbidden in Alaska because the general land laws were excluded from the act. Local governments could not be created, and if they were, their functions could have no legal standing and their mandates could have no authority. No representative, even a non-voting one, was allowed to be seated in Congress. Alaska was formally designated the District of Alaska. Thus was enacted the First Organic Act which became law on May 17, 1884. Former Alaskan Governor Ernest Gruening (1968, p. 53) wrote: "Alaska was a civil district in which the civil administration was authorized only to inspect, enforce the laws, and report, yet denied the means either to inspect or enforce. "Alaska was a judicial district, but Con- gress had so confused its mandate that no judge could be certain what the law was, and the marshal and his deputies often lacked the wherewithal to enforce a court order or sen- tence when there was one. "Alaska was a land district, but without land laws." The dismal administrative situation that resulted from the First Organic Act was compounded by public apathy and ignorance toward Alaska in the states. It would take major gold rushes before the people in the states would understand or even become aware of the Alaskan situation, and before their representatives would re- spond. belatedly, tentatively, and with piecemeal legis- lation to try to correct defects in the First Organic Act. The first major cry of "gold" came from Juneau in 1860 when gold was discovered along the Inland Waterway by Joseph Juneau and Richard Harris. Next, in 1897, came the Klondike gold discoveries centered around Dawson City, Yukon Territory. The resulting stampede brought 50,000 fortune seekers to the northwest and most traveled through the northern part of the Alaskan panhandle on their way to the gold fields in Canada. Towns such as Skagway and Dyea became major disem- barkation ports during the years 1897 and 1898. Follow- ing the Klondike strikes were those on the golden beaches of Nome in 1900, and Fairbanks in 1902. Nome and Fair- banks were in Alaska, so the fever settled on American soil. The economic fabric of Alaska between 1884 and the early 1900's was dominated by a small group of very wealthy, politically powerful corporate exploiters — fore- most among them the Morgan-Guggenheim copper in- terests. Civil government, and even basic justice, lan- guished and the people in Alaska remained unable to enjoy the fundamental benefits of government. Gradually, beginning in 1906, Congress felt compelled to enact limited, patchwork reforms, but this process was painfully inadequate and slow. For the National Bank Note buff, one piece of legis- lation that was passed in 1906 provided most important- ly for the election of a delegate to Congress, and also pro- vided that Alaska should be referred to as the "Territory of Alaska" instead of the "District of Alaska," as it had been previously designated. Gruening (1968, p. 139) writes cynically that this act conferred "a promotion without the expense of territorial government or the self- governmental features inherent in territorial status." In 1908, the articulate and forceful Judge James Wickersham was elected to serve as delegate to Congress. With his influence sentiment developed in both Alaska and the states for Congress to enact a Second Organic Act that would hopefully establish a territorial form of government for Alaska, and which Alaskans hoped would pave the way for statehood. SECOND ORGANIC ACT - 1912 On August 24, 1912, President Taft signed into law Alaska's Second Organic Act. For the first time in 54 years, Alaskans could now elect a legislature. Unfor- tunately, as with previous Alaskan legislation, the Second Organic Act was notable not for what it did, but rather for the powers and rights that it neglected. Land distribution was left in a continuing state of disarray, and many taxing and legislative powers normally awarded to territorial legislatures were specifically precluded or omitted. Alaska in 1912 was formally a Territory, both in Whole No. 80 Page 71 Table 1. Statutory statuses of Alaska under United States jurisdiction Status None District Territory State Period 1867 - 1884 1884 - 1912 1912 - 1959 1959 - present Reason Purchase from Russia First Organic Act Second Organic Act Statehood Act name and in legal substance, but the people felt cheated of an effective vehicle to transform their land into a state. They were correct in their assessment — it would take another painful 47 years to achieve that goal. A reluctant and usually ignorant U.S. Congress would put occasional patches on the Second Organic Act but the act would prove to be inadequate and consistent with the past legislative history dealing with our northwestern "colony." The First Territorial Legislature assembled in Juneau on March 3rd, 1913. LABELS ON NATIONALS Table 1 summarizes the various legal statuses of Alaska. Technically Alaska was renamed a " Territory" in the Delegate Act of 1906 but the term had little meaning. In order for an Alaskan National Bank Note to accu- rately reflect the status of Alaska, it should bear the pro- per status label at the time it was printed. The fact is that most Alaska notes do not properly reflect the standing of the region. Those that do not could be called phantoms! Table 2 summarizes the labels actually found on Alaskan Nationals and the theoretically correct status at the time the notes were printed. All the large-size notes issued by the First National Bank of Fairbanks carry the designation "District of Alaska." This simply means that the plates were never altered to reflect the new status of Alaska resulting from the Second Organic Act of 1912. All the Series of 1902 First National Bank of Juneau notes carry only the label "Alaska," the word "Territory" being totally omitted from the plate for some reason. All the 1929 Alaskan notes, regardless of bank, came only with the "Alaska" label. To answer the question posed by the title of this article: NO! — the 1882 Date Back from Juneau shown here is not a phantom. It was issued when Alaska was a Terri- tory and remains the only known note that properly re- flects Alaska's Territorial status. In fact, it is the only Alaska National known that bears the Territory label. Alaska is unique in having had two Organic Acts prior to attaining statehood. Consequently the District and Territorial issues from Alaska are uniquely distinct from each other. This fact makes Alaska unique in the annals of National Bank Note collecting. There is no parallel situation recorded on notes. REFERENCES CITED Gruening, Ernest, 1968, The State of Alaska: Random House, New York, 661 p. Hulley, Clarence C., 1953, Alaska, 1741 - 1953: Binfords and Mort, Portland, 406 p. Table 2. Status of Alaska and actual labels carried on Nationals. Proper Designation Applicable Issues District of Alaska Series of 1882 Brown Backs Series of 1902 Red Seals Early series of 1882 Date Backs Early series of 1902 Date Backs Territory of Alaska Late series of 1882 Date Backs Late series of 1902 Date Backs Series of 1902 Blue Seal Plain Backs Series of 1929 notes Banks which issued the Type Juneau? Fairbanks Juneau? Fairbanks Juneau Fairbanks* Juneau,* Fairbanks* Juneau,* Fairbanks,* Ketchikan* ( 5 ) indicates that the notes from the bank carry the wrong status label. (?) indicates that no notes of this vintage are known. .;:r :Aro Z),1L71,222,3 rur • • Page 72 Paper Money A Check List Of Some Script Printed From Three Basic Plates by William J. Harrison R.G. Harrison's business card. The Eastern Shore Railroad Company note with original use of "early railroad train" vignette. In the process of collecting and making a check list of obsolete bank notes engraved and printed by various members of the Harrison family, I did not include certain notes and scrip which showed certain vignettes or por- traits that were originally engraved by Richard Granville Harrison and first appeared on bank notes engraved by him, and later used on bank notes or scrip showing other engraving or printing company's imprints. This use of the same engraved vignettes by different engraving com- panies became possible with the discovery of the process of engraving on soft steel, then hardening the steel plate, and making transfer rolls, etc. Thus it was possible to make numerous duplicates of engraved vignettes. As a result, engravers sometimes sold their vignettes to other engraving firms, or when they joined other partnerships, added their plates to the stock of the partnership. Accordingly, one man's work can be found on notes engraved or composed by other engraving companies. The following is a descriptive list of certain vignettes and portraits that were engraved by R.G. Harrison, and illustrations of the notes on which they were first used. These engravings were used later on three specific steel plates made for use as scrip in several states. 1. The Early Railroad Train. Originally used on: A. R.G. Harrison's business card done in the form of a bank note on bank note paper. B. The $5, $10, and $20 notes of the Eastern Shore Railroad Company. 2. "The Kill" or "Death of a Stag". Originally used on: A. R.G. Harrison's business card. B. The $1 Southern Loan Company, Philadelphia note. 3. Portraits of Washington and Franklin. Originally used on: A. The Kensington Savings Institution, Philadel- phia notes of $1, $2, and $3. B. Bridgeton, N.J. notes J.L. Southard $1 (Wait # 195) G.D. Wall $3. (Wait #196) 4. The Two Funnel Sidewheeler Steamship. Originally used on: A. Bridgeton, N.J. note. G.D. Wall $3 (Wait # 196) Although these vignettes are not "signed" by R.G. Harrison, I do not believe he would have used any other engraver's work on his business card which shows the The Southern Loan Company note with original use of "the kill" Kensington Savings Institute note with original use of Franklinvignette. and Washington vignettes. tsn Frani4444, `_'/4., IDOTILER2), It , /h, FIFTY DOLLARS, Plate 1 (half of specimen sheet with printed "San Francisco"). Whole No. 80 Page 73 Early Railroad Train and "The Kill" or "Death of a Stag". There is no question about the Washington and Franklin portraits, as they do carry his engraver's im- print. They appear not only on the Kensington Savings Institution notes, but also on the Bridgeton, N.J. notes, which have for the central vignette the Two Funnel Side- wheeler Steamship. The Bridgeton, N.J. notes happen to be proofs which I found in the Library Company of Phila- delphia collection, together with other R.G. Harrison proofs of notes of the Merchants Bank of New York, made at various stages of the progress of the engraving. This fact leads me to suspect that the proofs came from R.G. Harrison's estate. During the financial depression of the late 1830s, coins became very scarce and many merchants, cities, counties and banks issued their own fractional scrip. In the 1977 NASCA sale of the Guervrekian collection, the item #1226, a Borough of Bellefonte, Pa. scrip note for 121/2i date 1842, carries a foot note which indicates this scarcity of coins, stating, "Bellefonte was among 30 towns authorized by Pennsylvania to emit notes from 1837 to 1842 . . ." There are three specific steel plates, each of six notes, two wide and three down, with engraved vignettes or portraits at each end and in the center which contain the R.G. Harrison engravings described above. The sheets from these three engraved plates were printed without any wording in the body of the note or denominations or counters. Who composed the make-up of these steel plates and printed the engraved sheets is not known. The wording indicating the issuer, location, counters and denominations was added by letter press printing at a later time, either in Philadelphia by E. Morris or by Man- ley and Orr, or others, or perhaps by a printer in the city or town of issue. The three parallel pairs of notes on each sheet are des- ignated in the check list as A for the top pair, B for the middle pair and C for the bottom pair, showing when known, the denomination used on each of the six notes. When it is known that different denominations were used on each note of a pair, the notes are identified as Al and A2, or B1 and B2, or Cl and C2. When the denomination of any pair is unknown, it will be signified by a question mark ?. The issue of this scrip was determined from numerous sources, such as the lists of obsolete notes and scrip by states published in book form by our SPMC, and so indi- cated in the check list by the compiler's name, ie. Free- man, Leggett or Wait; the various monographs on scrip B141111,11AV, Balker Counl -■, 4,111ORGIA, or it orrr, SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS, $itNIONti, in corrrnt I1 uA re, 4llstrny . 11,11A1Vli t Balker 4 runt}, 4 ,41010,11A. 14, pnmisr to pay Twenty•Five Cents, rroll Bunk B■114, 1.3 *LB Mawr 4. mint 1,1E01124411,1.. fr3/. to pay FIFTY cithms, on drmnao, in. nreknt Bank W, Alk1Np, 1.3 G.D. Wall note with original use of two funnel sidewheeler steam- ship vignette. Plate 2 (half of sheet of unused merchant's scrip). ZO r &firer,Om <Innrrxul 1 p OPJX.0 t '4,440° Twelve and a gaff Crafts, rn clerennnt flartk Nn:;y4ten th, mon pres.ented amounts to fir, 4.1147r+<„, er r X Fade MY" AO' 44E)fiA. nary Atdr hit tin Plitt re rt, Page 74 can midst*. lur //4 219, e 1; 31101111i ma, _ ;iee yrt Plate 2 (half of sheet of six). published by Dr. J. Muscalus; the NASCA auction cata- logs; Richard Hoober's Pennsylvania records; and the extensive note collection of the Western Reserve Histori- cal Society, Mr. Meredith Colket, Director, indicated as WR. The first of these plates (No. 1) described will be the one showing the Washington and Franklin portraits on each end of each note. This plate, which the writer now owns, still faintly shows the R.G. Harrison sc. imprint in the steel under the Franklin portrait, and sometimes the im- print shows faintly on the printed scrip. The vignettes in the center of these notes are as follows: A. The top pair. A winged cherub writing on a stone tablet. B. The middle pair. A woman standing by an urn on an altar. C. The bottom pair. Perry on Lake Erie. (After T. Birch, Phila.) The following is a list of the scrip issued on the Plate 1. sheets. City Issuer, Denominations Date Imprint Source ALABAMA Clinton The Clinton Change Company 1838 no imprint A - 121/2e, B - 50e, C - ? NASCA 1978 Clark Clinton The Farmers Banking Association 1839 no imprint A- 121/2V, B - 12 1/2V, C- 25V WR, NASCA 1978 Clark Olney Merchants scrip 1838 Manley & Orr. Paper Money City Issuer, Denomination Date Imprint Source A - 121/2V, B - 25V, C - 50e WR ARKANSAS Fayetteville The Corporation of the Town 1842 no imprint A- $2, B -$3, C- 41 WR CALIFORNIA San Francisco Sample scrip 7 18-- no imprint A - $10, B - $20, C - $50 WR, NASCA 1977 Md. H.S. FLORIDA Tallahassee Post Office 1839 no imprint A - ?, B - ?, C - 75V Freeman GEORGIA Cuthbert Merchants scrip 1842 Manley & Orr. A- ?, B- 25¢, C- Muscalus MARYLAND Port Deposit Merchants scrip 1840 Manley & Orr A-$1,B-$1,C-$1 Chase N.B. Woodville Merchants scrip 18-- no imprint A - 25V, B - #1, C1 - $3, C2 - $2 WR MISSISSIPPI Jackson Corporation of Jackson 1839 no imprint A - ?, B - 50t, C - ? Leggett Philadelphia The U.S. Sub-treasurer no imprint A - 25¢, B - 50V, B2 - $1, C1 - ?, C2 - 121/2V WR OHIO Marietta M.L. Wilson 1845 no imprint A - ?, B - $1, C - $3 NASCA 1978 Clark Plate 3 (specimen sheet of six with printed "San Francisco"). Plate 1 (a recent print from the original plate showing cor- rosion of the steel). City Demopolis Tuskaloosa Issuer, Denomination ALABAMA The Farmers Banking Association A - 50g, B - 50g, C - 50g The Mayor & Aldermen of City A- ?,B - 121/2g, C- 121/2e Date Imprint Source 1839 no imprint NASCA 1978 Clark 1838 no imprint NASCA 1978 Clark GEORGIA Unused merchants scrip A - 75g, B - 25g, C - 50g Merchants scrip A - $2, B - ?, C - ? Merchants scrip A - 61/4e, B - ?, C - ? NORTH CAROLINA Mount Hecla Steam Cotton Mills A- 1244t, B - 25g, C - 50t 183- E. Morris WR 1839 no imprint Muscalus 183- no imprint Muscalus 1838 E. Morris Muscalus 1837 E. Morris WR 1838 no imprint Leggett 18-- no imprint WR 183- no imprint Muscalus, Leggett 1838 no imprint Wait 1837 E. Morris Wait 1837 no imprint Wait 1837 no imprint Wait 1837 E. Morris NASCA 1977 Md. H.S. Albany Hawkinsville Monticello Greensboro MARYLAND Alleghany County Chesapeak & Ohio Canal Tunnel A - $1, B - 50g, C - 121/2g Berlin Unused merchants scrip A- 121/2g, B- 25g, C-? MISSISSIPPI Clinton The Citizens Change Banking Co. Al - $1, A2 - $3, B - 50g, C - 50g Madisonville The Madisonville and Pearl River Turnpike Company A- ?,B- 50g, C- ? Winchester Store of Lang & Shaw Al - 6%g, A2 - 121/2g, B1 25g, B2 - 50g, CI -$1, C2- ? NEW JERSEY Chew's Landing Robert Chew A - 61/4g, B - 121/2g, C - 50t Dennis Creek C.C. Williams A - 25g, B - 50g, C - 50i Milville Schetter Glass Workes A - ?, B - ?, C - 5g Trenton City of Trenton A1 - 50g, A2 - ?, B1- 121/2g, B2 - 25g, Cl I5g, C2 - ? Whole No. 80 Page 75 Brandon Catawissa Gaysport Sunbury Towanda York Nashville City Issuer, Denomination Date Imprint Source PENNSYLVANIA Corporation of Brandon A - 121/2e, B - 25g, C - 50g Merchants scrip A- $1, B - $2, C - $3 Borough of Gaysport Al - A2 - BI - 121/2g, B2 - 25g, Cl - 50g, C2 - $1 Treasurer of Northumberland County Al - 121/2e, A2 ?, B1- 25g, B2- 50g, Cl - $1, C2 - $2 Treasurer of Bradford County A - $1, B - $2, C - $3 Scrip of M. Morris A- 61/4g, B - 25g, C- ? TENNESSEE Otis Arnold & Company Al -$1, A2 -$1, BI -$2, B2 -$2, CI -$3 C2 - $1 "Otis Arnold & Co. 667 sheets" 183- no imprint WR 1840 Manley & Orr NASCA 1977 Md. H.S. 1843 no imprint WR 1838 no imprint WR, Hoober 184- no imprint WR 1831 E. Morris NASCA 1918 Clark 1838 no imprint NASCA 1977 Md. H.S. The second plate No. 2 also consists of six notes, two wide and three down. A. The top two notes show: Left end: A woman standing by an urn on an altar. Right end: Perry on Lake Erie. Center: A girl in a field. B. The middle two notes show: Left end: "The Kill" or "Death of a Stag". Right end: A girl in a field. Center: The Early Railroad Train. C. The bottom two notes show: Left end: Liberty seated. Right end: Sailor leaning against an anchor. Center: Two Funnel Sidewheeler Steamship. The following is a list of the scrip issued on the Plate 2. sheets. Plate 3 (right half of specimen sheet with printed "San Fran- cisco"). NEW JERSEY Port Elizabeth Unused merchants scrip 184- no imprint A- ?,B- C- 10g WR Also used by Eagle Glass Works Store Wait Canal Dover CANAL DOVER The Dover Exchange Al - 25g, A2 - 50V, B - 6 14g, C - ? The Merchants Company of Dover A - 50g, B - 50g, Cl - 25g, C2 - 121/4e 1838 no imprint Crisswell 1838 no imprint ANA PENNSYLVANIA Brownsville The Corporation of Brownsville A- 121/2g, B - 25g, C- 50g Emeline Furnace Town not listed 121/2g, 25g, 50g, $1, $2 Note position not known Minersville Unused merchants scrip A-$1,B- 50g,C- 25g Sunbury Merchants scrip A- 25g, B - C- 61/4¢ Womelsdorf Borough of Womelsdorf A - $3, B - $2, C - $2 TENNESSEE Nashville The Planters Bank of Tennessee A- ?, B- $1, C-? Nashville The Union Bank of Tennessee A1 - 61/4g, A2 - $2, BI - 121/2g, B2 - $3, Cl - 75g, C2 - $1 Randolph The Merchants Association of Randolph A - $10, B - $20, C - $5 VIRGINIA Poplar Bottom Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Al - 121/2e, A2 - 25e, B1 - 50g, B2 - $1 Cl - $2, C2 - $1 183- no imprint WR 1840 Manley & Orr Hoober 183- no imprint WR 1838 E. Morris NASCA 1978 N.E. Coll., Hoober 1838 no imprint WR 1838 E. Morris WR 1838 E. Morris WR 1838 no imprint WR 183- E. Morris Affleck Page 76 City Issuer, Denomination OHIO Bridgeport Merchants scrip To William Hall, Wheeling, West Va. A- 61/4g, B-?, C- ? Ohio City The Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Co. A - ?, B - ?, C - 50g Date Imprint Source ND no imprint Muscalus 183- E. Morris WR City Issuer, Denomination MISSISSIPPI Livingston The Town of Livingston A- $1, B-?, C- 121/2g Madisonville The Bank of Madison County A - 12 1/2e, B - 12 1/2e, C - 121/2g Paper Money Date Imprint Source 1838 no imprint Leggett, NASCA 1978 Clark 183- no imprint WR PENNSYLVANIA Danville Merchants scrip A- 121/2g, B - 25g, C- 50g Harrisburg Wisconisco Canal and Coal Co. A - 25g, B - 50g, C1 - $1, C2 - $2 Lewisburg Northumberland Bank A - ?, B - $2, C - ? Lewisburg S. Wertz & Co. A- 50g, B - $1, C- ? Martinsburg The Merchants Association A - 6 1/4e, B - 121/2e, C - 50g Philadelphia The Gerard Loan Co. A - 5g, B - 10g, Cl - 25g, C2 - 50g Sunbury Merchants scrip A- ?, B-?,C1 - 6'14g, C2 - 12 1/2g Wrightsville The Wrightsville Borough Loan A - 25g, B - 50g, C - $1 VIRGINIA Falmouth Falmouth Savings Institution AI - 50g, A2 - $2, B - 25g, C - $1 Fredericksburg Fredericksburg Savings Institution A- 25g, B - ?, C- 0 Richmond Union Savings Institution A- 25g, B - 50e, C - $1 The third plate or No. 3 also consists of wide and three down. A. The top two notes show: - Left end. A steam ferry, funnels smoking. Right end. Justice seated with scales. Center. Sailor leaning against an anchor. B. The middle two notes show: - Left end. Justice seated with scales. Right end. Sailor leaning against an anchor. Center. Two Funnel Sidewheeler Steamship. C. The bottom two notes show: - Left end. A woman seated by flower urn. Right end. A steam ferry, funnels smoking. Center. The Early Railroad Train. 1837 no imprint W.J.H. 1838 no imprint Hoober 1838 no imprint Chase N.B. 1838 E Morris Hoober 183- no imprint WR 1837 no imprint Muscalus, NASCA 1978 Clark 1838 E. Morris Hoober 1838 no imprint WR, Muscalus 18- - no imprint Affleck 183- no imprint Affleck 1838 no imprint Affleck size notes, two The following is a list of the scrip issued on the Plate 3. sheets. City Issuer, Denominations Date Imprint Source ALABAMA Gainsville Merchants scrip 1838 no imprint A- 25¢,B- 50g,C-$1 WR Marion The Marion Change Association 183- no imprint A - 121/2e, B 25g, C- 6%e WR CALIFORNIA San Francisco Specimen scrip ? 18 - no imprint A - $10, B - $20, C - $50 WR After considering the wide use and distribution of the scrip printed from these three steel engraved plates, I doubt if any designs or plates had a greater use or dis- tribution until the standardization of designs was made on the United States Government currency. I am sure there are many other issuers of scrip who used one of these specific sheets which have not been included in this list. Accordingly I welcome any and all additions for which I would be most grateful. Perhaps and hopefully a supplemental list can eventually be published. In conclu- sion, I wish to acknowledge with appreciation the contri- butions to the list received from Mr. Richard Hoober, Dr. John Muscalus, and Mr. Meredith Colket, Director of the Western Reserve Historical Society. Whole No. 80 Page 77 RECLASSIFYING THE 1862 $1 LEGAL TENDERS Sharing Dr. Sheldon's wish for accurate chronology (in Sheldon's case, of copper cents, in mine, of paper money issues), I have tried to put in order what material I have about the earliest $1.00 Legal Tender Notes — those known since 1953 as Friedberg 16 and 17. The plates are numbered at the left — above and to the left of the check letter — but for studies in chronology they are practically worthless. Early plates were used throughout the issue, later ones before the middle of it. All were made, appar- ently, before it got well started, and whenever any were required someone simply stuck his hand in and pulled out whatever came to hand. The only basis for chronology is in the number of the SERIES, shown at the beginning to the left and later to the right of "Act of July 11th 1862" at the top of the face of the note, and when we make a list of these we see an interesting pattern, different in many ways from any listing of them that has been attempted anywhere. The notes of Series 1 are in a category by themselves, the serial number being superimposed on the seal. While reading "NATIONAL . . . American," they have no monogram, but otherwise are just like all the other notes from Series 15 through Series 151 except for an oc- casional maverick and those of Series 202 and 203 — a curious reversion to this early type, whose salient fea- tures are the monogram, the word "American," and the Series to the left of the date. The mavericks of these are those without the monogram, of which I have heard of three: a Series 7, said to have been in Stack's sale at the Metropolitan Convention of 1956, and Series 7 and 73, re- ported to me by Walter Breen. All three, incidentally, are reported to me as having "American" to the left and "NATIONAL" to the right, though Series 1 was also thus reported, and I have never seen one with them in this order. Series 1 and these three mavericks make this variety the rarest, as the last two Donlons have remark- ed, while those with monograms are fairly common. Those with monograms are listed in the latest Friedberg as 17a's, while those without it are described as 17's. As I have said, two Series — 202 and 203 — are of the type of Series 15 to 151; but other than those whatever notes I have seen or had reported to me from Series 171 through Series 284 — again with three exceptions — are without the monogram, and all without any exception read "NATIONAL . . . NATIONAL, "but somewhere in the vicinity of Series 235 Series is shifted to the right of the date. This seems to me to be a much more impor- tant change than the presence or absence of the mono- gram: a great deal less sporadic than its omission or in- clusion, and amenable — as these are not — to chrono- logy. The 16's as Friedberg now describes these later Series without the monogram, are reasonably common in both placings of the SERIES, and the mavericks in both should be quite rare. In fact, I know of only one Series — the 215 — of the "NATIONAL . . . NATIONAL'S" that has the monogram, and this is a very peculiar and baf- fling Series. Mine is as described, but Breen reports both one without the monogram and one with Series to the right. I would like to hear from all who have that Series, with a full description of their notes. The mavericks of those with Series to the right are Series 252 and Series 276 — both reported to me by Breen — and these should be as scarce as 215's, while both the notes from Series 171 to Series 234 except the 215's and those from 238 to 284 except the 252 and 276 are quite as common as the 15-151's. I should feel inclined to speak of three extended Types of all these $1.00 Legal Tenders, then, with the maver- icks of each and one "experimental" — Series 1. The three are these: the NATIONAL-Americans with monogram; the NATIONAL-NATIONALS without it, with Series to the left of the date; and the NATIONAL-NATIONALS without it, with Series to the right of the date. All others, aside from the experimental, are mavericks and should be treated as such. The 17's in Friedberg's Ninth Edition are, I'm sure, the rarest, as they're said to be; but both varieties of 16a 's are also rare, and I myself should like to get a Type III maverick, or even hear of one from anyone who owns one. I should also like to hear just where the break occurs between the "Series lefts" and "Series rights. I know 233 is left and 238 is right, but what about the four between? By The Rev. Frank H. Hutchins Page 78 Paper Money -f-roya the collection of V., 13.0.sieiiock- chide aTty 2. note beats v the signatnres of the fisfst cas ne k ptesident of 'Ole Centteilie Bank.. rior to t`ne appearance of totes Tepotte $10 type 1. note in. 198, thee fYOm *eve no goal\-size se e nota Centrevae IN\ ation.03ank. THE CENTREVILLE BANK 150 Years of Service to Rhode Island Asom the col\ ec the stre tion of Y, Berl tattler nnweicorne triVote to ngth of `She Centveviile Bank is this $1 note altered the ive.rtoni3ank. which T 18b1 . CASHIER Moses Fifield Moses Fifield Moses Fifield, Jr. Moses Fifield, Jr. Moses Fifield, Jr. Moses Fifield, Jr. Moses Fifield, Jr. Thomas W.D. Clarke Everett W. Whitford J. Robert Abramson PRESIDENT John Greene Cyrus Harris Cyrus Harris Jonathan Brayton Ezra J. Cady Enos Lapham George B. Waterhouse George B. Waterhouse George B. Waterhouse Everett W. Whitford 1828-1852 1852-1857 1857-1865 1865-1879 1879-1886 1886-1895 1895-1900 1900-1918 1918-1923 1924- * * Mr. Abramson and Mr. Whitford remained in office together after the note issuing period came to an end in 1935. THE CENTREVILLE NATIONAL BANK OF WARWICK First Charter Original Series 1 -1 -1 -2 plate 5 -5 -5 -5 plate 10-10-10-20 plate First Charter Series of 1875 10-10-10-20 plate Second Charter Brown Backs. 10-10-10-20 plate Third Charter Red Seals 10-10-10-20 plate Third Charter 1902-1908 Backs 10-10-10-20 plate Third Charter Plain Back Blue Seals 10-10-10-20 plate 1929 Series serials 1 - 2830 serials 1 - 3500 serials 1- 2000 serials 1 - 2940 serials 1 - 5840 serials 1 - 1900 serials 1 - 4700 serials 4701 - 11983 10 type 1 serials 1- 1312 20 type 1 serials 1- 362 5 type 2 serials 1- 324 10 type 2 serials 1- 1565 20 type 2 serials 1- 475 Whole No. 80 Page 79 by Frank Bennett Signature combinations appearing on bank notes from The Centreville Bank and Centreville National Bank. For 150 years The Centreville Bank, now Centreville National Bank, has been a symbol of strength, integrity and public confidence to the people it serves in that part of Rhode Island known as the Pawtuxet Valley. Since 1828, when it opened its doors, the bank has given contin- uous service, a record equalled by few banks in our coun- try. The long road has not been easy as there have been many lean years for the Pawtuxet Valley and for the bank. Able management enabled this institution to weather every storm, keeping pace in the services it rendered with the needs of the community. Originally located in the village of Centreville, the bank moved to Artic in 1901 when the demand for services dictated the need for a larger facility. This was a logical location since Artic had become the business center of the Valley. Business grew as the new location made the bank even more convenient for the community. Years of experience won ever widening confidence and within 27 years it was necessary to build even larger quarters. In 1928, a new building was built on Main Street in Artic and is still in use today. At this time, when other Rhode Island banks have been liquidated or absorbed by larger banks, Centreville National is still going strong on its own, a fact proved by the opening of their first branch office a few years ago. The bank notes from The Centreville Bank do not appear on the market very often. I have seen notes of the $1.00, $2.00, $5.00 and $10.00 denominations. The bank also issued $3.00, $50.00 and $100.00 notes. Notes from Centreville National Bank seem to be equally scarce. Table 2 shows the types and denominations issued along with the serial numbers. An original series $2.00 is the only first charter note reported and no second charter notes are known. A third charter $10.00 1902-1908 back appeared in an auction last year and a $10.00 plain back is also known. A 1929 type 1 $10 turned up recently and is the only small-size note known from this bank. This note reflects the change in name of the western part of Warwick, which became West Warwick in 1913. If any readers know of notes not reported please drop me a line at P.O. Box 8153, Coral Springs, FL 33065. Page 80 Basics in U.S. Pap by Terry Vavra QUESTION: I am now collecting small size U.S. paper currency and all of my notes are in Crisp Uncirculated condition. The only note that I do not have is the 1928E one dollar Silver Certificate (Fr#1605). In this condition, the note retails for approximately $950. Would it be better to obtain the note in lesser condition to complete my collection or wait until I can afford the note in Crisp Uncirculated? If it would be better to obtain the note in a lesser condition, what would be the best grade to obtain it in? AY, Anaheim CA. ANSWER: This is a very good question as many collectors at one time or another have come up against the same type of a situation. The 1928E one dollar Silver Certificate, especially in Crisp Uncirculated condition, is indeed a tough one to get! Being the key to the series ($1.00 Silver Certificates), it is much in demand and commands top price when avail- able. With prices on scarcer small size U.S. currency rising steadily, it would appear that the best advice would be first to try to acquire a note in the highest grade that you can afford. Since your collection is in Crisp Uncirculated condition, I would not recommend any grade lower than Very Fine condition. A fairly bright and crisp Very Fine note would fit into your collection much better than one of a lower grade. After this is ac- complished, it would be possible to "trade up" to the next highest grade within your means and so on until you are able to obtain the Crisp Uncirculated note that you need to complete your collection. This method of acquiring your 1928E would allow you to complete your collection and at the same time have a note that would be rising in value while you are saving your money to buy the higher grade note. Using this method, you would not have the large outlay of cash necessary if you were to buy the Crisp Uncirculated specimen at the outset. QUESTION: My question is how to tell if a note has been washed or otherwise cleaned? Specifically, I received a $2.00 note of 1869 (Fr#42) from a large dealer on the east coast. This note was bought to upgrade a Good/Very Good note with breaks in the folds. The note that I received was grade Fine but in comparing the two, I noted that the green on the back of the Fine note was quite a bit lighter in color than the Good/Very Good note. Also, on the face of the note, Jefferson's portrait was not as clear; in fact, it was quite fuzzy looking. Due to these facts, I sent the note back as I thought it may have been washed or otherwise cleaned. I would like to know if this is a correct assumption and if not, what is the cause of the difference in these two notes of the same issuing period? P.B., Phoenix, AZ. ANSWER: Notes that have been "doctored" can, at times, be very difficult to detect! Generally speaking, a note in Fine condition or below will be heavily soiled and have many folds and creases throughout the design. If a note in this grade has been laundered, at first glance it Paper Money will have an unnatural appearance. Washing removes the surface soil as well as the soil which has accumulated in the folds and creases. When this happens, these folds and creases become very bright and noticeable, especially in the dark area of the portrait on the obverse and in other dark printed areas on the note. Close examination of the silk fibers running through the note on large size currency can also be a give away. Washing of the surface of the paper will loosen these fibers and either make them protrude or come out completely if the note has been "scrubbed" and this will leave white areas where the fibers were embedded. Most notes that have been washed have also been pressed or ironed. This is done to make the note lay flat and even, which also will give an unnatural appearance to a note that has seen quite a bit of circulation. Comparing two notes of the same period or series (as you have done) is another way of checking for tampering but may not be a very reliable method. At the time some of these early notes were printed, the inks used were not always uniform and different color varieties did occur. Also, notes that have come in contact with sunlight or other types of bright light over a period of time tend to fade and this makes detection all the more difficult. Processed notes have been around for quite a long time and will continue to plague our hobby for a long time to come. Until you acquire the experience that is necessary in this type of situation, deal only with a reputable and knowledgeable dealer who specializes in the area of paper money. QUESTION: Although I have been collecting world bank notes for about six years, including some United States small size notes, I am at a loss as to what some collectors mean when they refer to "COPE" and "BLOCK" when advertising to buy or sell United States currency. Can you explain what these terms mean? ND New York, Ny. ANSWER: "COPE" is the abbreviation for Currency Overprinting and Processing Equipment. This equipment was first used on the 1969B series Federal Reserve Notes. After the first and second (back and face) printing, the sheets of notes are transported along a conveyor-like device to the COPE equipment. Here, the sheets are cut, receive the third (overprinting) printing, and then are packaged for distribution to the Federal Reserve Banks. At the time, both the COPE and the old Equipment were in use at the same time. The COPE notes had a slightly different appearance than the regular notes, and this caused collectors to search for notes of both types, hence the popularity of the term COPE. On U.S. Notes, Silver Certificates, and Gold Certificates, there are prefix and suffix letters in the serial numbers (Example: A34563672B). The combination of the prefix and suffix letters are called "BLOCKS." the BLOCK number for the illustration would be BLOCK A- B. On replacement or "star" notes (Example: *3453672B) the BLOCK number would be BLOCK *-B. On Federal Reserve Notes, the prefix letter in the serial number is always the same as the letter designating the Federal Reserve District (A for Boston, B for New York, C for Philadelphia, etc.) This letter also appears in the black seal to the left of the portrait on the face of the note. Since Continued on page 97 Whole No. 80 Page 81 The Banknotes of Reza Shah Pahlavi by. Robert L. Clarke Editor's Note- This study was published originally in Calcoin News Summer 1978 and Fall 1978, Vol. 33, Nos. 34. It is being reprinted here through the courtesy of the author and Virginia M. Hall, editor. The second installment appears below; the first appeared in the January:' February 1979 issue. Our thanks go to Ms. Hall, the author, and the California State Numismatic Association, publishers of Caleoirz !'erns. for the opportunity to make this work available to our membership and for furnishing the illustrations. BRMI The first installment listed the Iranian banknotes of Reza Shah Pahlavi in the Small Hat and Large Hat designs. This article is devoted to those of the Without Hat design which were issued from S.H. 1315 to 1321 (1936 to 1942). This group is more extensive than the first two when one considers the numerous overprints showing their date of issue. The naming of the designs of Iranian banknotes are those used in Iran. The Small Hat and Large Hat designations are obvious from the notes. Actually the reason for the Without Rat label also is obvious, but why not call it the Bare Head design? I asked this question and was told that it.sounded disrespectful. After all, Reza is known in Iranian history as Reza Shah the Great and the list of his accomplishments easily qualify him for this honor. In present day Iran one hears that Reza was neutral in the early days of World War H, but in fact he was pro German. This caused his downfall when the British and Russians invaded Iran in order to insure a supply route to Russia for the Western allies. Reza was forced to abdicate in favor of his son, and was exiled first to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean , and later to South Africa where he died of a broken heart. His body now lies in a Napoleonic-like tomb in Rey, a suburb of Tehran. A trip to'this tomb is a must for tourists and visiting foreign dignitaries lay a wreath there in recognition of his greatness. We see German signatures on Reza's early notes but these officials eventually were charged with banking irregularities and ousted. Reza had had his fill of British bankers as exemplified by those of the Imperial Bank of Persia, One result was that his first Without Hat notes used the. French language on their reverses. Reza, however, tried to discontinue or play down the Western influence in his country and we find that the later Without Hat notes had only Persian language. Although these notes surely were printed in Great Britain, no printer's line is found on any Without Het notes. Without. Hat Design — Dated Farvardin (first Iranian month) and 1315, 1316 or 1317 (Mar.-Apr. 1936. 1937 or 1938►. Notes may exist which are not listed below. Features common to all denominations: Obverse: On right — medallion portrait of Reza Shah, head and upper torso, in military uniform without hat, facing left. Denomination shown in each corner in Persian numerals. Bank Meth Iran in Persian at top with value in Persian script centered beneth. Date centered beneath Page 82 the script value except on the 20 Rials where the date is in the lower left field Signatures of Government Inspector, Abdolhossein Hazheer, on left and Bank Director, Amir Khosravi, on right. Rectangular panel at lower center with penalty clause for counterfeiting given in Persian script. No printer's line shown. Reverse: Bank Melli Iran in French or Persian at the top. Denomination shown in each corner either in Latin numbers as rials or in Persian script. Penalty clause in a rectangle at lower center on French back notes. 1315 issue with Latin serial numbers and French lettering on reverse B-7 obverse Only note of the Without Hat type with 1315 date, which is near center of design. Dark box at lower center contains the counterfeiting penalty clause B-6 reverse Caspian farmland scene with Alborz Mountains in background. Legend in French. Rectangular box at lower center contains the counterfeiting penalty clause B-7 10 Dials Color — Purple with four red serial numbers. Size — 130 by 70 millimeters Watermark — Pahlavi Crown in left obverse field Distinctive features of the design — Obverse, the Shah's eyes are more closed and his mustache is heavier than on all later notes cf this design The date on the obverse is larger than on all later issues. This is the only note that shows the above features. Reverse, a view of the Caspian farmland with Alborz Mountains in the background Paper Money 1316 Issue with Latin serial numbers and French lettering on reverse. All notes are dated Farvardin 1316 in the obverse designs. All denominations are known with "SPECIMEN" perforated therein. A-8 5 Rials Color — Brown red with two black serial numbers. Size — 120 by 63 millimeters. Watermark — Pahlavi Crown in left obverse field. Distinctive features of the design — Reverse, tomb of the biblical prophet, Daniel, located at Shush (Susa). This note is unreported without the overprint and probably never was issued except in overprinted form as A-9 below. B-8 10 Rials Color — Purple with four red serial numbers. Size — 130 by 70 millimeters. Watermark — Pahlavi Crown in left obverse field Obverse and reverse features as for B-7 except for the Shah's eyes which are more open and his mustache which has a closer trim. C-8 20 Rials Color — Orange with four black serial numbers. Size — 140 by 80 millimeters. Watermark — Pahlavi Crown in left obverse field. Distinctive features of the design — Obverse, Lion and Sun with crown in a small medallion with a view of the ruins of Persepolis beneath. Two Persepolis type columns topped with two headed bulls, one on either side. Reverse, railroad bridges climbing through the Alborz Mountains with a train on the highest bridge. D-8 50 Rials Color — Green with four red serial numbers. Size — 150 by 90 millimeters Watermark — Pahlavi Crown in left obverse field. Distinctive features of the design — Obverse, a representation of the Zoroastrian god, Ahuramazda, in upper center. Mount Damavand and the Lar River to left. Reverse, ruins of the palace of Darius at Persepolis. Lion and Sun with crown medallion to left. Flower pattern at top and sides. E-8 100 Rials — One Pahlavi Color — Brown with four black serial numbers. Size — 165 by 95 millimeters. Watermark — Head of Shah in left obverse field. Distinctive features of the design — Obverse, view of Bank Melli Iran main branch on Ferdowsi Avenue in Tehran. Denomination expressed as One Pahlavi in Persian script beneath the building. Flower patterns to either side at top. Reverse, sailboat and steamship on the Caspian Sea. Lion and Sun with crown in a rectangular medallion to left. Denomination expressed in French as Un Pahlavi and Cent Rials in center. Bas relief from Persepolis showing noblemen at top , bottom and right. G-8 500 Rials has not been reported. H-81000 rials — Ten Pahlavi Whole No. 80 Page 83 Color — Green with four red serial numbers. Size — 197 by 115 millimeters Watermarks — Head of Shah in left obverse field. Distinctive features of the design — Obverse, Darius slaying a mythical monster at top center. Symbolic trees in violet and orange in center. Denomination expressed as Ten Pahlavi in Persian script at base of tree. Reverse, a view of Mount Damavand and the Lar River, farm buildings in the foreground Denomination expressed in French as Dix Pahlavi above mountain and as Mille Rials above penalty box. Leaf and flower pattern around the borders. This note is unreported without reverse overprint and probably was never issued except in overprinted form as H-9 to 12 below. 1316 Issue with Latin serial numbers and French lettering on reverse. A printed overprint, eliptical in shape and in the approximate color of the note, has been placed near the center on the reverse. This overprint shows King Darius conquering the mythical monster, with sprays of leaves on either side. The date of issue, 17/5/15 (15 Mordad 1317), is at the base of the overprint and the Persian scrip above reads, "Released and put in circulation". All notes are identical to those of the 8th Series except for the printed overprint. A-9 obverse 1316 date shows in center of note. Latin serial numbers. Counterfeiting penalty clause in dark box at lower center. A-9 reverse Printed overprint reads "Released and put in circulation 17/5/15". (Date is read from right to left as Mordad 1317.) Legend in French. Counterfeiting penalty clause in dark box at lower center. A-9 5 Rials B-9 10 Rials C-9 20 Rials D-9 50 Rials E-9 100 Rials G-9 500 Rials has not been reported. H-9 obverse 1316 date shows in lower center above Persian legend which reads "Ten Pahlavis" (the gold coins of Iran). Latin serial numbers, Persian legends. Counterfeiting penalty clause in dark box at lower center below the Pahlavi value. H-9 reverse View of Mr. Damavand obscured by printed overprint wich reads "Released and Put in Circulation 17/5/15". (Date is read from right to left as 15 Mordad 1317.) Counterfeiting penalty clause in dark box at lower center. H-9 1000 Rials 1316 Issue with Latin serial numbers and French lettering on the reverse. A rubber stamped overprint, somewhat eliptical in shape and in various colors, has been placed near the center on the reverse. This overprint is similar to the previous one but has a four digit date beneath King Darius and the monster. The sprays of leaves are tied with a ribbon at the bottom, and the Persian script at top reads "Put in circulation". This overprint has been found only on six different banknotes dated 1316, but others with rubber stamps dated 1319, 1320 and 1321 may have been issued. As on earlier issues the date Farvardin 1316 appears in the obverse design. B-1010 Rials with purple overprint dated 1319. Identical to B-8 with the overprint added. Page 84 C-10 20 Rials with orange overprint dated 1319. Identical to C-8 with overprint added. C-11 obverse Ruins of Persepolis in center. 1316 date in lower left field. Latin serial numbers. Counterfeiting penalty clause in dark box at lower center. C-11 reverse Railway bridges and train climbing through the Alborz Mountains between Teheran and the Caspian seacoast. Legend is French but rubberstamped overprinted reads "Put in Use 1320", indicating the note was remnant of the 1316 printing issued some three years late. Counterfeiting penalty clause in dark box at lower center. C-1120 Rials with purple overprint dated 1320. Identical to C-8 with overprint added. E-11 100 Rials — One Pahlavi with purple overprint dated 1320. Identical to E-8 with the added overprint. H-11 1000 Rials -- Ten Pahlavi with red overprint dated 1320 H-12 1000 Rials — Ten Pahlavi with red overprint dated 1321. Identical to H-8 with the added overprint. The form and colors of the overprints on the 10, 11, and 12 series notes suggest that the notes were remainders which were overprinted at later dates while the 1317 dated notes were being stamped. 1317 Issue with Latin numbers on obverse and Persian lettering on reverse. Penalty clause on obverse only. No overprints. Colors and designs as for 1316 issues. All notes are dated 1317 in the obverse designs. A 500 Rial note has been added. A-13 5 Rials has not been recorded. Paper Money B-13 10 Rials has not been recorded. C-13 20 Rials Similar to C-8 except for date and change of language on reverse. The plate sizes are slightly larger than those of all other 20 rials of this design: Obverse is 134 by 73 millimeters and the reverse is 130 by 67 millimeters. D-13 50 Rials Similar to D-8 except for date and change of language of the reverse. E-13 100 Rials — One Pahlavi Similar to E-8 except for date and change of language on the reverse. G-13 500 Rials — Five Pahlavi Color — Blue with four red serial numbers. Size — 175 by 105 millimeters. Watermark — Head of Shah in left obverse field. Distinctive features of the design — Obverse, Lion and Sun with Pahlavi crown in a center medallion. An Achaemenian Persian warrior with staff on either side. Denomination expressed as Five Pahlavi in Persian script beneath the center medallion Reverse, Tomb of Cyrus the Great. Denomination expressed as Five Pahlavi in Persian script at lower center. Leaf and flower pattern around the borders. H-13 1000 Rials — Ten Pahlavi Similar to H-8 except for date and change of language on reverse. 1317 Issue with Persian serial numbers in obverse and Persian lettering on reverse. Penalty clause on obverse only. No overprints. Colors, sizes and designs as for 1316 issues. All numerals and legends are in Persian. The date 1317 is part of the obverse design. A-14 5 Rials Similar to A-8 except as noted above. B-14 10 Rials Similar to B-8 except as noted above. C-14 20 Rials Similar to C-13 except as noted above. D-14 50 Rials Similar to D-13 except as noted above. E-14 100 Rials — One Pahlavi Similar to E-13 except as noted above. G-14 500 Rials — Five Pahlavi Similar to G-13 except as noted above. H-14 1000 Rials — Ten Pahlavi Similar to H-13 except as noted above. This note is recorded only perforted "SPECIMEN". J-14 10000 Rials — Hundred Pahlavi Color — Purple with an aurora of yellow around the Shah's head. Size — Unknown as only a color photo has been seen. Watermark — Head of Shah in right obverse field. Distinctive features of the design — Obverse, Chehel Sotun Palace at Isfahan to left of the Shah's portrait and the ruins of Persepolis to the right. Reverse, a famous stone bridge, the Allah Verdi Khan, over the Zayandebrud River at Isfahan. This bridge, built by Shah Abbas in the 16th century, is still used by modern motor Whole No. 80 Page 85 traffic as a main crossing. This note is known in specimen form only and probably never was issued. Specimen notes of this issue (A to J-14) have the word "SPECIMEN" perforated in the field. Notes of this series, that is without overprint, are scarce for denominations above 20 rials. These notes are believed to have been printed in England but the printer is unknown to this writer. 1317 Issue with Persian serial numbers on obverse and Persian lettering on reverse plus a rubber stamp overprint in various colors on reverse near the center. This overprint usually is identical to the rubber stamp overprint found on the 1316 issues and reads, "Put in circulation", at the top. The four digit date is found beneath King Darius and the monster. Colors sizes and designs are the same as for the previous 14 series. All denominations have the date Farvardin 1317 shown in the obverse designs. A-15a 5 Rials with red-orange or purple overprint dated 1319 Identical to A14 with the overprint added. A-15b 5 Rials with red-orange overprint dated 1319. This overprint differs from most others in that there in an additional encircling eliptical line that enlarges the total overprint. A-16 5 Rials with purple overprint dated 1320. A-17 5 Rials with slate-blue or purple overprint dated 1321. B-15 10 Rials with slate-blue or purple overprint dated 1319 Identical to B-14 with overprint added. B-16 10 Rials with blue overprint dated 1320. C-15 20 Rials with purple overprint dated 1319. Identical to C-14 with overprint added. C-16 20 Rials with violet overprint dated 1320 C-17 20 Rials with slate-gray overprint dated 1321. D-15a 50 Rials with green or red overprint dated 1319. Identical to D-14 with overprint added. D-15b obverse View of Mt. Damavand and the Lar River to the left. 1317 date in center. Representation of Zoroastrain god Ahuramazda in upper center below Bank Melli Iran in Persian. All legends and serial numbers in Persian. Counterfeiting penalty clause in dark box at lower center. D-15b reverse Ruins of the palace of Darius the Great at Persepolis. Note the added circle around the rubberstamped release mark "Put in circulation 1319". This overprint in red is very scarce. All legends in Persian. There is no counterfeiting penalty clause on the clause on the reverse of 1317 dated notes. D-15b 50 Rials with red overprint dated 1319. This overprint is the sme as that found on the 5 Rials, A- 15b, differing from the others in that there is an additional encircling eliptical line that enlarges the total overprint. D-16 50 Rials with red overprint dated 1320 D-17 50 Rials with red overprint dated 1321 E-15 100 Rials with brown or purple overprint dated 1319. Identical to E-14 with the overprint added. E-16100 Rials with slate-gray overprint dated 1320. E-17 obverse Date 1317 shown above a view of the Central Branch of Bank Melli, Iran (National Bank of Iran). Numbers and legends in Persian. Counterfeiting penalty clause still shown on obverse only. 1315 L/F 1316 L/F 1316 L/F POP 1316 L/F SOP 1317 L/P 1317 P/P 1317 P/P SOP 17/5/15 131913201321 13191320 1321 XS XS XX X X 10 XS XS x X X 20 S X X X S x X X 50 XS X S XX X X 100 XS X X XS x X X 500 XS x X X 1,000 S X X S X X 5,000 10,000 Page 86 E-17 reverse Steamboat and sailboat on the Caspian Sea. Rubberstamp overprint in contrasting color reads "Put in circulation 1321". All legends in Persian. The counterfeiting penalty clause has been omitted on the reverse of 1317 dated notes. E-17 100 Rials with slate-gray overprint dated 1321. G-15 obverse Date 1317 shows above lower center legend which translates from Panj Pahlavis to Five Pahlavis (gold coins of Iran). Counterfeiting penalty clause in dark box at lower center. G-15 reverse View of the tomb of Cyrus the Great at Pasagard. Legends of Persian translate to the National Bank of Iran at top and Five Pahlavis at bottom. The blue rubberstamped overprint reading "Put in circulation omitted from the reserve. Paper Money H-16 obverse All legends in Persian. Dated 1317 in lower center above the value give in Persian as Da Pahlavis or Ten Pahlavis. Legend at top reads National Bank of Iran; center legend states one thousand rials. Counterfeiting penalty clause in dark box at lower center. H-16 reverse View of Mr. Damavand and the Lar River. The red rubberstamped overprint on the green note reads "Put in use 1320". Counterfeiting penalty clause omitted from the reverse of all 1317 printed notes. H-16 1000 Rials with red overprint date 1320. Identical to H-14 with overprint added. H-17 1000 Rials with red overprint dated 1321 Overprints dated 1319, 1320 and 1321 on the 1317 notes may occur in colors other than those listed above, but at the present time all the information on such notes has not been recorded. Note that the 1319 overprint series (15) might easily be divided into two series, one with overprint approximating the color of the notes and a second with the overprints in contrasting colors. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 C 1-) F C I I 1 G-15 500 Rials with blue or red overprint dated 1319. Identical to G-14 with overprint added. G-16 500 Rials with orange-red overprint dated 1320. G-17 500 Rials with red overprint dated 1321. H-15 1000 Rials with 1319 overprint has not been recorded. Continued on page 97 Whole No. 80 Page 87 Literature Review by Paul T. Jung Please send literature for review to Paul T. Jung, 174 Artillery Loop, Ft. Sam Houston, TX 78234, or to the Editor. PICK, Albert. Papiergeld Lexikon Munich: Mosaik Verlag, 1978. 8vo, 416pp, illus. This book is, without any reservation, the finest work yet to appear on the general topic of paper money. It cries for transla- tion into English. In fact, an English edition would probably do more for advancing interests in the field than any other event. The publication of Pick's Standard Catalog of World Paper Money made the general numismatic fraternity aware of the extent of paper money issues. This book provides the overall commentary on practically every aspect of the hobby. It is virtu- ally impossible to read the entries without kindling an over- whelming desire to plunge in headlong and learn everything pos- sible about the subject and to acquire the notes discussed. The book is beautifully produced. There are at least one and sometimes up to three photographic illustrations on practically every page, plus a 16-page section of notes in full color. The en- tries are succinct and to the point with considerable cross-refer- encing among them. The work is fully indexed and contains an extensive bibliography and an appendix on current banknote is- sues of the world. It is designed for quick reference to a particu- lar topic, for browsing, or even for straight reading from cover to cover. In fact, as must already be apparent, I could hardly put it down. There are country entries with summaries of the notes issued over the years and historical commentary on these issues. As would be expected, it is heavy and most thorough on Germany, German banks, and the various types of German issues. There are even entries on the different presidents of the Reichsbank. Such diverse topics as falsified notes, styles of printing, orna- mentation, security printers, paper money societies (including SPMC), and depression scrip are discussed. Taken at random, some of the subject headings include: Adopengo, stock certifi- cates, assignats, devaluation and revaluation, barter units, Braille embossing, stamp money, grading, food coupons, en- cased postage, control numbers, graphic artists, prisoner of war notes, John Law, topical collecting, reprints, numbering, postal notes and money orders, specimens, and playing card money, to name but a few. What would you like to know about the issue of fantasy and propaganda notes? While China was the first country to print its money from woodcuts, what was the last country to do so? Are you familiar with the publications of the International Criminal Police Organization used to identify counterfeit notes from the real ones? Have you ever seen an illustration of a Napoleonic counterfeit of a Russian ruble? Did you even know they existed? What's the earliest Brazilian banknote? Did you know that in the 19th century the English firm Blakiston, Marr & Co. had paper money printed in Germany for use by their company in Japan? How many different issues of seige money are known? All of these questions can be answered by reference to Pick's Lexikon. This is not just another book designed to interest the neophyte in the collecting of paper money. This is a thorough, well- researched work which deserves a place in every collector's library. It is packed with information not easily found elsewhere and is a tribute to Dr. Pick's widespread knowledge of paper money. Won't someone please make arrangements to have it translated into English so it gets the distribution it deserves!! SCHWAN, Fred. The Paper Money of the E. A. Wright Bank Note Company (Portage, Ohio: BNR Press, 1978) 4to, 32pp, wrappers, illus. $3.95 Although not mentioned in it, this brief monograph is essent- ially a reprint of an article which appeared in the August 1977 issue of The Banknote Reporter. It is a fine example of high quality printing, and its main value lies in the excellent photo- graphs (face and back) of the notes described. The text itself is limited to a single page, plus a new introduction prepared for the monograph and the captions for the photographs. Fred Schwan is one of numismatic's most able writers on the subject of military currency and has done much to popularize this field as a recognized area of collecting. His recent work (with Joseph Boling) on World War II Military Currency is an out- standing contribution. At the time he was preparing these works, he was aware only of the E.A. Wright-printed notes for French Guiana, French West Africa, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Morocco. While the monograph was being prepared, IBNS member David B. August, in a letter to the editor (Banknote Re- porter Aug., 1978), pointed out that a portion of the 50 and 100 piastre French Indochina notes (Pick 52 & 53) were also printed by Wright, as were the overprinted notes for Papeete (Pick 18, 21, & 22), New Caledonia (Pick 33 & 34) and New Hebrides (Pick 13). Nonetheless, based on present knowledge, the monograph is complete for the countries covered. Perhaps others will still come to light. Schwan does not give any information on the history or back- ground of the notes covered. The notes are, however, listed, illus- trated and valued, with cross references to Pick numbers and those given in the Schwan-Boling book previously mentioned. Known serial number and signature varieties are also given. A note in the caption for the 100 franc French Guiana note refers to an unusual exception to the serial numbering system. Readers unfamiliar with the standard French convention for serially numbering banknotes may find this a bit perplexing. An explan- ation, or at least reference to where an explanation could be found, would have been helpful. The bulk of the security printing done by the E. A. Wright firm consists of bonds, stock certificates, tickets, and related items. Schwan illustrates five such pieces in the monograph and a sixth, the $1 Harrisburg Clearing House Association scrip of 1933, was shown in the original August 1977 article. Several others are known. Perhaps in the future someone will undertake a complete listing of the output of this firm. To my knowledge, this has never been attempted for any of the security printers. What sumptuously illustrated volumes these would make! Mr. Schwan has kindled interest in one such firm. More, now, needs to be done. NEW SOURCE FOR SYNGRAPHIC BOOKS Emil and Pat Eusanio have announced that the San Fernando Book Company now has a retail store for numismatic books. The store is in addition to their mail order book business which they plan to continue. A com- plete inventory of books on numismatics, silver and gold mining, treasure hunting, money and banking, and other related fields will be stocked at their new location in the Book Faire in Sylmar Square, 13764 Foothill Boulevard, Sylmar, CA 91342. The telephone number at the Book Faire is (213) 362-5931. Mail orders should continue to be sent to their mailing address: P. 0. Box 447, San Fernando, CA 91341. The telephone number for mail orders is (213) 362-2173. Page 88 Paper Money Jacob Perkins, from a bust in the possession of 4111116-11*. Perkins, Bacon & Co. (Reprinted from a Melville Handbook.) PERKINS PRINTER of the PENNY BLACK JACOB (Note: The following article is reprinted from the May 1978 issue of the British publication The Philatelic Magazine, cour- tesy of Kenneth Chapman, editor. It is the last work from the pen of the late F. Marcus Arman, formerly curator of Britain's National Postal Museum. Philatelists as well as syngraphists are concerned with the work of Jacob Perkins, since he pioneered intaglio printing methods for both stamps and paper money. BRM) by F. Marcus Arman THE production of spurious bank notes is a most pro- fitable business, than which few enterprises yield better dividends. The snag is that one has to be careful not to be caught, for judges take a serious view of forgers and forgery. A century ago such offences were punishable by death. It was the prevalence of bank note forgery in New England shortly after the Declaration of Independence which led Jacob Perkins of Newburyport, Massachusetts, to seek ways of defeating the forgers. To that end he became a security printer and after years of experiments succeeded so well that when in 1819 the English banks were seriously embarrassed by counterfeiters, Jacob and his American partners emigrated from America to Eng- land and set up in business as bank note printer. Twenty- one years later Perkins' firm, then trading in London under the name of Perkins, Bacon & Petch —and both Bacon and Petch were also American citizens, printed the world's first postage stamps, the famous "Penny Black" of 1840, regarded by philatelists as the "Old Master". How all this came about is a fantastic story. It might never have happened if the villains of the eastern sea- board of the United States had not been matched in their villainy by the rogues of England. For it was this factor alone which led Jacob Perkins and his American as- sociates to emigrate to Britain at a time when the flow of emigrants was almost entirely in the opposite direction. In those early days of the 19th century, England, Ireland, and Europe generally were exporting people across the Atlantic at an alarming rate. The whole affair becomes the more remarkable when one recalls that the former British American colonies, now sturdily independent and united, were still in what we should describe today as "the emergent nation" class. Nevertheless, it was be- cause Jacob Perkins had invented and mastered technical processes unknown in Old England that he and his as- sociates found scope for their experience in London. The occasions which gave rise to the fraudulent manu- facture of bank notes in the United States and in England were, of course, very different. Inevitably, when a former colonial territory achieves independence by force of arms, the financial chaos which follows the breakdown of the earlier monetary system will persist until an alternative currency is provided by Government: and every new currency must win for itself a reputation for trustworth- iness. The gap between the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the founding of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1792, naturally forced people to resort to barter. "Foreign" paper money and specie had ceased to circu- late and the few bank notes issued by private banks were so poorly printed that any competent engraver could copy them. In consequence, people looked suspiciously at paper money and trade suffered accordingly. The spate of forgery in Britain which greatly embarrassed the Eng- lish, Irish and Scottish banks similarly arose because a flood of paper money was needed to replace the gold coin- Whole No. 80 Page 89 age which the Government had decreed must be with- drawn and conserved to finance the wars against Napo- leon. To enable trade to continue, "stop gap" bank notes were printed on a lavish scale and, inevitably, quality suf- fered and the forgers had a field day. Absolute sameness essential On both sides of the Atlantic the problem was, in essen- tials, the same. It being an axiom of security printing that every impression taken of a particular document must be the same as every other impression of the same document, Perkins recognized that he was up against a problem of mass-production plus absolute sameness: for without absolute sameness no tests of genuineness could be applied to suspect notes. The prevailing method of printing security documents from engraved copper plates bedeviled the whole business for, copper being a soft metal, only a limited number of impressions could be printed without the plate becoming worn, so that the re- cutting of the incised lines was essential. Since engraving is so meticulous a craft, even a highly skilled workman cannot precisely duplicate his own work let alone that of another craftsman. A spurious bank note therefore, when compared with a genuine one, can be identified: but once variations are admitted the way is open to the forgers. From 1803 onwards Perkins began to print notes from a multiplicity of complex dies, each of which interlocked precisely with its neighbors when assembled as a single plate. As many as 64 separate dies were used for one note and each of these dies carried an elaborate motive which was part of the total design. Any failure of these multiple die impressions to line up precisely was immediately de- tectable. As a further precaution, Jacob produced a "check plate" which, when laid across a suspect note, en- abled one to see at a glance whether every line of the printed impression was precisely correct. Within a year Perkins further improved his process by hardening the steel dies and plates, which made possible long runs of identical documents. He wrote a booklet on stereotype steel printing plates in 1806 giving details of his experi- ments with security printing up to that time. All this en- deavour was a success for in 1809 the State legislature passed the Massachusetts Banking Act which enforced the use of Perkins processes for the printing of all bank notes in the State. This legislative enactment virtually gave Jacob Per- kins' firm — he had taken his brother Abraham into part- nership — a monopoly for the printing of bank notes in the State of Massachusetts. Affairs of business he left to Abranam while he turned to other inventive interests, which included further improvements in printing tech- nology. About this time Jacob began a business asso- ciation with his friend, the engraver Gideon Fairman, who had served as a Colonel in the Light Infantry Corps of the Washington Grays. Fairman's ability as a master craftsman teamed well with Perkins' skill as an engineer. In 1810 the two men published a series of copybooks for learning penmanship, under the title, "Perkins's and Fairman's Running Hand." These small eight-page book- lets, some three inches high, were printed from steel plates hardened by Perkins' patent process, and are believed to be the first plate-printed books produced in the United States. The only known specimen is held by the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Mass. At Perkins' suggestion, Fairman moved to Philadelphia to promote interest in steel engraving in the city, where he bought an interest in the established book-plate en- graving firm of Murray and Draper. Printing from engraved plates, as distinct from mov- able type, has been a separate trade for almost three hun- dred years. The essence of plate printing is that the en- graver, using a sharp tool, marks the surface of a polished metal plate. The printer then forces ink into those "incised" scratches and then wipes the surface of the plate clean, leaving ink in the incisions. Damp paper is then laid on the plate and, under pressure, the ink is transferred from the lines incised into the plate, on to the surface of the paper. It is the process used to this day for fine art prints and for security documents of all kinds. In- evitably, therefore, the printing of bank notes and book il- lustrations of quality was basically one and the same thing. Master die introduced Plainly, Jacob had gone a long way towards the print- ing of inimitable bank notes: his multiple dies in hardened steel were a vast improvement on the copper plates pre- viously in use but, even so steel plates eventually showed signs of wear. He set to work, therefore, to develop a way of transferring the engraving on a master die to the ser- vice of as many printing plates as were required. He fore- saw that if he could do this the problem of mass-produc- ing an almost limitless number of identical prints of security documents would be solved. Two patents were taken out in 1813. The first was for his Roller Transfer Press which transferred the image from a hardened master die to a soft steel roller which was subsequently hardened. This hardened roller was then used to imprint the master die image on a printing plate which, in its turn, was similarly hardened. As a by- product of this ingenious idea the second patent that year was for a roller device for shaping spoons from strips of sheet silver. The action was much the same. Having ef- fected a partnership in Fairman, Murray and Draper's business in Philadelphia, Jacob commuted between Phila- delphia and Newburyport. In conjunction with Murray, further patents were obtained for a circular matrix printing press and for a press for printing copper and steel engravings. The establishment of the Second National Bank of the United States being in the offing, Perkins and his associates were anxious to get the valuable contract to print its paper currency. However, the establishment of the bank was delayed, but by the summer of 1816 Jacob succeeded in having his plates ac- cepted by the Federal Government for printing all the notes of the new National Bank. By this time Perkins was 50 years old and with his new contract and the established business in Newburyport managed by his brother Abraham, he should have been comfortably off. Unfortunately, the Second National Bank ran into financial difficulties which nullified any permanent gain from the contract he had worked so hard to get. Moreover, his affairs in Newburyport were in so parlous a state that he had to sell most of his patent rights and other interests. Other people reaped the rewards of his diligence. Page 90 Jacob comes to London Meanwhile, his London agent, an American citizen named Dyer, became increasingly aware of the potential market in London for his skill as a security printer. Forti- fied by the Bank of England's offer of a large cash prize for a forgery-proof printing process, and after discussion with Charles Bagot, the British Minister in Washington, Jacob decided to seek his fortunes again in Old England. Accompanied, therefore, by Gideon Fairman and a staff of engravers and workmen, plus all the necessary machinery and equipment, he set sail on May 31st,1819, for Liverpool, England, whence the party went by coach to London, the machinery following by coastal packet boat. One of the best known engravers in London, Charles Heath, joined the new plate printing house which was known under the title, "Perkins, Fairman & Heath". The English, Scottish, and Irish provincial banks soon had their notes printed by Perkin's inimitable process about which he submitted a lengthy memorandum to the Society of Arts and which was printed in the Society's transactions. But the prize offered by the Bank of Eng- land eluded him and that bank continued to print its own notes, as it does to this day. However, what with the printing from steel plates (hardened by Perkins' Patent Process) of book illustrations, many of which reached him through the engraver Charles Heath, who operated exten- sively as an entrepreneur in the illustrated book trade, plus the provincial bank note printing, the firm kept busy. When George Murray died in Philadelphia, Fair- man returned to the States to take his place in the re- constituted bank note printing firm of Fairman, Draper, Underwood and Co. His place in London was taken by Joshua Butters Bacon, Perkins' son-in-law, who thereaf- ter was the manager and kept the business together. An- other American, H. P. Petch, was to join the partnership later. Perkins' financial interest in the London-based, flour- ishing plate and bank note printing business was gradual- ly eroded. He was forever conducting his engineering ex- periments and by the time he retired in 1836 in his 70th year he had few resources to sustain him in his old age. Three years later when the British Government had re- luctantly agreed to adopt Rowland Hill's plans for the re- form of the nation's postal services it was Perkins' inimitable printing process which won for his old firm, then known as Perkins, Bacon and Petch, the contract for printing the world's first adhesive postage stamps. If Jacob played any part in the postage stamps story it was in a purely advisory capacity. Be that as it may, the pro- cess was his, and those first stamps in all the world re- mained unchanged in essentials for thirty-nine years: the only major difference was that the penny black changed its color to red in 1841. All this, of course was long before Perkins' death, which occurred in his 83rd year. The poor man had outlived his days of useful inventiveness. Despite Perkins' involvement in security printing the real passion of his life was machinery. One suspects that the printing press fascinated him only because it was a functional piece of mechanism offering scope for his in- ventive genius. Financial matters did not interest him except in so far as they enabled him to go on with his Paper Money work as an engineer-inventor. Again and again when he had established a profitable business and his future seemed assured, he sold his interest and concentrated on further research and development work of his own choosing. Between 1795 and 1838 he filed no less than 40 patents, 21 of them in the United States and 19 in Lon- don. It was George Washington himself who, in 1795, signed the U.S. patent granted to Perkins for his Nail Making Machine which stepped up the production of a possible 2,000 or so hand-forged tacks a day to a daily output of some 200,000 nails. It was an achievement of great social significance, for the demand for cheap nails in those pioneering days was enormous. Perkins ought to have made a fortune but he fell out with his partners because he spent so much of the firm's time and resources im- proving his machines rather than concentrating on pro- duction and profits. This pattern was repeated again and again in the course of his long life. In like circumstances he lost his flourishing business as a fire engine manufac- turer in Newburyport and his interest in printing bank notes for the banks of New England. Finally, having es- tablished himself with his American partners as a top level security and plate printer in London, he mortgaged that interest to finance his numerous experiments with steam power and, in his old age, became dependent on others. Death, aged 83 Very little is known of Perkins after he retired from business. He went in 1848 to live with his son Angier March Perkins and daughter-in-law Julia in their house in Regent Square. It seems likely that by then he was en- feebled and house-bound. Angier recorded: "I have to attend diligently to business in order to meet the heavy calls for the support of my father, mother, sisters and sisters' children as well as my own family." Jacob died on July 30th, 1849, and was buried at Kensal Green, London. He was 83 years of age. While no fortune-maker, Perkins left a heritage of achievements which few can equal. The security printing firm he founded in London in 1819 became a limited com- pany in 1887 under the direction of James Dunbar Heath, a grandson of his old associate, Charles Heath, and was later merged with W. W. Sprague & Company, now part of the International Metal Box Company. His son Angier's London-based business developed from central heating systems into making bakers' ovens, the produc- tion of refrigeration plants and a multitude of engineering enterprises, many of which exploited and developed old Jacob's ideas. Angler's son, Loftus, and his sons further developed the business which was amalgamated with Joseph Baker Sons & Company and is now the multinational engineering firm, Baker, Perkins Holdings of Peterborough with American, Canadian, and other branches overseas. And it all began with an obscure gold-smith's appren- tice from Massachusetts who found in every mechanical problem an irresistable challenge, the surmounting of which mattered far more to him than success as a money maker The reverberations of his achievements continue to this day and for Jacob Perkins' contributions to our civilization we should all be thankful. Whole No. 80 (All descriptions from auctioneer's catalogs) NASCA Sale, New York, NY. August 14, 1978 (ATTRIBUTED BY PICK N's) Description ANGOLA 20-20-50-100 Escudos, P#60, 67, 68, 74. Banco De Angola, 1962-1972. Unc. 4 Pcs. ($15-Up) 1000 Escudos, P#66. Banco De Angola, 1970. Americo Thomas at right. VF. ($25-Up) 5u0 Escudos, P#70. Banco De Angola, 1972. Marechal Carmona at center. EF-AU. ($20-Up) 500, 1000 Escudos, P#75, 76. Banco De Angola. Luiz de Camoes at right. EF. ($20-Up) ARGENTINA 5 Centavos, Jan. 1, 1884. Republic of Argentina. Portrait of Dr. Nicolas Avellaneda at left. Not in Pick. VF, pin- hole. 1/8" closed tear left margin. ($20-Up) 5, 50 Pesos, P#58, 60. Banco Central. Revaluation over- prints (100 old pesos = 1 new peso) on 500 and 5000 peso notes. Unc. ($25-Up) AUSTRIA 1 Krone, P#49. Austro-Hungarian Bank, overprinted "DEUTSCHOSTERREICH." Unc., slight handling. 400 Pcs. ($50-Up) 1 Krone, P#49. Austro-Hungarian Bank, overprinted "DEUTSCHOSTERREICH." Four packs of 100 notes in original bank wrappers. Unc., slight handling. 400 Pcs. ($50-Up) 1-100S., P#103a, 104b, 105, 106, 107, 110. Allied Military Authority. F-VF. 6 Pcs. ($10-Up) BAHAMAS $1/2-$100.00 1968 Specimen Set, P#26-33. Unc. 8 Pcs. ($100-Up) Issued by the Bahamas Monetary Authority. A com- plete set of all denominations, all notes bearing serial number 000000 and overprinted "SPECIMEN". Mounted in original blue presentation album. Hole punched in upper right and lower left corners. Originally sold for $100.00 per set. BARBADOS $1-$10, P#29, 30, 31, 34. All notes with matching serial no. 000158. Unc. 4 Pcs. ($20-Up) BRAZIL 10 Mil Reis. Imperio Do Brasil. Contemporary Counter- feit. AU. ($30-Up) 20 Mil Reis. Banco Brazil, issued during the Empire. Contemporary counterfeit, beautifully executed. Unc. ($30-Up) CANADA Bank of British North America. $2.00, Jan. 1, 1856. Toronto. Overprint "TWO" in blue. Fine. ($250-Up) Printed by Perkins, Bacon & Co., London. Very Scarce. Bank was absorbed by the Bank of Montreal in 1918 and this note is still redeemable. Bank of Clifton. $1.00, Oct. 1, 1859. One signature. View of Niagara Suspension Bridge. Unc. 4 Pcs. ($75-Up) Page 91 Est. Price Description Val. Real. Bank of Clifton. $1.00, Nov. 1, 1859. Two signatures. Niagara Suspension Bridge. VF. ($25-Up) $26 Bank of Clifton. $2.00, Sept. 1, 1861. Beautiful engraving work, printed in black and orange. St. George slaying dragon at center. Unc. ($25-Up) $35 Colonial Bank of Canada. $5.00, May 4, 1859. Second Series. Unc. ($40-Up) $60 Colonial Bank of Canada. $5.00, May 4, 1859. Second Series. Unc. ($40-Up) $35 The Consolidated Bank. $10.00, July 1, 1876. Fine+ . ($100-Up) $95 The Consolidated Bank. $10.00, July 1, 1879. Very Scarce. Fine. ($70-Up) $50 Upper left corner missing, a few small edge tears, small brown stain at upper right. Banque D' Hochelaga. $10.00, Jan. 2, 1917. EF. ($250-Up) $210 $12 Became the Banque Canadienne National in 1924. Note is still redeemable. A very scarce note, rare this $3 choice. Imperial Bank of Canada. $100.00, Jan. 2, 1917. Counter- $7 feit. EF ($125-Up) $22 A cleverly executed counterfeit, circulated during $9 WWI in Persia. At the end of the war, Russian refugees poured into Persia seeking refuge from the Communists. Among them were Solomon Smolianoff (of "Operation Bernhard" fame), who made a living $15 counterfeiting British Commonwealth notes. This note was presented to the Imperial Bank of Persia at Resht and bears their stamp at lower left. The note $13 has been stamped "COUNTERFEIT" and is punch cancelled "VOID". The note finally ended up with British Military authorities in London. An important piece of WWI history. $22 Merchants Bank of Canada. $10.00, Feb. 1, 1916. Very Scarce. Fine, partial erasure of faint pencil mark on face. ($100-Up) $85 Mount Allison Bank. Set of $5-$10-$20-$50-$100-$500. $30 VF-AU, a few age spots. 6 Pcs. ($50-Up) $55 Used by Allison Commercial College. All values with $17 identical designs printed by the St. John & Halifax Steam Lithography Co. New Castle District Loan Co. 4 Piastres (20 Shillings, or $22 £1), Aug. 27, 1836. Very Scarce. About VG. ($60-Up) $45 Issued at Peterborough, Upper Canada. Gentleman's portrait at center, blacksmith at right. Honest wear, problem-free. New Castle District Loan Co. 50 Shillings (10 Piastres), Aug. 27, 1835. Very Scarce. VG ($75-Up) $55 St. George slaying dragon at center, Indian at right. Issued at Peterborough, Upper Canada. Niagara Suspension Bridge Bank. $1-$3-$5, 1840-41. $15 Queenston, Upper Canada. Attractive set, matched for condition. VG+. 3 Pcs. ($25-Up) $40 Bank of Ottawa, Montreal. $1.00, Oct. 11, 1837. Rare. $22 Fine, oil soaked through about 1/2 square inch of lower left corner. ($200-Up) $115 Allegorical vignette of 3 maidens at center. "Accepted $22 for Messrs. Joseph C. Frink & Co." Interesting blue back design with "STEEL PLATE". Charlton says this was a spurious bank. Unsigned. $210 Bank of Ottawa. $5.00, Sept. I , 1913. Fine. ($300-Up) $300 Superbly engraved note with logging scene at center. Printed in green with yellow overprint by Waterlow & Sons. Note is still redeemable and Rare. The Quebec Bank. $5.00, July 2, 1901. Fine+. ($500-Up) $330 $55 Bank established in 1818, absorbed by the Royal Est. Price Val. Real. Page 92 Paper Money Est. Description Val. Bank in 1917. Notes still fully redeemable, which explains their rarity today. A beautiful piece of work by American Bank Note Company, printed in black with green overprint. Face of note appears VF, but 3 heavy vertical folds, the center one just beginning to separate, show mainly on back. RARE. Standard Bank of Canada. $5.00, Jan. 2, 1919. About VF. Scarce. ($100-Up) Standard Bank of Canada. $10.00, May 1, 1900. VG-Fine. ($150-Up) Bank absorbed by the Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1928 and notes still redeemable. Printed in black with yellow tint. Note apparently was wet at one time, as serial numbers have run somewhat. Still, an attractive and scarce note. The Sterling Bank of Canada. $5.00, Jan. 1, 1914. VG- Fine, repaired. ($90-Up) Absorbed by the Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1925 and still redeemable. Face appears about VF, but back shows wear and has been touched up with ink at heaviest wear point. Very Scarce. The Bank of Toronto. $20.00, Feb. 1, 1917. VF+. ($100-Up) Merged with Dominion Bank in 1954, notes still redeemable. Lovely ABN Co. design features locomotive at center, green and yellow overprints and red serial numbers. Face appears EF. The Traders Bank. $5.00, July 2, 1897. About VF. ($300-Up) Bank established in 1885 and absorbed by the Royal Bank in 1912. Issues redeemable; all notes from this bank are rare and in demand. Light impression on ob- verse, probably washed and pressed. CHINA $1-5-10, P#F108-110. Chinese Italian Banking Corpora- tion, 1921. Unc., $5.00 has small brown stain at top. ($20-Up) 500 Yuan Specimens, type of P#478. The Farmers Bank of China, uniface specimens of face and back design. Overprinted "SPECIMEN," with 2 hole punches, specimen serial nos. 146 and 220. EF, the face design toned with minor mounting damage. 2 Pcs. (— —( $40 COLOMBIA Banco de Bogota. 100 Pesos, P#42B. Uniface specimen. ($150-Up) $105 Rare specimen note bearing date "November, 1873" in pencil at bottom right. Printed in black. Very tip of each corner cut off, small tear in left margin, pinhead- size rust spot upper right. Clean, bright, attractive. Rare Incomplete and Error Sheets El Banco del Estado, Popayan, 1 Peso, 1900, P#252, Uni- face uncut sheets of obverse design. 2 Pcs. ($500-Up) $125 Each sheet contains imprints from 65 notes. One sheet shows only the first stage of printing, the green underprint of the design. The printer smudged the green ink on several notes, so he probably decided not to bother finishing the job. The other sheet was properly printed for the green underprint, but the black overprinting is doubled throughout! In addi- tion, the back of this sheet shows one full vertical column of backwards green obverse underprinting and another partial column of the same. These notes were printed locally in Colombia, not by ABNCO. A rare, possibly unique, pair of printing errors, extreme- ly interesting. The sheets grade VF, with usual assort- ment of minor edge nicks, short tears, etc. KOREA Specimen Notes of the Bank of Korea, P#28-40. Note issues of 1962-1969. Denominations of 10 Jeon-500 LUXEMBOURG State Treasury Note. 500 Francs, P#32. 1918. Unc. ($350-Up) $200 Very rare WWI issue in choice condition. Catalogs $650.00 new in Pick. Slight toning around edges. MALAYA & BRITISH BORNEO $50, P#4. Board of Commissioners of Currency, 1953. EF- AU. ($50-Up) $40 $100, P#5. Board of Commissioners of Currency. Very Scarce. VF-E F. ($125-Up) $55 Pr ce Est. Price R a Description Val. Real. El Banco Nacional. 50 Centavos, Sept. 1, 1886. Proof. ($100-Up) $65 Uniface Proof of face design, printed on India paper by Homer Lee Bank Note Co. Printed in black only (no green). Two 1/2" closed tears at top. Still attractive and rare. Republica de Colombia. 100 Pesos, P#318, 1904. Contem- $8 porary Counterfeit. VF-EF. ($20-Up) $4 Crudely executed, apparently lithographed, bearing $105 "Waterlow & Sons" imprint. CUBA 1 Peso, P#28. La Republica de Cuba, Junto Central Re- publicana de Cuba y Puerto Rico. 1869. Unc. ($50-Up) $40 Abortive Revolutionary note issued in New York. 500 Pesos, P#127, Banco Nacional, 1950. Betancourt. VF-EF, "767" penciled at left. Scarce. ($40-Up) $25 $55 1000 Pesos, P#128. Banco Nacional, 1950. Portrait of Palma. Scarce. EF-AU. ($65-Up) $30 HAITI Republic of Haiti. 10 Gourdes, April 16, 1827. Unc, re- paired. ($50-Up) $18 $105 Rare early Haiti note, printed in black on brown paper. Paper completely split horizontally, pieces missing, heavily reinforced with stamp hinges on back. ISRAEL $2 5-500 Pounds, P#34-41 (?). Complete set of 1968.75 Bank of Israel issues including the 1975 500 Pound not yet in Pick. Unc. 8 Pcs. ($125-Up) $35 Won, all overprinted with "SPECIMEN" and a serial $24 number in red on the reverses. Notes mounted in orig- inal hardcover album by the Bank of Korea. Unc., al- bum cover average condition. 13 Pcs. ($30-Up) $90 Aiii10 1717, lit INitcv Whole No. 80 Page 93 Est. Price Est. Price Description Val. Real. Description Val. Real. MARTINIQUE 5 Francs, P#6b. Banque de la Martinique, 1901. Printed in red, very scarce. Fine, tiny hole burned through left portrait. ($50-Up) MAURITIUS Mauritius Commercial Bank. $10.00, P#10. Unsigned. Unc, slight toning. ($45-Up) Mauritius Commercial Bank. $20.00, P#2. Cancelled. VG+. ($35-Up) Mauritius Commercial Bank. $50.00, P#3. 1840. Cancel- led. Fine. ($75-Up) MEXICO Banco de Chihuahua. 25c. (Vogt-22). Good. ($50-Up) $60 Banco De Jalisco. 5 Pesos, Vogt #206. About VF. (— —) Similar to the ABNCo issue, but printed by National Bank Note Co., Philadelphia. Listed as "RARE" and unpriced in Vogt. Unsigned. Rust stain from paper clip at top, light pencil notation on back. Banco Mejicano. 50c, 1 Peso. Last a beautiful green, red and black note. (Vogt-50, 51). Abt. Gd, trimmed, stain- ed, with chinked edges; F-VF, but all four corners missing to a greater or lesser degree. There is also a scotch taped split at bottom. 2 Pcs. ($100-Up) $60 Nacional Monte De Piedad. 5, 50, 100 Pesos, Vogt #158b, 161b, 162b. EF-Unc. 3 Pcs. ($75-Up) $80 Scarcer notes, all beautifully engraved by ABNCo. No signed specimens of the 50 and 100 Pesos are known. Banco Yacateco. 1 Peso, Vogt #342a. VG. ($40-Up) $30 Very scarce early issue of Jan. 1, 1892. Printed by ABNCo. Small brown stain at right edge. PANAMA 1 Balboa, P#22. El Banco Central De Emision, 1941. Printed by Hamilton Bank Note Co. Rare, most recall- ed and destroyed. VF. ($100-Up) $200 PAPEETE Banque De L'Indochine. 100 Francs, P#18a. Fine-VF. ($75-Up) $95 Scarce variety with pen signature. Serial #00001452. PERU Compania de Obras Publicas Y Fomento del Peru, 5 Soles, July 4, 1876. About Good. ($ — —) $6 5 Dalers. 1717. War Treasury and Purchasing Board Printed in brown and black by National Bank Note Commission note with embossed seals of the three Co. Vignette of train crossing bridge. Emission commissioners on the reverse. Uncirculated, but authorized by the govt. in 1877. Several black over- rumpled at right from the pressure of the seals. prints. Signed by Henry Meiggs; The American ($125-Up) $190 Adventurer and Railroad Builder. Such notes were emitted in Sweden to carry on the El Banco De Tacna. Uncut sheet of four 1 Sol notes, circa disastrous wars of Charles XII. 1880. Printed by National Bank Note Co. Central vig- nette of old train crossing bridge. lmm worm hole in SCARCE SWEDISH PRIVATE NOTE bottom note, EF, handling around edges. ($20-Up) $16 20 Riksdalers M. von Tome. 183-. Payable at the Royal 10-10-50-100 Soles, P#67, 72, 79, 86. Banco Central de Corporate Bank Banker's arms, top center, on paper Reserva. VF. 4 Pcs. ($20-Up) $3 watermarked with name of bank and denomination. PHILIPPINES Bank of the Philippine Islands. $5 1912, P#7, Unc, $5 1933, P#22, Fine. 2 Pcs. ($30-Up) $30 $60 Treasury Certificates. $1-$5-$20, P#83, 85, 89, VF-Unc, $1-$2-$20 "VICTORY" overprints. P#94, 95, 98, VF. 6 Pcs. ($30-Up) $30 $22 Lottery Ticket. Drawing of Dec. 23, 1895. Printed in three languages. VF-EF. ($10-Up) $2 $22 POLAND 20 Zloty, P#95. ERROR: Printed only in black. All over- $55 prints, including serial number, missing. Unusual. EF. (— —) $22 PORTUGAL 500 Escudos, P#97. Bank of Portugal, 1958. Portraits of D. Francisco d 'Almeida at right. Scarce high denomi- nation. EF-AU. ($75-Up) $40 REUNION Institut d'Emission, Republique Francaise. 100 NF on 5000 Francs, P#37. AU, tiny pinholes. ($40-Up) $18 SCOTLAND £20, £50, £100, Heirs of Sir Wm. Alexander of Menstire, 184-. AU-Unc. 3 Pcs. ($75-Up) $27 Unissued promissory notes against a claim to the territory of Nova Scotia and dependencies. Were to be issued at Edinburgh. All notes have foxing; the £100 $300 has a tiny hole at lower right. Scarce. SEYCHELLES 5-100 Rupees, P#14, 15, 17, 18, 19. Superbly engraved multi-colored notes, with the scarce 100 Rupee. Unc. 5 Pcs. ($50-Up) $52 SWEDEN Est. Price Description Val. Real. 100 Rupees, Q.E.II (Pick-36) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £110 $105 CYPRUS Page 94 Paper Money Est. Price Description Val. Real. Unc, remainder, but the mice, have nibbled at the low- er right corner. ($40-Up) $40 URUGUAY El Banco Italiano. Uncut sheet of four 10 Peso notes, 1887. Unsigned. AU, horizontal fold through one note. ($20-Up) $16 1 Peso, P#3b. Banco de la Republica Oriental, August 24, 1896. Scarce. VG. ($50-Up) $6 1 Peso, similar to P#3b. Banco de la Republica Oriental, August 24, 1896. Underprint orange, lacking the orange. "SALTO" overprinted in red at lower right of obverse. VG. ($50-Up) $6 5000 Pesos, P#50. Banco Central, 1917. Portrait of Arti- gas. Rare denomination. Unc ($150-Up) $40 10,000 Pesos, P#52. Banco Central, 1973. Profile of Arti- gas at right. Rare high denomination. Beautiful. Unc. ($275-Up) $65 1000 Pesos, P#53, 56. Banco Central. 1974 issue, plus the revalued overprint issue of 1975 (1000 Pesos + 1 Nuevo Peso). Unc. 2 Pcs. —) $6 .50-10 Neuvo Pesos, P#54-58. Banco Central. All revalu- ed earlier issues (1000 Pesos + 1 Nuevo Peso). Pick says these were circulated only a short time and may be very scarce. Unc. 5 Pcs. (— —) BAHAMAS Bahamas Monetary Authority: 1/2, 1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Dollars, 1968 (Pick-26-33) overprinted "Speci- men" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000," Unc (housed in presentation album) 8 £125 BELGIAN CONGO Banque Centrale du Congo Beige et du Ruanda-Urundi: 50 Francs (as Pick-28) but in brown, overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £90 500 Francs (Pick-32) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £160 1000 Francs (Pick-34) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000" small tear, otherwise EF. £220 BERMUDA Government: 10 Shillings, K.G.VI (as Pick 6a.) but in brown, overprinted "Specimen" and "Specimen No Value" in red. EF. £225 CEYLON Central Bank: 50 Rupees, Q.E.II (Pick-35) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £65 Government: 5 Pounds, K.G.V., 1.8.1926 (Pick-12) No. "00014" diagonally overprinted "Specimen" in black, with printed signature of E. du Boulay, Commissioner $15 of Currency. Note has signs of mounting on all four reverse edges, light foxing, otherwise Good VF. Rare. £1,200 $1050 EGYPT National Bank of Egypt: 25 Piastres (Pick-4) overprint- ed "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £65 $48 50 Piastres (Pick-6) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole- $90 cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £95 $70 50 Pounds (Pick-20) overprinted "Specimen" in black, $64 hole-cancelled, numbered "345678." EF. £265 $220 GREAT BRITAIN Scotland, Union Bank of Scotland: 100 Pounds, 7th April 1905, (S.G. 35) overprinted "Specimen" in black, EF. £175 $100 1 Pound, 1st Oct. 1921 (S.G. 36) overprinted "Specimen" in black, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000," a little dirty in upper right corner, otherwise Good VF. £125 $75 Scotland, Commercial Bank of Scotland: 1 Pound, 1947 (S.G. 53) overprinted "Specimen" and "Specimen No Value" in red, also hole-cancelled. EF. £95 $80 20 Pounds, 1947 (S.G. 56) overprinted "Specimen" and $95 "Specimen No Value" in red, hole-cancelled and num- bered "00000." EF. £200 $180 Northern Ireland, Northern Bank: 5 Pounds, 1st Aug. 1940 (Pick ND 8) with several pen alterations, num- bered P.B. 949, series letter "F" crossed out "J" sub- stituted, dated 1st January 1941, with no printed number, perforated "Cancelled / W.W. Sprague & Co. Ltd. / London," numerous pinholes, otherwise VF. £30 $30 10 Pounds, 1st Dec. 1942 (Pick ND 9) with various pen alterations, signature crossed out and "Hugh J. Craig" substituted, series letter K changed to N, num- bered PB 1200 and initialled, perforated "Cancelled," numerous pinholes, tear repaired with brown tape on reverse. F. £20 $38 $190 100 Pounds, 1st July 1970 (Pick ND 18) overprinted "Specimen" in red, single hole-cancellation, no. "0000000." EF. £80 $48 Northern Ireland, Provincial Bank of Ireland: 10 Pounds, $50 10th April 1946 (Pick NE10) unissued, perforated $42 AUSTRALIA Bank of New South Wales, (Adelaide) (South Australia): 18-, 20 Pounds, on watermarked paper, overprinted "Specimen" over signature area, attractive female vignette in center depicting "Commerce." Near EF. £325 $290 $70 $145 $205 Stanley Gibbons Sales, London. Sept. 23, 1978 Prices in pounds sterling. "SPECIMEN" NOTES AFGHANISTAN Bank of Afghanistan: 100 Afghanis, (Pick-34) overprint- ed "Specimen" in red and hole-cancelled. EF. £110 500 Afghanis (Pick-35) overprinted "Specimen" in red and hole-cancelled. EF. £75 1000 Afghanis (Pick-36) in unissued color, violet, over- printed "Specimen" in red and hole-cancelled. EF. £55 Whole No. 80 Page 95 Est. Price Description Value Real. "Cancelled," EF. £35 $20 States of Jersey: 1 and 5 Pounds Q.E.II, type of 1963 (Pick 8, 9) overprinted "Specimen" in red, numbered "000000," small ink number on rev. EF. £65 $38 1, 5 and 10 Pounds, Q.E.II (Pick 8, 9, 10) overprinted "Specimen" in red, numbered "000000," with small ink numbers on rev. EF. £55 $46 5 Pounds, Q.E. II (Pick-9) 2; + 10 Pounds (Pick-10) over- printed "Specimen" in black/red, respectively, num- bered "000000," small ink numbers on reverse. EF. £30 $25 10 Pounds, Q.E. II, type of 1972 (Pick-10) overprinted "Specimen" in red, numbered "000000," small ink number on rev. EF. £60 $38 1, 5, 10 and 20 Pounds (Pick-11-14) £1 to £10 overprinted "Specimen" in red, £20 in black, numbered "000000," small pencil numbers on rev. EF. £55 $46 GREECE Bank of Greece: 20,000 Drachmai (Pick-151) overprinted "Specimen" in red, and hole-cancelled. EF. £55 $44 Est. Price Description Val. Real. JAMAICA Government: 10 Shillings, K.G.V. (as Pick-33) but in red, overprinted "Specimen, Waterlow & Sons, Ltd.," and hole-cancelled, No'd. "547." A rare Jamaican item, mount mark along back left hand edge, otherwise near EF. £900 $775 HONG KONG The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation: 500 Dollars, 1.1.1909 (Pick B32) Waterlow & Sons, Lon- don, overprinted "Specimen" in red, penciled "45" at top, some pinholes at top left, otherwise Good VF. £800 Government: 1 Dollar, Q.E.II (Pick D16) overprinted "Specimen" and "Specimen No Value" in red, hole- cancelled. EF. £40 ICELAND Landsbanki Islands: 5 Kronur, 15th April 1928 (Pick 32) with "Bradbury Wilkinson" "Specimen" seal in red, overprinted "Specimen No Value" in red on reverse. EF. £55 100 Kronur, 15th April 1928 (as Pick-35) but in violet, overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled. EF. £130 INDO CHINA Institut d'Emission des Etats du Cambodge du Laos et du Vietnam: 5 Piastres, (as Pick-8, 9 and 10 issues for Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos) but in violet, overprint- ed "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £50 IRAN Bank Melli Iran: 10 Rials, (as Pick-47) but in green, over- printed "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and num- bered "000000." EF. £55 20 Rials, (as Pick-48) but in violet, overprinted "Speci- men" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £65 200 Rials, (as Pick-51) but in dark blue, overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £95 IRAQ National Bank: 1/2 Dinar, (as Pick-28) but in blue, over- printed "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and num- bered "000000." EF. £65 1 Dinar, (as Pick-29) but in red, overprinted "Specimen" in black, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £75 LEBANON Banque de Syrie et du Liban: 1 Livre, 1939 (Pick-15) handstamped "Billet Specimen Non Remboursable" in blue, numbered "00000000" small ink number in margin. EF. £30 $20 $725 1 Livre (Pick-16) handstamped "Specimen" in black, numbered "0000." EF. £55 $46 5 Livres (Pick-18) overprinted "Specimen" in black, num- $42 tiered "000," pinholes, rusty staple mark, otherwise EF. £80 $64 5 Livres, 1st Sept. 1939 (Pick-27d.) overprinted "Speci- men" in red, hole-cancelled, with small ink number in margin. EF. #90 $68 10 Livres, 1st Sept. 1939 (Pick-28c.) overprinted "Speci- men" in red, hole-cancelled, small ink number in mar- $46 gin. EF. £100 $90 25 Livres, 1st Sept. 1939 (Pick-29b.) overprinted "Speci- men" in red, hole-cancelled, small ink number in mar- gin. EF. £120 $95 50 Livres, 1st Sept. 1939 (Pick-30) with overprint "C" in orange, overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancel- led, small ink number in margin. EF. £145 $120 Republic, Government: 25 and 50 Piastres, 1st August 1942 (Pick-36, 37) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled, with small ink number in margins. EF. £35 $25 Banque de Syrie et du Liban: 5 Livres, 1945 (Pick-49) handstamped "Billet Specimen Non Remboursable" in blue, hole-cancelled, numbered "000000000," small ink number in margin. EF. £45 $34 $44 10 Livres, 1945 (Pick-50) handstamped "Billet Speci- men Non Remboursable" in blue, hole-cancelled, num- bered "000000," small ink number in margin. E F. £55 $44 $54 25 Livres, 1945 (Pick-51) handstamped "Billet Specimen Non Remboursable" in red, hole-cancelled, numbered "0000000." EF. £80 $64 $70 50 Livres (Pick-52) handstamped "Billet Specimen Non Remboursable" in red and blue, hole-cancelled, num- bered "0000000," small ink number in margin. EF. £110 $90 $50 LIBYA Kingdom of Libya: 1 Pound, 1st Jan. 1952 (Pick-16) over- printed "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and num- $66 bered "000000." EF. £125 $100 $110 $72 PlxETDRIA Page 96 Paper Money Est. Price Description Val. Real. 5 Pounds, 1st Jan. 1952 (Pick-17) overprinted "Speci- men" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "0000000." EF. £165 $150 LUXEMBOURG "State Treasury Note": 100 Francs (Pick-39) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "00000." EF. £30 $25 10 Francs (as Pick 48) but in brown, overprinted "Speci- men" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £40 $42 PHILIPPINES Central Bank of the Philippines: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 Pesos, 1949; + 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 Pesos, 1971: + 5, 10, 20 and 50 Pesos, 1973; (Pick-130-135, 1939, 140, 142a, 143, 145, 147-50) all overprinted "Specimen" in red, Unc. £50 $54 PORTUGAL Banco de Portugal: 20 Escudos (Pick-68) overprinted "Specimen" in red, and hole-cancelled. EF. £55 100 Escudos (Pick-86) overprinted "Specimen" in red. hole-cancelled and numbered "0000." EF. £75 $80 Cape Verde Islands, Banco Nacional Ultramarino: 50 Escdudos (as Pick-44) but in brown, overprinted "Specimen" and "Specimen No Value" in red, hole- cancelled. EF. £140 $115 St. Thomas and Prince Islands, Banco Nacional Ultra- marino: 20 Escudos, (as Pick-32) but in green, over- printed "Specimen" and "Specimen No Value" in red, hole-cancelled. EF. £120 $100 SOUTH AFRICA "Z.A.R." (Transvaal), Nationale Bank: 1 Pound, 189-, perforated "Specimen / C. Skipper & East," center underprint in blue, with counterfoil, lower right corner cut out, otherwise EF. £400 $380 5 Pounds, 189-, with Kruger portrait, perforated "Speci- men / C. Skipper & East," with counterfoil, pencil mark on reverse. EF. £400 $370 20 Pounds, 189-, with Kruger portrait, perforated "Speci- men / C. Skipper & East," center underprint in pink, with counterfoil, bottom right corner cut away, other- wise EF. £450 $430 The National Bank of South Africa: 5 Pounds, 190-, per- forated "Specimen / C. Skipper & East," with counter- foil, (Series B) EF. £900 Standard Bank: 1 Pound, Natal issue, "Specimen," with blue "Waterlow & Sons, Specimen, Cancelled" seal, single hole-cancellation, numbered "000000." EF. £370 1 Pound, Natal Issue, 1st Jan. 1917, overprinted "Speci- men" in red, hole-cancelled. EF. £370 Est. Price Description Val. Real. 10 Shillings, Orange Free State Issue, overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled. EF. £350 $330 10 Shillings, Transvaal Issue, overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled. EF. £350 $320 1 Pound, Transvaal Issue, overprinted "Specimen" in red, 1st Jan. 1917, hole-cancelled. EF. £370 $350 Reserve Bank: 1 Pound (Pick-16) overprinted "Speci- men" in red, hole-cancelled (unnumbered). EF. £80 $58 5 Pounds (Pick-21) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole- cancelled, (unnumbered). EF. £120 $95 10 Pounds, 1952 (Pick-26) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £160 $125 100 Pounds, 1952 (Pick-32) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £250 $190 100 Pounds, 1952 (Pick-32) perforated "Cancelled," also hole-cancelled (numbered). V F. £75 $58 SOUTHERN RHODESIA Currency Board: 10 Shillings, Q.E.II (Pick-10) overprint- ed "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £65 $50 1 Pound, Q.E.II (Pick-12) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £95 $75 5 Pounds, Q.E.II (Pick-14) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. (Plate 6) £130 $100 10 Pounds, Q.E. II (Pick-15) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "000000." EF. £200 $150 SOUTH WEST AFRICA Standard Bank: 10 Shillings (Pick-10) overprinted $62 "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled, numerous pinholes, but otherwise near EF. £85 $65 SYRIA Banque de Syrie at du Grand Liban: 100 Livres, over- printed "Syrie 1939," (Pick-33) handstamped "Billet Specimen Non Remboursable," hole-cancelled, small ink number in upper margin, small tears, otherwise Good VF. £145 $120 5 Livres (Pick-36) overprinted "Specimen" in black, EF. £100 $80 Banque de Syrie at du Liban: 1 Livre, 1st Sept. 1939 (Pick-40) with overprint "B" in brown, overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled, small ink number in margin. EF. £55 $44 5 Livres, 1st Sept. 1939 (Pick-41d.) overprinted "Speci- men" in red, hole-cancelled, small ink number in mar- gin. EF. £95 $70 10 Livres, 1st Sept. 1939, (as Pick-42) but in green, with- out overprints, overprinted "Specimen No Value" in red, also Bradbury Wilkinson "seal." EF. £145 $115 10 Livres, 1st Sept. 1939 (Pick-42) but with green over- print "B", overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-can- celled, small ink number in margin. EF. £125 $95 25 Livres, 1st Sept. 1939, (Pick-43c.) overprinted "Speci- men" in red, hole-cancelled, small ink number in mar- gin. EF. £165 $135 50 Livres (Pick-44) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole- $850 cancelled, small ink number in margin. EF. £145 $115 1 Livre (Pick-57) handstamped "Billet Specimen Non Remboursable" in blue, hole-cancelled and numbered "000." EF. £35 $34 $350 10 Livres (Pick-58) handstamped "Billet Specimen Non Remboursable" in blue, hole-cancelled and numbered $350 "00000000." EF. £75 $58 Whole No. 80 Page 97 25 Livres (Pick-59) handstamped "Billet Specimen Non Remboursable" in blue, hole-cancelled, numbered "00000000;" also another with the seal of the Ministry of Finance, Republic of Syria. EF. £120 $100 Banque de Syrie et du Liban: 50 Livres (Pick-60) hand- stamped "Billet Specimen Non Remboursable" in blue, hole-cancelled and numbered "00000000;" anoth- er with the seal of the Ministry of Finance, Republic of Syria. EF. £160 $140 100 Livres (Pick-61) handstamped "Billet Specimen Non Remboursable" in mauve, hole-cancelled, numbered "00000000" near EF. £140 $115 5 Livres (Pick-62) handstamped "Billet Specimen Non Remboursable" in blue, hole-cancelled and numbered "000." EF. £55 $44 Institut D 'Emission de Syrie: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 Livres (Pick-73-78) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "234567." EF. £175 $150 TURKEY Central Bank: 5 Pounds, 1 1 th June 1930, (as Pick-95) but in violet, overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-can- celled and numbered "000000." EF. £30 $19 50 Pounds, 1 1 th June 1930, (as Pick-102) but with 3 signatures and in violet, overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled. EF. £50 $38 100 Pounds, 11th June 1930, (as Pick-108) but in brown, overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "00000." EF. £65 $54 500 Pounds, 11th June 1930, (Pick-112) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "00000." EF. £130 $105 1000 Pounds, 11th June 1930, (Pick-113) overprinted "Specimen" in red, hole-cancelled and numbered "00000." EF. £95 $70 URUGUAY Banco de la Republica: 50 Centesimos, 1, 5, 10, 100, 500 and 1000 Pesos, 14th August 1935, (Pick-27-33) all overprinted "E specimen" in red, perforated "Sin Valor" and hole-cancelled, numbered "000000," also overprinted with number "24." EF. £475 $420 Banco Central del Uruguay: "Specimen" set of 6 in offi- cial album, comprising 50, 100, 500, 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 Pesos, 1971 (Pick-46-51) 50P. perforated "Specimen" all with "Proof numbers" in lower margin and numbered "00000000." Unc £225 $195 IRAN Continued from page 86 Explanation: — 1316 — Date on face of note. L/F — Latin numerals on face, French legend on back. L/P — Latin numerals on face, Persian legend on back. P/P — Persian numerals in face, Persian legend on back. POP — Printed overprint on back (Darius and lion) dated at bottom of overprint. SOP — Rubber stamped overprint on back dated under Darius and lion. Second line of dates — Date of overprint. X — Banknote known to exist XX — Two varieties of overprint. S — Specimen banknotes known to exist. BASICS Continued from page 80 the prefix letter is always the same as the district number on Federal Reserve Notes, only the suffix letter changes (Example: New York would be B3453672A, hence BLOCK B-A, Philadelphia would be C3453672B, BLOCK C-B, etc.). Block collecting can be a very enjoyable experience because there are so many different ways of forming a collection. On Federal Reserve Notes, a collection could consist of one note from each of the 12 different districts, or notes from one district with every different suffix letter in the block that could be found. Star notes are also a very popular way to collect, with one trying to obtain a different star-suffix combination for each block that was issued. If a collector has the time and the patience, he can try to find the different blocks that he needs with the last two or three digits of the serial number exactly the same. The possibilities are endless! All questions will be answered honestly, accurately and as expeditiously as possible. Personal replies will be answered as long as a S.A.S.E. is enclosed. Please send all correspondence to: Terry Vavra, Box 51, Riverside, CA 92502. Note: Do NOT send actual specimens of currency. Send only photocopies. We cannot be responsible for your material. BRUCE SMITH JOINS A —Z FIRM A—Z Coins & Stamps, Inc. Fr. Wayne, Indiana has an- nounced the addition to their staff of Bruce W. Smith, ac- cording to owners Neil and Diana Sowards. Bruce and his wife Ruth will represent A—Z Coins at coin shows and will reorganize and expand their mail order business. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Bruce attended the University of Missouri-St. Louis prior to joining the edi- torial staff of World Coin News, Iola, Wisconsin. In 1977, he and Ruth began their own coin business, operating as Point Coin & Stamp from Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Bruce was recently appointed editor of The Check List, a quarterly magazine on check collecting and banking history. He is a member of ANA, ANS, International Banknote Society, Society of Paper Money Collectors, Numismatics International, Token and Medal Society, Oriental Numismatic Society, Check Collectors Round Table, China Stamp Society and many other local and na- tional organizations. He is widely known for his research and writings on his two favorite subjects — Chinese numismatics and Missouri banking history. His wife Ruth, who recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin — Stevens Point with a teaching degree, will assist in their coin operations. Bruce may be reached at P.O. Box 7201, Ft. Wayne, Indiana 46807 or care of A—Z Coins & Stamps, Glenbrook Center, 4201 Coldwater Rd., Ft. Wayne IN 46805. RIFAL OF VAGRAVING & PRINTING COPE PRODUCTION FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES PRINTED DURING NOVEMBER 1978 PRINTED DURING DECEMBER 1978 SERIES SERIAL NUMBERS FROM TO ONE DOLLAR QUANTITY SERIES SERIAL NUMBERS FROM TO ONE DOLLAR QUANTITY 1977 A 97 920 001 A A 99 840 000 A 1,920,000 1977 C 98 560 001 A C 99 840 000 A 1,280,000 1977 1977 A 00 000 001 B B 45 440 001 D A 07 680 000 B B 95 360 000 D 7,680,000 49,920,000 1977 C 00 000 001 B C 14 720 000 B 14, 720,000 1977 B 05 120 001 * B 06 400 000 * 1,280,000 # 1977 C 01 920 001 * C 02 560 000 * 640,000 # 1977 E 59 520 001 B E 78 720 000 B 19,200,000 1977 E 78 720 001 B E 99 840 000 B 21,120,000 1977 1977 E 02 560 001 * G 65 280 001 C E 03 200 000 G 89 600 000 C 640,000 24,320,000 1977 E 00 000 001 C E 00 640 000 C 640,000 1977 G 03 840 001 * G 04 480 000 640,000 # 1977 E 03 200 001 * E 03 840 000 * 640,000 1977 L 40 960 001 C L 58 880 000 C 17,920,000 1977 F 58 240 001 C F 77 440 000 C 19,200,000 1977 G 89 600 001 C G 99 840 000 C 10,240,000 Correction to the September 1978 Report 1977 G 00 000 001 D E 12 800 000 D 12,800,000 1977 C 01 288 001 C 01 920 000 " 384,000 # 1977 G 04 480 001 * G 05 120 000 * 640,000 # 1977 E 01 928 001 * E 02 560 000 * 384,000 # 1977 H 96 640 001 A H 99 840 000 A 3,200,000 FIVE DOLLARS 1977 H 00 000 001 B H 12 800 000 B 12,800,000 1977 B 73 600 001 A B 80 000 000 A 6,400,000 1977 11 00 640 001 * H 01 280 000 * 640,000 1977 C 30 080 001 A C 38 400 000 A 8,320,000 1977 K 41 600 001 B K 51 840 000 B 10,240,000 1977 F 44 800 001 A F 49 920 000 A 5,120,000 1977 L 58 880 001 C L 93 440 000 C 34,560,000 1977 L 53 760 001 A L 67 840 000 A 14,080,000 1977 L 03 840 001 * L 04 480 000 640,000 1977 L 01 920 001 ■ L 02 560 000 * 640,000 TEN DOLLARS FIVE DOLLARS 1977 B 85 120 001 A B 91 520 000 A 6,400,000 1977 A 21 760 001 A A 28 800 000 A 7,040,000 1977 1977 C 35 200 001 A D 25 600 001 A C 40 320 000 A D 30 720 000 A 5,120,000 5,120,000 1977 A 01 296 001 * A 01 920 000 * 128,000 # 1977 G 74 880 001 A G 84 480 000 A 9,600,000 1977 B 80 000 001 A B 88 320 000 A 8,320,000 1977 L 26 240 001 A L 32 000 000 5,760,000 1977 E 42 240 001 A E 51 840 000 A 9,600,000 TWENTY DOLLARS 1977 1977 G 82 560 001 A I 07 680 001 A G 87 680 000 A I 09 600 000 A 5,120,000 1,920,0001977 1977 A 13 440 001 A A 00 640 001 * A 23 040 000 A A 01 280 000 * 9,600,000 640,000 # 1977 1 09 600 001 A I 13 440 000 A 3,840,000 1977 B 52 480 001 A B 80 640 000 A 28,160,000 1977 K 20 480 001 A K 25 600 000 A 5,120,000 1977 B 01 280 001* B 01 920 000 * 640,000 # 1977 1977 C 14 720 001 A C 00 012 001 C 19 840 000 A C 00 640 000 * 5,120,000 256,000 # TEN DOLLARS 1977 F 00 000 001 A F 07 040 000 A 7,040,000 1977 B 91 520 001 A B 99 840 000 A 8,320,000 1977 F 00 000 001 * F 00 640 000 * 640,000 # 1977 D 30 720 001 A D 37 120 000 A 6,400,000 1977 J 12 800 001 A J 21 120 000 A 8,320,000 1977 F 24 320 001 A F 31 360 000 A 7,040,000 1977 J 00 640 001 * J 01 280 000 * 640,000 # 1977 H 17 920 001 A H 21 120 000 A 3,200,000 1977 L 21 760 001 A L 32 000 000 A 10,240,000 1977 K 20 480 001 A K 25 600 000 A 5,120,000 1977 L 01 920 001 • L 02 560 000 * 640,000 # TWENTY DOLLARS FIFTY DOLLARS 1977 B 80 640 001 A B 88 960 000 A 8,320,000 1977 B 03 200 001 A B 05 120 000 A 1,920,000 1977 F 07 040 001 A F 14 080 000 A 7,040,000 1977 B 00 000 001 * B 00 128 000 * 128,000 1977 F 00 640 001 * F 01 280 000 * 640,000 # 1977 D 00 000 001 A D 01 920 000 A 1,920,000 1977 H 17 920 001 A H 23 040 000 A 5,120,000 1977 D 00 000 001* D 00 064 000 * 64,000 1977 K 14 720 001 A K 21 120 000 A 6,400,000 1977 K 00 656 001 * K 01 280 000 * 128,000 # ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS 1977 K 01 292 001 * K 01 920 000 * 256,000 # 1977 1977 B 05 760 001 A D 01 280 001 A B 07 680 000 A D 02 560 000 A 1,920,000 1,280,000 FIFTY DOLLARS 1977 K 00 000 001 A K 01 920 000 A 1,920,000 1977 A 00 000 001 A A 01 280 000 A 1,280,000 1977 A 00 000 001 * A 00 064 000 * 64,000 1977 F 00 000 001 A F 00 640 000 A 640,000 1977 G 04 480 001 A G 06 400 000 A 1,920,000 ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS 1977 A 00 000 001 A A 01 280 000 A 1,280,000 1977 F 00 000 001 A F 01 920 000 A 1,920,000 1977 F 00 000 001 * F 00 064 000 * 64,000 1977 G 02 560 001 A G 04 480 000 A 1,920,000 /1 A star note is used for the 100,000,0 00th note in a series since the numbering machines provide for only eight digits. # Indicates Printing Other Than COPE ## Indicates Correction to Previous Report Page 98 Paper Money Whole No. 80 Page 99 sEatETARY S EPORT HARRY G. WIGINGTON, Secretary P.O. Box 4082 Harrisburg, PA 17111 Following the names and addresses of the new members is the coding: C, collectors; D, Dealer. Their collecting specialty then follows the code. NO. NEW MEMBERS 5415 Mary Ellen Murray, 237 South 4th St., Harbor Beach, MI 48441; C; Confederate-Southern States & Civil War Currency. 5416 Oliver G. Hanson, R.F.D. #2, Box 381, Yankton, SD 57078; C. 5417 Jerry Francis, 9006 N.E. Hazel Dell Ave., Vancouver, WA 98665; C. 5418 John J. Heslin, 688 Bogert Rd., River Edge, NJ 07661; C; Fractional & other currency. 5419 James R. Todaro, 508 N. 3rd St., DeSoto, MO 63020; C; German Currency. 5420 Denwood N. Kelly, 119 W. Lake Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210; C; Maryland Broken Bank Notes. 5421 Isadore Nicholson, Box 157, Greenvale P.O., Greenvale, NY 11548; C. 5422 Donald A. Arendt, 3333 N. Marshfield, Chicago IL 60657; C; U.S. Currency. 5423 Gene Brandenburg, P.O. Box 248, Port Tobacco, MD 20677; C/D; Currency. 5424 Dr. Charles F. Phillips, Jr., 414 Morningside Dr., Lexington, VA 24450; C; U.S. Currency. 5425 Ronald Livingston, 229 Caladium, Lake Jackson, TX 77566; C; Brozoria County and Texas notes. 5426 Louis Winterfield, 9200 E. Grand Ave., Englewood, CO 80111; C; World notes. 5427 Jack D. Willis, 1532 Broadway, Denver CO 80202; D;. 5428 Robert A. Vlack, Laperle Ave., Plaistow, NH 03865; C/D; Colonial notes. 5429 Brian G. Dobbins, 4829 E. Poinsettia, Scottsdale, AZ 85254; C. 5430 Henri N. Heller, 1176 E. Colorado St., Pasadena, CA 91100; D. 5431 Barry M. Applebaum, 410 Brayton Towers, Savannah, GA 31801; C; General. 5432 Howard E. Coss, R.D. #1, Lebanon, NJ 08833; C/D; National Bank Notes. 5433 Marvin A. Currie, Jr., 314 West Texas Ave., Baytown, TX 77520; C/D; U.S. Notes. 5434 Larry Lovell, P.O. Box 9381, College Station, TX 77840; C; La. State & National Bank Notes. 5435 Frank J. Urbiha, P.O. Box 122, Freeland, MI 48623; C. 5436 Howard Bauserman, 1235 So. Birch St., Denver CO 80222; C/D; Foreign. 5437 Allan J. Maierson, 6138 Valkeith, Houston, TX 77096; C; U.S. Small size currency. 5438 Thomas A. Dyer, 2407 Spurgeon, Redondo Beach, CA 90278; C; U.S., Israel, & Philippines. 5439 W.H. "Bill" Cantrell, 9525 Michael Ln., Dallas, TX 75228; C; Republic of Texas. 5440 Harrold A. Rodriguez, P.O. Box 3751, Caracas (101) Venezuela, S.A; C; World Wide notes. 5441 Marco L. Biondich, 411 Indiana Ave., Gilbert, MN 55741; C; Minn. large & small size Nationals. 5442 Donald W. Hosier, P.O. Box 328, Suffern, NY 10901; C/D; U.S. Large size notes. 5443 George D. Noeling, P.O. Box 852, Norristown, PA 19401; C/D; World & U.S. large size notes. 5444 Tryon F. Bauer, Jr., P.O. Box 7383, Charlottesville, VA 22906; C; Canadian Bank Notes. 5445 Pekka Viljanen, % Loyto-Market Oy, Vilhonk 6B16, 00100 Helsinki, 10, Finland; C; Russia & Finland notes. 5446 Knud Wallenstierna, Mannerheimint. 56, 00260 Helsinki 26, Finland; D. 5447 Roy Bailey, 14 Flora Ave., Rome, GA 30161; C. 5448 Steven Bogoff, 875 Comstock Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024; C. 5449 John T. Martin, 2913 17th Ave. So., Minneapolis, MN 55407; C; 1929 FRBN's, Large size notes (type). 5450 Jay A. Krumholtz, P.O. Box 9608, No. Hollywood, CA 91609; C; U.S. Currency-large size notes (1861-1928). 5451 David H. Campbell, Sr., 227 Maryland Ave., Salisbury, MD 21801; C/D; Eastern Europe & Africa. 5452 Edward J. Filliger, P.O. Box 184, Toms River, NJ 98753; C;Type notes Speelman & White signatures. 5453 M. Tiitus, P.O. Box 259, Menlo Park, CA 94025; C/D; World Paper Currencies. 5454 Arleen Bishins, 360 East 72nd St., New York, NY 10021; D; Colonial currency. 5455 Jack K. Vogel, 854 S. Lincoln, Salem, OH 44460; C. 5456 Neal H. Brockmeyer, 445 Woodfield Rd., La Canada, CA 91011; C; Checks/bills of exchange. 5457 Bert Evans, P.O. Box 5600, Jacksonville, FL 32207; C/D; Foreign currency. 5458 Bernard F. Kane % Ka-Co., P.O. Box 353, Madison, NJ 07940; D; Foreign paper currency. 5459 George W. Farnum, 101 June St., Worcester, MA 01602; C; Obsolete and general currency. 5460 Douglas A. Moore, 46 Manor Dr., Dover, DE 19901; C; U.S. Currency (1862-1978). 5461 Jim Smith, 6217 St. Augustine Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32217; D; National Currency. 5462 B. Joseph Mikolajczyk, 603 Parchmount Ave., Parchmount, MI 49004; C; Diversifed collector. 5463 Robert L. Roberts, P.O. Box 635, Springfield, OH 45501; C; U.S. Nationals & Obsoletes. 5464 G. Nicholas Maragon, 1201 Seminole Blvd., Apt. 322, Largo, FL 33540; C/D. 5465 Ross A. Reimer, 2503 Copeland Rd., Tyler, TX 25701; C; Confederate, Texas & Small U S notes. 5466 Jack Pierce, 20 Cliff St., Staten Island, NY 10305; C; Obsolete bank notes. 5467 Scott Morgan, RFD #3, Red Mills Rd., Makopac, NY 10541; C; WWII Military Currency. 5468 Frank Lubic, 99 North 10th St., Wheeling, WV 26003; C; Small Size U.S. Paper. Page 100 5469 Mary C. Concilio-Nolan, 60 Haven Ave., Apt. #18E, New York, NY 10032; C. 5470 Paul E. Robbins, 703 China Bldg., 29 Queens Rd. C, Hong Kong; C; Oriental Currency. 5471 Ron Carpenter, 130 Pebblebrook, West Columbia, SC 29169; C; S.C. & Georgia Obsoletes. 5472 Michael P. Terry, 3121 Kingsley Dr., Troy, MI 48084; C. 5473 Shawn Hewitt, 5211 Tower Drive Cape Coral, FL 33904; C/D; All U.S. Notes. 5474 J.H. Buchert, P.O. Box 25009, Richmond, VA 23260; C/D; Confederate & U.S. Type notes. 5475 B.R. Lovell, 16129 Leadwell, Van Nuys, CA 91406; C; U.S. Currency. 5476 Roger B. Williams, 207B Manor Dr., Kerrville, TX 78028; C; Small Bills from all Nations. 5477 Albert J. Bleeker, 381/2 Wolden Road, Bldg. B, Entrance D, Ossining, NY 10562; C; Confederate currency & Obsolete currency. 5478 Stephen Goldsmith, 116 Montgomery Blvd., Atlantic Beach, NY 10005; D. 5479 Samuel W. Johnson, Jr., 1113 N. Market, Sparta, IL 62286; C; National Currency of Sparta, Coulterville & Marissa, Ill. CHANGE OF STATUS 4141 Ralpha A. Fobair, From Junior to Regular member. DECEASED 24 Paul Seitz. RE-INSTATED 2803 William D. Ogline, P.O. Box 542, Somerset, PA 15501. Ray Anthony, % U.S. Coin Excange, 1327 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404. 4008 Norm Seward, 1825 Colonial Ave., Waco, TX 76707. 2500 David H. McMahon, 709 White Pine Circle, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648; C; New England notes & Scrip. Check on the Bank of Alexandria signed by G. Wash- ington, Nov. 26, 1799, for $906.57. Presented to the Smithsonian Institution by the Chase Manhattan Bank in 1978. BRUCE SMITH EDITING "THE CHECK LIST" SPMC'er Bruce Smith, who recently moved to Fort Wayne, Ind., is now editing The Check List, quarterly publication of the Check Collectors Round Table. His first issue, a combined No. 3/4 of Volume 9, July/October 1978, contains the first installment of his listing of 19th century Missouri banks. "The Revenue Corner" features an article by Mike Mahler on promissory notes of the Civil War period. Rounding out the issue is a listing of CCRT auction 29, consisting of 37 lots. Information about membership in this specialty group is available from Larry Adams, 969 Park Circle, Boone, Iowa 50036. Paper Money Stephen R. Taylor, SPMC 3258 SPMC MEMBER IS ANA CANDIDATE Stephen R. Taylor, (SPMC 3258) Dover, Delaware, has announced his intention to seek election to seat #6 on the board of governors of the American Numismatic Associ- ation. The founder of the Kent Coin Club of Dover and has been directly responsible for the growth of the club which now numbers over 160 junior and senior members. He has held every official position in the club and is the originator and current editor of their monthly newsletter, president of the Milford, Delaware Stamp and Coin Club, a board member of the Virginia (VNA) and the Middle Atlantic (MANA) Numismatic Associations, a past vice- president of the Maryland State Association and pre- sently holds regular and life memberships in 24 U.S. and Canadian organizations. He is also the ANA district rep- resentative for the state of Delaware. He became the first Delaware collector to win the covet- ed best-in-show award at the ANA convention last August in Houston, Texas with a display of U.S. paper money, his speciality. He has recently campaigned by giving talks at numerous meetings and conventions, urging collectors to exhibit material they have collected over the years and to share their knowledge with other collectors. He has been in banking for over thirty years, holding numerous administrative positions in his varied fields. Currently vice-president and branch administration di- rector for the Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Dela- ware's second largest bank, he has been active in many community projects, including directing the funds cam- paign for two-year periods in Kent County for the Ameri- can Cancer Society and the United Way. He was recently appointed by Delaware's Governor DuPont to serve a fourth term on the State Council on Banking, and is a member of the Dover Rotary Club and a board member of the Dover YMCA. He has held board positions in the past that have in- cluded the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce, Kent County Unit of the American Cancer Society, Central Delaware Unit of the United Way, and the advisory coun- cil in Delaware for the Small Business Administration. He is currently serving on a committee responsible for administering special funds for the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware. Steve, his wife Beulah and their two children are native Delawareans and have been residents of Dover since 1965. Whole No. 80 Interest Bearin Notes MEDLAR A couple repeats on my notes from the last issue. First, election of officers: Although we are an organization of people scattered over this entire globe, each of us has an opportunity to guide the organization through his/her election vote . . .Use it! Second, upaid dues are now overdue. If you have not paid your 1979 dues by the time you read this, you are way overdue. Stop right now and make out your check. Nothing you will read here is as important as your re- maining a member of SPMC and continuing to receive this Paper Money. Would you believe the fact that as I write this (January 22) we still have 25% of our members unpaid! Page 101 Plans are rolling along on the BIG Paper Money Show in Memphis. Last year we had 96 dealer tables; this year Chairman Mike Crabb expects over 100 — all specializing in the field of your interest, paper money and allied specialties. We plan a big SPMC banquet Saturday even- ing with a truly exciting speaker — more on this later. Incidentally, it is very important that you send Mike a reservation for this banquet. If we have 800-900 people attend the show, there sure will not be enough room for everyone at the banquet. Reservations are a must, par- ticularly since the hotel demands advance notice of ban- quet attendance. So write Mike NOW!! Friday night will be the Educational Forum with our old friend Gene Hessler the speaker. How can you afford to miss it if you collect paper money? Your Board of Governors will hold its annual meeting in Memphis also. If you have any items you wish to bring before the Board, please write me and let me know. It is your Board trying to operate the organization in your be- half, so let me hear from you. I am still waiting for the avalanche of volunteers to work on our SPMC Directory See 'ya in Memphis, Bob CANADA SWITCHES TO MACHINE—READABLE BANK NOTE NUMBERS On Dec. 18, 1978, the Bank of Canada began circulating the first of its redesigned notes featuring machine- readable serial numbers. This $20 note has the numbers on the back rather than the front and in black against a white background instead of red and blue as formerly. A similar change is planned for the latter part of 1979 in the $5 and $10 notes, and at a later date in the $50 and $100 notes. In each case the date of first issue of a newly- numbered denomination will be announced immediately in advance of such issue. In the case of the $20 note, advantage has been taken of the change in the method of numbering to make two other changes to that note to make it easier to distinguish from other Canadian banknotes. The first of these is to reduce the green tones and increase the pink and orange tones in the colors on the face of the note in order to increase the color contrast between the $20 and the $1 note. The second is to clarify and strengthen the large numbers on the corners of the front of the note that show its value. The other principal features of the $20 note remain unchanged, including the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the coat of arms and the scene on the back. The $20 notes now in circulation carry the date 1969 and the modified notes carry the date 1979. The $20 notes now in circulation will not be withdrawn but will continue to circulate along with the new ones. Jerry Remick, SPMC 742, observes that no announcement was made by the Bank of Canada about the $2 and $1 denominations. He goes on to explain that the $1,000 note sees very little circulation, and there is still quite a good supply of the single color 1954 series type notes for this denomination being held in reserve unissued, so it has not been necessary to produce this note in the new multicolor format used now for all the other denominations. The current multicolored notes, first introduced with the $20 denomination in 1969, have not yet been counterfeited successfully. The former series dated 1954, being in single colors, was much counterfeited. Good counterfeit $100 notes of this series are still being passed in Montreal from time to time. Collectors may obtain uncirculated copies of Canadian banknotes from the Chief, Department of Administrative Operations, Bank of Canada, 234 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0G9 at face value plus $2.25 for postage and registration on orders totaling $100 or less and for $2.50 on orders totaling less than $1,000 face value. VNA sponsors Monograph by Dr. Ball A very attractive 12-page monograph designed by SPMC'er Frank R Hannah and published by The Vir- ginia Numismatic Association deals with "Virginia's 1861-1865 Treasury and Scrip Notes". Written by Dr. Douglas B. Ball, another SPMC member, who is an acknowledged authority on Confederate currency, it is the first of a series projected by VNA. For copies, direct inquiries to VNA, P.O. Box 353, Hampton, VA 23669. Unlisted Bahamas Item Brings 1000 Pounds at Auction At the Sept. 23, 1978 Paper Money of the World sale conducted by Stanley Gibbons Auctions of London, a Bank of Nassau, Bahamas one pound 18 unissued (not in Pick) note sold for a thousand pounds. It bears a vignette of the Colony's seal (spelled Bahama) at the left and a portrait of a governor at the right. The piece was graded as near EF, with a center crease. Page 102 Paper Money Old-style $10 Bank of Jamaica note. New note differs only in signature (that of H. S. Walker) and date (1-10-78). NEW $20 BANK NOTE FOR JAMAICA by Jerry Remick To combat illegal currency transactions Jamacia issued new $10 and $20 banknotes on October 30, 1978, de- claring the older issue invalid as of November 7th. The $20 note is the highest denomination for this country. Notes of $1, $2, and $5 complete the series, but probably will not be replaced, at least for a while. It is illegal to bring out or to send out banknotes from Jamacia. For that reason few dealers have any of Jamaica's current banknotes for sale and specimens of the higher denomina- tions in uncirculated condition will be worth more than face value, unless the market is flooded with them. A few dealers have the 50.i note, now discontinued and replaced by a coin. The new $20 note released on October 30th is identical with the former one except for color, the date of issue and a different signature, so it is easy to tell them apart. The new $20 is bluish-green, violet and yellow-olive. It is dated 1-10-78 in the lower right hand corner on the front and signed by H.S. Walker. The old $20 has a ruby color, is not dated and is signed by G. A. Brown. A portrait of Noel N. Hethersole appears at left on the front, with the country's flag and coat of arms in the center, and a pine- apple in the watermark at the right side. The Bank of Jamaica Building appears on the back. The new $10 note is light blue, dated 1-10-78 and signed by H.S. Walker also. The old $10 is of the same design but is bluish-green, not dated, and is signed by G. A. Brown. A portrait of George William Gordon appears at the left on the front, with the country's coat of arms in the cen- tral part, and a pineapple in the watermark at the right. A bauxite (ore of aluminum) mining scene appears on the back. Both denominations for the new and old series have multi-colored areas and were printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Ltd. whose name appears on the front at the right side near the bottom. About the only way to get current Jamaican notes is to ask a friend visiting the country to smuggle them out when he leaves, but he better not be caught, as the penalty is very stiff. Another drawback for collectors is that uncirculated notes are non-existent. The new notes arrive, and are issued at once with new notes rarely held in reserve. So it is very difficult for a visitor to get new notes of the $5 denomination and upwards at a bank. • LIBRARY NOTES WENDELL WOLKA, P.O. Box 366, Hinsdale, IL 60521. Regular Additions: The Check List: October, 1977; July/October 1978 ANA Club Bulletin: March, May, July, September, November 1978 The Virginia Numismatists: Volume 14 numbers 2, 3, 4, 5 The Numismatist: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, 1978 The following auction catalogs have been donated: Hickman & Oakes Fifth Sealed Bid Mail Auction (September 1978) — Mainly National Bank Notes. ANA Auction Catalogs — 1977 Kagins — Donated by Mike Carter — Includes 132 pages of paper money. US 60 Ball, Douglas B.; Virginia's 1861 — 1865 Treasury & B12 Scrip Notes 9 pp., Illus., 1978 Gift of Virginia Numismatic Association. The first of a series of monographs by the VNA, this work is a classic example of Mr. Ball's intense research- ing and writing abilities. The booklet gives the history of Virginia Treasury Note and local scrip issues. Well worth your time. US 70 Logan, Bill The Houston Heritage Collection of National L2 Banks 1863 thru 1935 125 pp., Illus., 1978 Gift of the Author. If there were a book like this done on all towns and cities, you could say that you'd know EVERYTHING there was to know about every National Bank in these United States. It is quite obvious to those who read this volume that years of research and loving care were put into its production. It is a detailed chronicle of the National Banks of Houston, Texas and their issues from 1863 to 1935. To read and look at it is to love it. Whole No. 80 111111100mi , - lo r:001 mar Paper Money will accept classified advertising from members only on a basis of 5t per word, with a minimum charge of $1.00. The primary purpose of the ads is to assist members in exchanging, buying, selling, or locating specialized material and disposing of duplicates. Copy must be non-commercial in nature. Copy must be legibly printed or typed, accompanied by prepayment made payable to the Society of Paper Money Collectors, and reach the Editor, Barbara R. Mueller, 225 S. Fischer Ave., Jefferson, WI 53549 by the first of the month preceding the month of issue (i.e., Dec. 1, 1976 for Jan. 1977 issue). Word count: Name and address will count for five words. All other words and abbreviations, figure combinations and initials count as separate. No check copies. 10% discount for four or more insertions of the same copy. Sample ad and word count, WANTED: CONFEDERATE FACSIMILES by Upham for cash or trade for FRN block letters, $1 SC, U.S. obsolete. John Q. Member, 000 Last St., New. York, N.Y. 10015. (22 words: $1: SC; U.S.; FRN counted as one word each) NATIONAL CURRENCY WANTED from western states. Top prices paid for choice and rare notes. Contact Richard Dixon, P.O. Box 39, Wendover, UT 84083. (86) WANTED: NEW JERSEY Nationals from Monmouth County for personal collection. Charter Nos. 445*, 2257, 3164*, 3451, 3792, 4119, 4138, 4147, 4535*, 5363, 5403, 5730*, 596, 6038, 6440, 6673, 7223*, 10110*, 10224*, 10376, 11553, 13848, 14177. Asterisk means Large only. Please quote grades and prices. Irving Carol, 58 Lennox Ave., Rumson, NJ 07760 (81) CARDBOARD CIVIL WAR Sutler scrip wanted: Top prices paid for any I need. Also want paper sutler currency and metal sutler tokens. David E. Schenkman, Box 274, Indian Head, MD 20640 (80) I NEED ONE note from each of the following Atlanta National Banks: Charter numbers 1605, 2064, 2424, 5490. Prefer notes in fine or better. Claud Murphy, Box 921, Decatur, GA 30031. (85) WANTED: GEORGIA OBSOLETE currency and scrip. Willing to pay realistic prices. Especially want city, county issues. Also Atlanta Bank, Bank of Athens, Ga. R. R. Banking, Bank of Darien, Pigeon Roost Mining, Monroe R. R. Banking, Bank of Hawkinsville, La Grange Bank, Bank of Macon, Central Bank, Ruckersville Banking Co., Bank of St. Marys, Bank of U.S. Central R. .R., Marine Bank, Cotton Planters Bank, Interior Bank. Also buying proofs. Many other issues wanted. Please write for my wantlist, mailed free. Claud Murphy, Box 921, Decatur, GA 30031 (81) WANTED 1929 NATIONAL $10 T-2 FNB Easthampton, Mass. Charter 428 serial #A002377. Also have A002383. Will trade or buy outright. Call (813) 688-3603 or write Scott Thompson, 3905 Friendship Blvd., Lakeland, FL 33801 (82) WANTED: ANY NATIONAL from the Scituate National Bank, Scituate, R.I. (#1552). Lot 3835 of the Grinnell sale was from this bank. Anyone know where it is today? Frank Bennett, P.O. Box 8153, Coral Springs, FL 33065 (80) Page 103 WANTED: VIRGINIA COUNTY obsolete currency and scrip, all Rhode Island Colonial through small Nationals and all Louisiana. Will pay cash. Will Conner, Box 16150-A, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (81) RHODE ISLAND SMALL - size Nationals wanted. Especially need notes from Ashaway, Newport, Slatersville and Warwick. Please describe and price. Frank Bennett, P.O. Box 8153, Coral Springs, FL 33065 (84) SPRINKLE HAS OVER 400 different uncut sheets obsolete bills available. Also stock certificates. Frank Sprinkle, Box 864, Bluefield, WV 24701 CONFEDERATE CURRENCY AND bonds some rare, some scarce and many ordinary. 154 stamp brings list. Wm. D. Ray, P.O. Box 278, Dandridge, TN 37725 (83) HO CHI MINH: any note depicting Ho and any of French Indo- china Pick #R1 through R64 wanted for my personal collection. Top prices paid. Send notes with your prices or ask for an offer. Thanks. Richard Kelly, 15 Mountfields, Clarendon Road, Leeds LS2 9PQ, England SPRINKLE WILL BUY or trade obsolete sheets, stock certifi- cates, bonds, coal and lumber scrip. Frank Sprinkle, Box 864, Bluefield, WV 24701 MAIL BID SALE: attention obsolete bank note collectors. Send stamp for list of 100 notes from 15 states, some scarce. Bids close March 24. E.B. Overlock, 66 Presidents Road, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532 SELL OR TRADE: back issues of Paper Money magazine from Winter 1962 issue to date. Like new. One magazine of each issue. R.O. Schaeffer, 500 14th Ave. Ct., Hampton, IL 61256, phone 309.496-9281 (81) WANTED: PENNSYLVANIA OBSOLETE notes from Petro- leum Bank, Oil City Bank and Venango Bank. Also scrip from Oil City, Franklin, Titusville, Plummer, Rouseville, Pithole. I am also interested in early Pennsylvania oil company stock certificates. R. Grant Carner, RD 1, Seneca, PA 16346 (81) WANTED: MILITARY PAYMENT certificates (MPC's) in strictly crisp uncirculated (CU) condition only. Mostly inter- ested in denominations of $5, $10, $20 only. State series number, denomination and price expected when writing. Also trading for my requirements. Nick L. Imbriglio, P.O. Box 399, Oakhurst, NJ 07755 (85) STAR NOTES $1 1977 series, crisp uncirculated, K-02357XXX. Will trade, dollar for dollar, for crisp uncirculated stars $1, 1976 $2, $5 of other districts. Will sell my $1 stars $1.50 each. V.A. Mayfield, P.O. Box 9393, Amarillo, TX 79105 (83) FOR SALE: 8 CU $10 SC. 1934, 1934A, 1934C, 1934D, 1953, 1953A, 1953B, 1934A yellow seal $200.00. P.J. Sabados, 227 Barlow Ave., Staten Island, NY 10308 KANO IS PAYING top prices for all C.U. emergency issue star notes, trial face, experimentals and any unusual number star notes or errors. Trades welcome. Kane, 306 Ahnendra, Los Gatos, CA 95030 (83) FOR SALE: LOT of 32 $1 CU SC. 1957B, 1957A, 1935H (9), 1935G-motto, 1935G, 1935F (6), 1935D-wide (2), 1935D-narrow, 1935C (2), 1935B, 1935A (7). $60.00. P.J. Sabados, 227 Barlow Ave., Staten Island, NY 10308 FOR SALE: 2 complete sets CU $5 SC with yellow seals, 18 notes. 1934A and 1953A are starred in one set, the 1953A is starred in the other set. $300.00. P.J. Sabados, 227 Barlow Ave., Staten Island, NY 10308 Page 104 Paper Money MISSOURI CURRENCY WANTED: large size Nationals, obso- lete notes and bank checks from St. Louis, Maplewood, Clayton, Manchester, Luxemburg, Carondelet and St. Charles. Ronald Horstman, Rt. 2, Gerald, MO 63037 (83) OLD STOCK CERTIFICATES! Catalog plus 3 beautiful certi- ficates $2. Also eager to buy any quantity. Ken Prag, Box 531PM, Burlingame, California 94010 (80) WANTED: NEW YORK National Bank Notes: 1st NB Tarrytown, Ch. No. 634; Irvington NB, Ch. No. 6371; Mt. Vernon NB, Ch. No. 8516; 1st NB Ardsley, Ch. No. 12992. Frank Levitan, 530 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY 10455. 212-2926800. (80) WANTED: PENNSYLVANIA NATIONALS: Small — Nurem- berg, 12563; Begins, 9107; Tower City, 14031; Minersville, 423; Pottsville $50, 649; Millersville, 9259. Large — Auburn, 9240; Wayne, 12504. Robert Gillespie, 433 Surrey Dr., Lancaster, PA 17601. (80) TENNESEE NATIONALS WANTED, especially First and Second Charter, Red Seals, also small nationals. Large inventory for trade. Top prices paid. Jasper D. Payne, 304 A St., Lenoir City, TN 37771 (80) CURRENCY MAIL BID (monthly) Nationals, large, small, types. Over 350 notes. Many C.U.'s. Free list. ANA, SPMC, BRNA, PMCM. Ed's Currency, Box 7295, Lo7isville, KY 40207. 182) RAILROAD, LUMBER OR coal mine scrip: Collector wants offers of either paper or metal scrip. Donald Edkins, 48B Second St., Framingham, MA 01701. (86) WANTED: F70, F97, F109, F130, F139 in any collectable condition. George A. Flanagan, Box 191, Babylon, NY 11702 (92) WANTED: NOTES AND associated material on New Hope or Taylorsville Delaware Bridge Co., Washington's Crossing. Robert W. Ross III, Box 765, Wilmington, DE 19899 (81) WANTED: WOOSTER, OHIO notes. obsolete or Nationals. Would appreciate description. Will answer all letters and enclose stamp. Price if possible. Ralph Leisy, 616 Westridge Dr., Wooster, OH 44691 (84) $1 U.S. NOTES: Serious collector attempting to catalogue all existing $1 1928 Legal Tender Notes with serials under 5,000 (original issue). Please write giving serial number, condition, face plate number and position letter, and back plate number. Ownership kept confidential. Please help. Logan Talks, 4108 Elmhurst Rd., Toledo, OH 43613 (80) Nominating Committee Preliminary Report We will be adding an additional feature to this year's Board of Governors election. Several members have indi- cated that they would like to know more about the candi- dates vying for their votes. Accordingly, we will include in the May-June issue of Paper Money background infor- mation and, where possible, a photograph for each candi- date. Thus far, six people have accepted nominations to run. Additional candidates, proposed by petition from the general membership, will also be included in this article if their properly executed applications are on file with our Secretary, Harry Wigington, by March 1, 1979. Respectfully Submitted, Wendell Wolka, Chairman; George Wait, Harry Jones. It's in the Books Excerpts from the Banker's Magazine October, 1884 Issue Selected by Bruce Smith NEW JERSEY—On the morning of September 4th, Charles G. Hill, Cashier of the National Bank of New Jersey at New Brunswick, was found dead in his bed, having been suffocated by gas which he had left turned on, all the windows of the room being closed. Mr. Hill had been connected with the bank and its predecessor for thirty years. Rumors affecting the condition of the bank were immediately rife, and an examination was ordered. Bank Examiner Shelly dis- covered a deficit in the accounts of Cashier Hill of over $200,000, and the bank suspended payment. The President, Mahlon Run- yon, was charged with implication in Hill's defalcation, and statements were made that he would be arrested. Mr. Runyon, who was sixty years old, was a large stockholder in the bank, and a man highly respected. Driven wild by excitement and distress, he committed suicide on September 8th, by cutting his throat. His indebtedness to the bank proved to be small. After a thorough overhauling of the bank's affairs, the capital stock was found to be only slightly impaired. The directors made good the amount lacking, and the bank resumed business on September 25th. COMPOUND INTEREST NOTE — In the matter of the pay- ment of the compound interest Treasury note of $50 dated July 2, 1864, which was refused by the first auditor on the grounds that the note stated erroneously upon its face the date of the act under which it was issued, Comptroller Durham decides that the note is genuine; that the same was issued under and by virtue of the act of June 30, 1864; that this note conforms in every particular to the requirements of said act; that it was unneces- sary to inscribe on the note the date of the act under which it was issued; that the inscription on the note "July 2, 1864," was done through mistake, which, however, did not impair the vitality of the note. The note having been issued by the Government, sold in the market and put into circulation it must be redeemed when presented by its holder at any time after three years from the date of the issue. Hence he sustains the Treasurer in his pay- ment of the note. The Comptroller cites several decisions of the Supreme Court to sustain his decision. The whole issue of notes erroneously dated was about $15,000,000, of which only about $10,000 remain outstanding. SUPPORT YOUR SOCIETY The Society of Paper Money Collectors has an informa- tive handout brochure available for the asking. Contained in the brochure is information on the Society and paper money in general. Take some with to the next coin club meeting or show. Write S.P.M.C. secretary Harry Wig- ington. SHOW AT WILLIMANTIC, CONN. Our SPMC treasurer, C. John Ferreri, calls attention to the upcoming Mansfield Numismatic Society 6th annual show on March 25, 1979. John says that there will be some fine paper money exhibits, and at least two of the area's leading dealers in obsolete bank notes — Chuck Straub and Harry Eaton — will be in attendance. The show will be held at Ukrainian National Home on Route 6 east of the Willimantic, Conn. town line. Whole No. 80 Page 105 STANLEY GIBBONS FIRST "SCRIPOPHILY" SALE SUCCESSFUL The first sale of collectors' bond and stock certificates and similar security paper held by Stanley Gibbons in London on Nov. 24, 1978 yielded £23,600. SAFETY PAPERS & PAPER CONSERVATION Larry Adams calls attention to bibliographies recently published by The Institute of Paper Chemistry, P.O. Box 1039, Appleton, WI 54912, which are of interest to stu- dents of syngraphics. No. 279, entitled "Safety Papers", deals with currency papers, banking envelopes, security documents, and forgery and counterfeit detectors. It has 141 references, 37 pages and sells for $10. No. 284, "Paper Conservation and Restoration", deals with stor- age, maintenance, repair and restoration of papers. It has 377 references, 91 pages and sells for $16. WANTED U.S. NATIONAL BANK NOTES and U.S. CURRENCY Will Buy — Any and All Will Sell — List Available Frank R. Trask SPMC, ANA, NECC Phone 617-468-1615 P.O. Box 453 Exeter, NH 03833 UNITED STATES FRACTIONAL CURRENCY Our fully descriptive current price listing is available free upon request. Want lists given complete and careful attention. "BUYING — SELLING" TERRY VAVRA Box 51 Riverside, CA. 92502 (714)683-1849 (82) Confeberate tate5 turrentp anti tionbi5 Special Rare List for SASE "Confeberate" P 0. Box 149 White Pi ne, TN 37890 SMALL SIZE MINNESOTA NATIONAL CURRENCY WANTED CANBY, 1st Nat. B. #6366 COLD SPRINGS, 1st Nat. B. #8051 • COTTONWOOD, 1st Nat. B. #6584 HENDRICKS, 1st Nat. B. #6468 KERKHOVEN, 1st Nat. B. #11365 • LANESBORO, 1st Nat. B. #10507 • MADISON, 1st Nat. B. #6795 • MANKATO, Nat. B. Commerce #6519 MINNESOTA LAKE, Farmers Nat. B. #6532 • SAUK CENTER, 1st Nat. B. 3155 • WENDALL, 1st Nat. B. #10898 Those notes with dots indicate large size notes for trade. JOHN R. PALM 6389 ST. JOHN'S DRIVE EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. 55344 FOR SALE CURRENCY FOR SALE U.S.A. LARGE & SMALL SIZE CURRENCY INCLUDING: NATIONAL CURRENCY OBSOLETE CURRENCY RADAR & FANCY SERIAL NUMBER NOTES "ERROR" NOTES & OTHER TYPES LARGE MAIL LISTING AVAILABLE FOR A LARGE-SIZE, SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE. 10-DAY RETURN PRIVILEGE. YOUR SATISFACTION GUARANTEED ROBERT A. CONDO P.O. BOX 985, VENICE, FL 33595 Page 106 Paper Money 1929 NATIONAL ALABAMA $10. I The Anniston National Bank, 4250, VG $37.50 ARKANSAS $10. I The City National Bank of Fort Smith, 10609, VG/F 32.50 $20. I The National Bank of Mansfield. Very rare bank with small issue. Serial #111. Soiled with fraying at left end, 11196, G/VG 95.00 $10. II The State National Bank of Texarkana, 7138, Fine 39.50 COLORADO $20. I The First National Bank of Fort Collins, 2622, A. Fine 39.50 $20. I The Trinidad National Bank. Limited issue on this bank, serial #88, 3450, XF 98.00 GEORGIA $20. I The Dawson National Bank, 4115, VG 85.00 $20. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, VG 22.50 HAWAII $10. I Bishop First National Bank of Honolulu. Includes excellent black & white photo card of bank interior. 5550, Fine 75.00 ILLINOIS $5. I The First National Bank of Madison, 8457, Fine 52.50 INDIANA $10.1 The Citizens National Bank of Knightstown, 9152, Fine 37.50 IOWA $20. I The City National Bank of Clinton, 2469, Fine 29.50 $20. I The First National Bank of What Cheer. A great name from a small town. 3192, VG/F 125.00 KANSAS $10. I The Commercial Nat Bank of Independence. This bank issued very small notes and is scarce. 4499, VG/F 95.00 MARYLAND $10. II Baltimore National Bank, 13745, VG 27.50 $5. II The First National Bank of Cumberland, 381, A. Fine 32.00 $10. I The Farmers & Mechanics Nat Bank of Frederick, 1267, VG 39.50 $5. I The National Bank of Perryville, 11193, AU 69.50 $100.11 The Salisbury National Bank. This is the only type 2 $100. known to exist from Maryland. Only 60 notes issued by this bank and a total of only 228 notes issued from the whole state. 3250, AXF 775.00 $20. I The Citizens National Bank of Westernport, 5831, VF+ 79.50 $10. I The Union National Bank of Westminster, 1596, VF 45.00 MASSACHUSETTS $20. I The Middlesex National Bank of Lowell. A very scarce bank with serial #2 12343, VG+ 65.00 $10. I The First National Bank of Mansfield. A scarce Bristol County note. 5944 Fine 35.00 $10. II The Monson National Bank, 503, AVF 37.50 $10. I The Williamstown National Bank. Very small issue, brown stains over parts of note. 3092, Fine 47.50 MICHIGAN $10. I Farmers & Merchants Nat Bk. & Trust Co. of Benton Harbor. Serial #19, 10529, Fine 32.00 $20. I The First National Bank of Gladstone. Serial #4 from Delta County, 10886, Fine 65.00 MINNESOTA $10. I The First National Bank of Crosby, 9838, VG 35.00 $5. I The Hastings National Bank, 11212, Good 32.50 $10. II The First National Bank of Stillwater, 2674, Fine 35.00 MISSISSIPPI $5. I The Delta National Bank of Yazoo City, 12587, VG 37.50 MISSOURI $20. I The First National Bank of Maryville, 3268, VG 27.50 NEBRASKA $10. I The Continental National Bank of Lincoln, 13333, VG+ 22.50 $10. I The Nebraska City National Bank, 1855, XF 55.00 $10. I The Stanton National Bank, 7836, VG+ 47.50 NEVADA $10. I The First National Bank of Elko. Very scarce, notes are seldom outside of Reno. 7743, VG 495.00 NEW HAMPSHIRE $5. I The Winchester National Bank. A scarce note with serial #18. Possibly washed. 887, VGF 37.50 NEW JERSEY $20. I The Farmers National Bank of Allentown. Limited issue from this small town bank in Monmouth County. 3501, VGF 55.00 $20. I The First National Bank of Belleville, 8382, Fine 37.50 $20. 11 The National Union Bank of Dover. A scarce Morris County note. 2076, VF+ 77.50 $5. I The Second National Bank of Phillipsburg, 5556, Fine 37.50 $10. I The First National Bank of Princeton. Title is faded somewhat 4872, Fine 25.00 $10. I The Ocean County National Bank of Point Pleasant Beach. This scarce note suffers from some tears and some pieces missing from the top edge, but still collectable. 5712, GVG 65.00 $20. I The Rahway National Bank, 5260, VG 27.50 $10.11 The Farmers National Bank of Sussex, 1221, VG+ 32.00 NEW MEXICO $10. I Albuquerque National Trust and Savings Bank, 12485, XF+ 250.00 NEW YORK $20. I The Ballston Spa National Bank. Trimmed close at top. 1253, VGF 29.50 $20. I The National Bank of Newburgh, 468, Fine 29.50 NORTH CAROLINA $10. I The First National Bank of Shelby, 6776, Fine 55.00 NORTH DAKOTA $50. I The First National Bank & Trust Co. of Fargo. Very rare as this was the only bank of issue $50-100. notes and then only 2464 total notes issued. 2377, VF 450.00 OHIO $10. I The First National Bank of Bellaire, 1944, VG 19.50 $10. I The National City Bank of Cleveland, 786, FVF 15.00 $10. The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Fine 11.75 $20. I The First National Bank of New Bremen. Better Ohio small town note. 7851, VGF 45.00 $10. I The First National Bank of Toledo, 91, Fine 15.00 $20. I The Mahoning National Bank of Youngstown, 2350, VG+ 22.50 OKLAHOMA $5.11 The Citizens National Bank of El Reno, 5985, VGF 62.50 $10. I The First National Bank of Pawnee, 5224 , Fine 75.00 OREGON $20. I Ontario National Bank. Scarce note, seldom offered. 9348, VG 75.00 $20. I The First National Bank of Portland, 1553, VGF 27.50 PENNSYLVANIA $20. I The Ashland National Bank, 5615, XF 37.50 $20. I First National Bank of Bath, 5444, FVF 39.50 $10. I The Braddock National Bank, 2828, VF+ 23.00 $20. I The First National Bank of Centralia. Small issue from Columbia County. 9568, VG 55.00 $10. I The Peoples National Bank of East Brady, 5356, Fine+ 75.00 $10. I The First National Bank of Fairfield. Scarce Adams County note, population of 387 in 1930. 9256, Fine 45.00 $10. II Fredonia National Bank. One of the rarest small size notes seen, less than 1000 notes issued total. 13884, VF 235.00 Whole No. 80 Page 107 CURRENCY $10. II Citizens National Bank & Trust Co. of Lehighton, 6531. XF 33.50 UTAH $10. I The Littlestown National Bank, 9207. AU 65.00 $10. I The Deseret National Bank of Salt Lake City, 2059, VG .. 29.50 $10. II The First National Bank of Monongahela City, 5968, A. Fine 32.50 VERMONT $10.1 The Union National Bank of Mount Carmel, 8393. XF 24.50 $10. I The National Bank of Bellows Falls, 1653, Fine 45.00 $20. I The First National Bank of Nesquehoning, 10251, AVF 29.50 $10. I The National Bank of Middlebury, 1195, FVF 49.50 $10. I The Cement National Bank of Siegfried at Northampton, 5227, VGF 55.00 VIRGINIA $10. I The Farmers National Bank of Oxford, 2906, AVF 67.50 $10. I Alexandria National Bank, 7093, VG 45.00 $10. I First National Bank at Pittsburgh, 252, VF 12.50 $20. I The Citizens National Bank of Alexandria, 1716, VGF 45.00 $5. I The Mellon National Bank of Pittsburgh, 6301, XF 10.50 $10. I The Peoples National Bank of Charlottesville, 2594, VF 57.50 $10. I The County National Bank of Punxsutawney, 9863, VG 49.50 $10. II The Citizens National Bank of Covington, 5326, Good 45.00 $20. I The Reading National Bank & Trust Co., 4887, Fine 23.50 $10. I The Covington National Bank, 4503, Fine 65.00 $10. I The Peoples National Bank of State College, 12261, Fine 65.00 $20. I The Peoples National Bank of Lynchburg, 2760, VG 35.00 $10. I The Peoples National Bank of Stewartstown, 6444, Fine 85.00 $10. I Marshall National Bank & Trust Co., 10253, VG+ 80.00 $10. II The First Stroudsburg National Bank, 3632, XF 22.50 $10. I The First National Bank of Newport News, 4635, Fine 80.00 $20.11 Citizens National Bank in Windber. A very rare high charter note. About 200 $10. I Norfolk National Bank of Commerce & Trusts, 6032, Fine 29.50 sheets issued of both denominations. 14082. Fine 150.00 $20. I The Parksley National Bank. From a small elusive town on the Eastern Shore of RHODE ISLAND $100. I The Mechanics National Bank of Providence. Very rare type. In this case the type 1 is much rarer than the type 2 $100. An attractive note with serial #99 and Shirley Harrington as cashier. 1007, Fine+ 495.00 SOUTH CAROLINA $5. I The South Carolina National Bank of Charleston, 2044, AU 45.00 SOUTH DAKOTA $10. I First National Bank in Britton. A much scarcer S.D. bank. 13460, Fine .. 195.00 TEXAS $20. II The Fort Worth National Bank, 3131, Fine 35.00 $20. I The State National Bank of Houston, 12070, A. Fine 27.50 Virginia. 6246, VG 195.00 $10. I The Virginia National Bank of Petersburg, 7709, VF 47.50 $20. II The First National Exchange Bank of Roanoke, 2737, VF 45.00 $10. I National Bank of Suffolk, 9733, GVG 35.00 WASHINGTON $10. I The Vancouver National Bank, 6013, AVF 67.50 WEST VIRGINIA $10. I The South Branch Valley National Bank of Moorefield, 3029, VG 29.50 $10. I The Union National Bank of Sisterville, 5028, Fine+ 49.50 WISCONSIN $10. I The First National Bank of Kenosha, 212, XF 24.50 $20. I First Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee, 64, Fine 22.50 $5. I Sixth Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee, 12628. CU 49.50 ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS 1-Satisfaction Guaranteed. Seven day return. 2-Add $2. to any order you wish insured. 3-Phone calls will reserve notes. 6-10 PM Eastern Standard Time APPROVALS I have available postcards showing banks from most states. These sell for 50g and up and some are very scarce and interesting. I will also send old bank checks on approval. Please write stating your interest. ARMAND SHANK, JR. Box 233 Lutherville, MD 21093 1-301-666-7369 6-10 PM. EST Page 108 Paper Money WANTED TO BUY PAPER MONEY We are trying to build up our inventory of U.S. Paper Money. We want your help and will gladly pay for it. We want only choice CU notes; no folds, pinholes, had spots, or too far off-center, etc. When shipping,wrap it well and send it registered mail. Please ship with an invoice and your phone number. All notes listed by Friedberg numbers. These are our prices for nice, new, CU notes. F1201-1202 ...5000.00 F1312 60.00 F1358 60.00 11203-1205 . 4500.00 F1313 125.00 F1359 165.00 11206-1214 . . . 1400.00 11316-1318 60.00 F1360-1361 70.00 F1215 900.00 F1320 100.00 11362 60.00 FRACTIONAL CURRENCY F1321 100.00 F1363 160.00 3 CENT NOTES F1322 100.00 F1364 70.00 11226 22.00 F1324 55.00 F1365 75.00 F1227 40.00 11325 165.00 F1366 120.00 5 CENT NOTES F1326 65.00 F1367 250.00 F1228-1229 60.00 F1327 65.00 F1368 130.00 F1230 25.00 F1328 85.00 11369 150.00 F1231 70.00 F1329 135.00 F1370 180.00 F1232-1234 35.00 F1330 1300.00 F1371 350.00 F1235 . 85.00 F1331 30.00 11372 200.00 F1236 65.00 F1332 100.00 F1373 200.00 F1237 80.00 F1333-1334 40.00 11373a 2500.00 11238 25.00 F1335 60.00 11374-1375 . . . . 130.00 F1239 40.00 F1336 150.00 F1376 60.00 10 CENT NOTES F1337 80.00 11379 60.00 11240-1241 70.00 F1338 85.00 F1380-1381 35.00 11242 30.00 F1339 50.00 SMALL SIZE F1243 75.00 F1340 140.00 CU NOTES WANTED 11244-1246 30.00 F1341 65.00 11500 35.00 F1247 75.00 F1342 80.00 F2300 13.00 F1248 . 600.00 F1343 85.00 F2301 80.00 F1249 95.00 F1344 225.00 F2302 40.00 F1251 45.00 F1345 130.00 F2303 50.00 F1252 70.00 F1346 130.00 F2305 80.00 F1253 85.00 F1347 90.00 F2306 18.00 F1254 100.00 F1348 225.00 F2307 28.00 11255-1256 27.00 F1349 105.00 F2309 40.00 11257-1261 30.00 F1350 130.00 F2400 70.00 F1264 35.00 11351-1354 .750.00 F2402 95.00 11265-1266 13.00 F1355 85.00 F2404 225.00 15 CENT NOTES F1356 135.00 F2405 250.00 11267-1271 65.00 11357 425.00 25 CENT NOTES We need and are buying proofs and specimens or essays of the fractional currency and experimen- tal, trail and freak notes, errors. We need pairs, strips, blocks, packs, sheets and shields gray- pink-green. If you have some you would like to sell you can just ship it with the price or we will make an offer. Continental Currency, VG plus pay . . . 8.00 Colonial Currency, VG plus pay 5 00 Confederate Fine or Better 1 25 Broken Bank Notes AU-CU 1 25 COIN-A-RAMA CITY 13304 Inglewood Ave. Hawthorne, Calif. 90250 Phone 213-679-9151 LEGAL TENDER NOTES F16-17 400.00 F18 400.00 F19-27 200.00 F28-30 200.00 F34-35 210.00 F36-39 60.00 F40 150.00 F41-41a 600.00 F43-49 240.00 F50-52 200.00 F53-56 225.00 F57-60 110.00 F61-63a 400.00 F64 410.00 F65-82 200.00 F83-92 110.00 F93-95a 650.00 F96 850.00 197-99 500.00 1100-113 350.00 F114-122 550.00 1123 1600.00 F124-126 1200.00 F127 2800.00 F128-129 800.00 F130-147 480.00 F155-164 1500.00 SILVER CERTIFICATES F215-221 450.00 F222-223 350.00 F224-225 475.00 F226-236 70.00 F237-239 33.00 F240-244 475.00 1245-246 950.00 1892-903 200.00 F1279-1280 .. . . 110.00 1247-248 1200.00 1904-951 60.00 F1281 1249-258 300.00 1952-963 300.00 F1282 1259-265 2100.00 F964-1011 85.00 F1283 1266-267 850.00 F1012.1023....500.00 F1284-1286 1268-270 2100.00 F1024-1071 180.00 11287 1271-281 500.00 F1072-1083 600.00 F1288 F282 500.00 11084-1131 300.00 F1289 1287-289 1900.00 GOLD 11290 1291-297 950.00 CERTIFICATES 11290a .. . F298-303 800.00 F1167-1173 175.00 F1291-1293 F317-322 1200.00 F1174-1175 3000.00 11293-1296 1330-335 2000.00 11176-1177 2200.00 11297 TREASURY OR 11178 1200.00 F1298 COIN NOTES F1179-1180 . . 2650.00 F1299 1347-349 750.00 F1181-1186....400.00 F1300 F350-352 300.00 11187 250.00 11301-1307 1353-355 1500.00 11188-1189 . . . 5500.00 F1308-1309 1356-358 600.00 11190-1192 . . . 5200.00 50 CENT NOTES F359-361 1100.00 11193-1197 . 1500.00 11310 120.00 F362-365 600.00 F1198-1200 . . 600.00 F1311 150.00 1366-368 1500.00 1369-371 600.00 F372-375a . . . . 3600.00 NATIONAL BANK NOTES 1380-386 525.00 1387-393 1600.00 F394-408 600.00 F409-423a 850.00 F424-439 950.00 1466-478 250.00 F479-492 300.00 1493-506 425.00 F507-518a 1250.00 1519-531 2000.00 F532-538a 380.00 F539-548 395.00 1549-557 500.00 1558-565 1300.00 1573-575 700.00 F576-579 850.00 F580-586 1100.00 1587-612 150.00 1613-638 140.00 F639-663 175.00 1664-685 450.00 1686-707 500.00 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK NOTES 1708-746 65.00 1747-780 200.00 F781-809 160.00 1810-82] 850.00 FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES 1832-843 160.00 F844-891 50.00 50.00 135.00 35.00 42.00 55.00 50.00 70.00 75.00 ... 300.00 80.00 45.00 95.00 135.00 550.00 700.00 35.00 13.00 Whole No. 80 Page 109 WORLDWIDE BANKNOTE COLLECTORS We are pleased to announce STANLEY GIBBONS CURRENCY IN THE UNITED STATES If you collect World Paper Money, send for our free lists. Thousands of World Banknotes in stock from 25i to $3000. THINKING OF SELLING — WE ARE SERIOUS BUYERS OF: • WORLD PAPER MONEY • WORLD BANKNOTE PROOFS • SPECIMEN NOTES • UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY • UNITED STATES OBSOLETE NOTES • EARLY STOCKS & BONDS We are in fact interested in just about anything in paper, be it a col- lection or a single item. If you have Banknotes to sell it will pay you to contact Gary Snover at: STANLEY GIBBONS CURRENCY, INC. P.O. Box 3034 San Bernardino, CA. 92413 Telephone 7141883-5849 Page 110 Paper Money OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY AUCTION $3 Obsolete Banknote Collection-Part II containing the "cream" of the finest notes. Also a fine Michigan selection including many rarities. $3 OBSOLETE NOTES Lot # Est. 1 $3 Purdy's College Bank. Interesting educational currency VF . $55 2 $3 AL City of Mobile. Unusual sewing vignette 1862 minor paper repaires VG 35 3 $3 AR Arkansas Treas. Warrant. Green reverse 1862 F-VF 50 4 $3 CT Manuf. Exch. Co. 1814 Rare and nice AU 56 5 $3 CT Hartford Bank. Red and black. 170mm vignette! 1862 VG 45 6 $3 DC Bank of America. Georgetown Washington, Eagle 1852 VG 37 7 $3 DE Citizens Bank. small rev. patch 1859 VG-F Middletown . . . 60 8 $3 FL Territorial Merch. & Planters Bk. Magnolia v. minor repair Very Rare 833 VF+ Outstanding Florida Territorial 90 9 $3 GA Merch. & Planters Bk. Ship vig. XF 1859 35 10 $3 IA Wapsipinicon Land Co. Anamosa Striking, attractive AU 1858 90 11 $3 IL Dixon Hotel Co. Dixons Ferry Nice! 1838 XF 55 12 $3 IN Savings Bk. of Indiana. Connersville Coins on Obv. & rev. 1854 VF 50 13 $3 KS Merchants Bank. Ft. Leavenworth 1854 Unc Kansas Territorial 100 14 $3 KY Bank of Louisville. Riverboat 1847 F+ 56 15 $3 LA Bank of Louisiana, N. Orleans 1861 Blue Morgan O'print AF 80 16 $3 LA Police Jury of Parish of Pointe Coupee "Redeemable in Confed. notes in sums of $60"! VF-EF 75 17 $3 MA Village Bank. N. Danvers RR vignette 1856 VG-F 35 18 $3 MD Tide Water Canal Co. Canal. harbor vignettes 1840 six 4mm pc's Very Rare VG-F 70 19 $3 MN Treas. of Ramsey County. St. Paul Family on raft Beautiful black and red Minn. note. 18 U 105 20 $3 MS State of Miss. Jackson 1870 usual 27mm coc XF 45 21 $3 MS Columbus Life & General Insur. Co. V. Rare Unlisted. minor old tape repair VG+ 1862 100 22 $3 MO State of Missouri. printed by Keatinge & Ball 186 CU . . . 42 23 $3 NE Bank of Desoto Nebraska Territory 1863 Green Three VF . . 50 24 $3 NC State of N. Carolina 1863 Serial #13 AU+ 36 25 $3 NC Bank of Charlotte 1856 nice vignettes F+ 70 26 $3 NH Nashua Bank. Train, ships 1838 VG+ 48 27 $3 NJ N.J. Manuf. & Banking Co. Hoboken nice early 1828 VG . . . 35 28 $3 NJ State Bk. of Trenton. "Three D.s" 1825 F+ 35 29 $3 NY Merch. Bk. in City of N.Y. Early vanity sig. about 2% of paper missing 1815 Rare VG 50 30 $3 NY Globe Bank. Interesting 1840 VG 45 31 $3 NY City Bank. Early 181(4)? Leney Imprint VG 50 32 $3 NY Bank of Niagara. Buffalo Early vignette of falls! 1816 small paper flaw at sig. Very Rare 60 33 $3 OH Jefferson Bank of New Salem. Lake Erie battle scene 1817 F 52 34 $3 PA Citizens Bank. Pitts. Large red "Lazy 3" 1861 F 56 35 $3 RI Rhode Island Central Bk. E. Greenwich Blue Three old patch on rev. over tear G-VG 1855 50 36 $3 SC Mechanics & Farmers Bldg. & Loan Assoc. Columbia Black & Gold Industry, tobacco buyers. 3" rev. patch over tear Very Rare G+ 1873 120 37 $3 TN Bk. of Chattanooga. red "3" and "5" v. small patch VG . . 36 38 $3 TN Farmers & Merch. Bk. numerous pinholes and 1/2% paper missing VG 36 39 $3 UT Drovers Bank. Salt Lake City Utah Territory! Massive 160mm cattle, sheep Ormsby vignette. Uncirculated. Rare top condition, best denomination banknote on outstanding territory! red reverse . . . . 450 40 $3 VT Bank of St. Albans. Atlas raising world 1837 AU 55 41 $3 VA Central Bk. of Virginia. Staunton 1862 Rare printed on rev. of Va. notes Interesting miniature note! 60 42 $3 WI Bank of Wisconsin. Green Bay Attractive note VF-EF WI See lot #70 also 57 43 $3 Canada Farmers Joint Stock Bank. Toronto 1849 VG Very Scarce 60 MICHIGAN NOTES 44 $1 Bank of Allegan 18 . Scarce unsigned AU 40 45 $3 Bank of Allegan 18 . Scarce unsigned AU 50 46 $5 Bank of Allegan 18 . Scarce unsigned AU 40 47 $3 Clinton Salt Works. Auburn Semi-Unique Rarity Spur. sigs. VF 275 48 $2 Berrien County Bank. Few small paper flaws G-VG 1838 35 49 $3 Berrien County Bank. 18 unsigned EF 60 50 $5 Berrien County Bank. 1838 "A" VG 45 51 $2 Commonwealth Bank. Tecumseh Unlisted in Bowen! Rare 18 AU 275 52 $5 Chippeway County Bank. Sault De St. Mary 18 . Rare Bank! G+ 125 53 $2 Lenawee County Bank. Palmyra 1837 VG 50 54 $5 Lumbermen's Bank. Grand Haven; Rockford, Ill.; Dubuque, Iowa Three State Note!! VG 50 55 $2 Merch. & Merch. Bank. Monroe Scarce signed note 1837 F small flaw 35 56 $5 Mich. Insur. Bank. Detroit AU No pictorial vignettes 18 AU 20 57 $1 Bank of Oakland. Pontiac Rare bank. patched poor 40 58 $25 Osceola Consol. Mine Rare Denom. pink & blue 187 AU . . . . 125 59 $2 Bank of Romeo (Altered to Bank of Rome, NY) Unlisted Anywhere!! Unique! Skillful contemporary alteration. VG few small paper tears 275 60 $3 State Bank of Mich. Detroit Beautiful black & red AU 13 61 $5 Bank of Washtenaw. Ann Arbor "5" B F 15 62 $1 City of Detroit Depress. Scrip 10 June 1933 U 16 63 $1 City of Detroit Depress. Scrip 1 Nov. 1933 U 13 64 $1 City of Detroit Depress. Scrip 16 Apr. 1934 U 13 65 $2 City of Detroit Depress. Scrip 27 Apr. 1933 U 25 66 $1, 5, 10 City of Lincoln Park B, C, D (9 pieces) AU-U 24 67 $1 Monroe Business Men's Assoc. Beautiful black & orange FDR U 50 68 $ City of Royal Oak 1931 black & green depress. scrip AU 10 69 50e South Haven 3-7-33 black & green. stamps on rev. VG 15 70 $5, 5, 5, 10 Bank of Wisconsin. Green Bay (Had a Mich. charter) AU trimmed uncut sheet 130 Xerox copies of notes sent without charge to interested bidders. SASE please. All lots will be invoiced prior to shipment incl. 1.5% delivery charge (min. $1.50). Closing date: April 7, 1979. First National Banknote Lawrence Falater ANA LM 307 SPMC PMCM IBNS CCRT BTS P.O. Box 81 Allen, Mich. 49227 Consignments solicited — commission rates are ususally 7%. All lots are included in full page ads. Wants to Spend ; ;733 Sal(Mai Whole No. 80 Page 111 To fill a special request BOWERS AND RUDDY GALLERIES $2,000,000.00 in the Next Two Months for CHOICE U.S. LARGE SIZE PAPER MONEY! To fill a special request and to build our inventory we want to spend two million dollars cash within the next 60 days for Choice New large-size U.S. paper money. We realize that much of this material is scarce, so to entice you we've "thrown the reference book prices out the window" and are paying unheard of prices! Thinking of selling? The time to sell anything, including your collection of paper money or your duplicates, is when you have a ready cash buyer! Below we list JUST A FEW SAMPLE PRICES we will pay for Choice New notes. These prices are real, and we will buy up to 10 specimens of each variety at the prices listed. (For "Gem" notes we will pay even higher! For notes in less than Choice condition we will pay lower.) Friedberg No. and Variety Bowers & Ruddy Will Pay Friedberg No. and Variety Bowers & Ruddy Will Pay F-16, $1 1862 $500.00 F-268, $5 Educational, 1896 2800.00 F-36, to F-39 $1 1917 75.00 F-271, to F-281, $5 Onepapa, 1899 700.00 F-40,$1 1923 160.00 F-282, $5 1923 475.00 F-41,$2 1862 1000.00 F-708 to F-746, $1 1918 80.00 F-60,$2 1917 125.00 F-747, to F-780, $2 1918 300.00 F-61,$5 1862 625.00 F-844 to F-891, $5 1914 70.00 F-83 to 92, $5 1907 120.00 F-904, to F-951, $10 1914 70.00 F-96, $10 1869 1000.00 F-964 to F-1011, $20 1914 90.00 F-114 to F-122, $10 Bison note 1901 800.00 F-1024 to F-1071, $50 1914 200.00 F-215, to F-221, $1 1886 485.00 F-1084 to F-1131 $100 1914 300.00 F-224, $1 Educational 1896 600.00 F-1173, $10 1922 225.00 F-226 to F-236, $1 1899 85.00 F-1187, $20 1922 350.00 F-247, $2 1896 1225.00 F-1200, $50 1922 800.00 F-249, to F-248, $2 1899 265.00 F-1215, $100 1922 1000.00 Also need sets, groups, hoards, collections: if it's large-size U.S. currency, and if it's Choice New, we need it! Also need the following $1 notes (1 each) for a want list: F-21, 22, 24, 25, 28, 32, 216, 219, 220, 348, 709, 714, 716, 719, 720, 723, 724, 726, 728, 731, 732, 735, 741, 745; First Charter $1 New (common states) to Fine (rarer states). LIKE OUR PRICES? Nothing like them has ever been published before! Here's how to sell: Package your notes carefully and send them by insured registered mail to our offices, attention of John Murbach. John will inspect the notes, and upon satisfactory examination he will forward payment to you in full. Or, if you have a question, call John Murbach on our toll-free WATS line: (800) 421-4224. Since our founding in 1953 we've handled many outstanding collections of currency, including the incomparable holdings of Mr. Matt Rothert, distinguished past president of the American Numismatic Association. This is a serious offer. We have the money here, you have the notes, so let's get together! It is planned that this offer will appear once and only once in this publication, so act now. The World's Largest Rare Coin Dealer Bowers & Ruddy Galleries Serving Numismatists for 26 years — 1953-1979 6922 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 600, los Angeles, California 90028 (213) 466-4595 Call Toll Free Outside California (800) 421-4224 Page 112 Paper Money MAIL BID SALE #5 OF OBSOLETE CURRENCY CLOSING DATE APRIL 15, 1979 LOT NO. DESCRIPTION DATE COND. ARKANSAS TREASURY WARRANTS 1. Written Denom. for $3.00. Brave at left. Cr. #17 = Heavy Folds 11/20/61 VG+ 2. $1.00-on back of Green bill of Exchange Cr.#34 4/9/62 XF 3. $5.00-on back of Green bill of Exchange Cr.#48 8% Removed 11/24/62 XF 4. $10.00-Reverse Plain Cr.#54 4/11/62 XF IOWA 5. $1.00 Town of Bentonsport. 2 corners off. Frayed edges 8/ /57 GD 6. 15% Advertising Note. Loomis & Co. Newton. Vignette of Liberty with shield. Green printing on Black. Looks like Legal Tender AU MICHIGAN 7. $1.00 Bank of Washentaw. Same as Cr. W-144, except no Overprint 5/1/54 VG 8. $5.00 Bank of Washentaw. Same as Cr. W-176, except no Overprint 5/1/54 9. $1.00 Adrian Insurance Co., Adrian. Cr. A-80 1/14/53 Unc 10. $5.00 Clinton Canal Bank, Pontiac 12/9/37 VF 11. $5.00 Bank of Monroe. Cr. M-669 10/6/55 12. $10.00 Quincy Mining Co. Hancock Slight Foxing. Canc 1870 13. $20.00 Quincy Mining Co. Hancock Slight Foxing. Canc 1870 VF MISSOURI 14. $1.00 State of Missouri Cr. #18B u/s Watermarked TCC & Co. 186- XF 15. $4.00 State of Missouri Cr. #16 u/s Odd Denom. 186- Unc 16. $4.50 State of Missouri Cr. #15 u/s Unusual Denom. 186- Unc NEW JERSEY 17. $2.00 Franklin Bank Cr. F510 & Wait #887 & $3.00 Wait #889. Jersey City Glue Stains (2) Lot of 2 Notes 1827 XF & F 18. $2.00 Franklin Bank. Wait #886. $3.00 Cr. F-530 & Wait #888 Jersey City. 2 Glue Stains. Lot of 2 Notes 1827 VF & F 19. $5.00 Sample Note by Union Bank Note Co. Newark, N.J. 5 types of $5.00 signs. Few Tears and Holes RRR u/s 186- VG NEW YORK 20. $5.00 Albany City Bank Cr. A-420 10/1/63 VF 21. 5g & 10g Central City Bank, Syracuse u/s Cr. C-240 & C-243 9/1/62 Unc 22. $10.00 Chatauqua County Bank. Jamestown 1/7/40 XF 23. $2.00 Corn Exchange Bank Cr. C-1030 2 corner mountings on rev. 4/15/62 24. 25g & 50g Eastman College Scrip. Poughkeepsie. Red overprint - orange reverse. Lot of 2 notes AU & Unc 25. $10.00 Bank of Geneva. Geneva. Pretty Vignette. Scarce early note 3/1/18 F+ 26. $1.00 Bank of Hudson H-806 5/10/17 XF 28. $5.00 Bank of Hudson H-822 27. $2.00 Bank of Hudson H-810 5/10/17 AU 5/10/17 AU LOT NO. DESCRIPTION DATE COND. 29. 25g, $1.00, $2.00, & $5.00 W.J. McCarty, Candor. some signed Lot of 4 Notes XF/Unc 30. $1.00 Merchants Bank, New York. Printed by Rawdon, Wright, etc. Printed date. Slight foxing 5/1/59 31. $5.00 Bank of Syracuse. Cr. S-912 1/1/59 32. $3.00 Williamsburgh, Bank of 4/15/61 NORTH CAROLINA 33. 10g Merchants scrip. S. Benjamin, Salisbury 2/8/62 34. 25g Corp. of Elizabeth City Masonic emblem. Foxed 10/17/61 35. 25g Greensboro Mutual Life Ins. Co. G-558 2 Notes-Different dates.3/1/62 9/1/62 VG & VF 36. $5.00 Bank of Lexington, Graham. L-254 1860 37. $5.00 Bank of Washington. Similar vignettes as W-232. Different $5.00 overprint. corner off VG 38. 25g State of North Carolina. Ser. #13 Raleigh. Plain Paper. Scarce 10/1/61 Unc 39. 10g State of North Carolina Cr. #114 9/1/62 Unc 40. 75g State of North Carolina Cr. #134 Slight foxing 1/1/63 Unc 41. 25g State of North Carolina Cr. #139 Printed on back of North Carolina $3.00 bill 1/1/63 Unc 42.5e State of North Carolina Cr. #148 Lot of 10 Pieces 1/1/63 Unc 43. $3.00 State of North Carolina Cr. #125. Plain Paper & Cr. #127 Watermarked "Five" Lot of 2 pieces 1/1/63 Unc 44. $1.00 State of North Carolina. Printed by N.C. Inst. of Deaf & Dumb. Printed on N.C. Bond. One Dollar in Red on Reverse. Inverted. RRRRR 10/5/61 Unc OHIO 45. 5g or 25g J.S. Berry. Merchants Scrip. Greenwich. B148 & B154. Lot of 2 pieces u/s 12/6/62 Unc 46. $5.00 Bank of Gallipolis G141 1839 VF 47. Eagle Hotel, Lewisburg. Cardboard Tickets. One White, Other Green. "Good for One Meal" Lot of 2 pieces. Used in the 1890's VF 48. $20.00 Ohio River Bank, Marietta. Red & Black note 6/4/38 VF 49. $100.00 Ohio River Bank, Marietta. Red & Black note Corner off 6/15/38 Unc 50. 50g Merchants Scrip. Isaac Trescott, Salem. 3 Punch Canc. u/s Corner off 1/1/63 Unc 51. 25g Merchants scrip. Coupon. N. Frey, Lewisburg. Cardboard VF TENNESSEE 52. $10.00 State of Tenn. Cr. #10. All State notes of Tenn. are scarce. 4 Punch Canc. holes as usual 5/1/75 VG 53. $1.00 Bank of Chattanooga C-225 1/4/63 Usual Mail bid rules apply. **Xeroxes He each plus SASE I want to buy obsolete notes, scrip, & colonial paper money. LEONARD H. FINN 40 GREATON ROAD WEST ROXBURY, MASS. 02132 617-327-7053 (6:30 - 10:00) Colonial and Continental Currency Always Buying - Rare and Common Any Quantity Selling - Free List Available David Sonderman Box 1070, New Haven, Ct. 06504 203-624-0915 Page 114 Paper Money The 1979 ANA Auction: A Very Special Consignment Opportunity Celebrities draw crowds wherever they go. And in the numismatic field, there's no organization more celebrated than the American Numismatic Association. That's why their auctions have always attracted large groups of eager paper money buyers. And that's why collectors with special currency to sell consign to ANA auctions. They know that a large, eager crowd of bidders, plus the excitement of that special ANA event, add up to high profits for the consignor. New England Rare Coin Auctions: A Unique Group of Experts The 1979 ANA Auction is being conducted by New England Rare Coin Auctions. In an astonishingly brief time, New England has built an impressive reputation as an auction company that cares about consignors. They're constantly creating unique, innovative services for their clients. Like their new Auction Summary. It's the only publication that lets a consignor study an auction firm's long-term history of prices realized. Moreover, New England catalogs are noted for their accurate grading and de- tailed paper money descriptions. So fill out the accompanying coupon and mail it to New England. They'll be glad to explain how you can consign to this very special event! or 00 ‘%. New EnglandRare ColnAuGt ons ❑ Yes! I'm interested in consigning to the 1979 ANA Auction. Please contact me. ❑ I'd like to study New England's long-term history of prices realized. Please send your Auction Summary. I've enclosed $5. Name Address City State Zip Tel. ( Best time to call Mail to: New England Rare Coin Auctions, Dept. A-23, P.O. Box 1776, Boston, MA 02105 The 1979 ANA Auction in St. Louis — July 28 through August 3 Whole No. 80 Page 115 D. sum SECOR PROUDLY PRESENTS ... Rare obsolete currency from the Central States, which merits your close inspection. ARKANSAS $2 Mayers & Bro. Scrip issued Fort Smith City 1/9/62 solid R7! I.T. related Texas crossover note (Medlar Denton-10) VG (corner missing) 345.00 $1 Little Rock Certificate of Indebtedness, L.R. 1871 (ABNCO), AG/GD 55.00 ILLINOIS $5 Agricultural Bank, Marion 8/21/50, AVF 69.00 $5 Bluff City Bank, Caledonia 8/20/60 green o' print, F 150.00 $5 City Bank of Cairo, Cairo (poor trim) unsigned, XF 100.00 $5 Canal Bank, Thebes 5/1/60 gorgeous Red & Black note, F 175.00 $10 Bank of Edwardsville (sim. E185) DTD 5/7/20, VF 135.00 $1 Hampden Bank, Mcleansboro 7/1/60 (small corner chip), F . . . 175.00 10V T.D. Brewster Scrip, Peru 7/1/62, VG 135.00 25V Watuga Cash Store Scrip, Watuga Unsigned, CU 35.00 And this is only a start! Many other Rare Illinois notes in stock! IOWA $1 Treas. of Town of Bentonsport Scrip DTD Aug. '57, F 165.00 $1 Clinton County Soldier's Bounty Warrant, DeWitt 12/1/63, VF 145.00 $1000 Hurd's Nat'l College Bank, LaFayette, XF 115.00 $5 Treas. of Iowa City DTD 5/1/58, VF 150.00 $5 Treas. of City of Wapello DTD 7/20/57, XF-PC 165.00 Several more "goodies" where these came from! KANSAS $1 Treas. of City of Leavenworth DTD 5/16/71 (B-L #8) Unsigned, AU 265.00 $3 Drovers Bank, Leavenworth City DTD 7/1/56 (B-L #6), F 300.00 $1, 5, 10 or 20 Union Military Scrip, Topeka 6/1/67 (B-L #10-13), XF/btr each 49.00 $50 or $100 Union Military Scrip (B-L #14 & 15 — R5), AU each . . . 125.00 MINNESOTA $2 Exchange Bank, Glencoe 10/5/58 Unsigned PROOF small stain, AU-PC 300.00 $5 Same, Large corner missing (Rockholt #3 — R7), AVF 145.00 $1 La Crosse & La Crescent Bank 1/1/59 (Rock. #1 — R7) Hokah Wisconsin crossover note — very desirable! (sm. tears), VG 250.00 $2 Merchants Bank, Mankato City (Spurious) (Rock. #2 — R7) ALTERED to Boston, Mass.! Presumed Unique, F/VF 175.00 $1 Ramsey County Bank, St. Paul 12/1/58 PROOF (Rock. 21 — R7), CU-PC 345.00 $5 Bank of Rochester DTD 4/20/59 (Rock. 3 — R7) corner off, GD/VG 185.00 Several other nice Minnesota items available, but I NEED MORE! MISSOURI $1 City of Saint Louis (city Treas. Warrant) DTD 11/1/73 repaired, GD-PC 50.00 Same, but UNCANCELLED (rare thus), F 100.00 $5 Southern Bank of Saint Louis DTD 11/22/59 (tears, repairs), GD/VG 60.00 $5 Union Bank of Missouri, St. L. (branch @ Kansas City) DTD 9/59 Probable R7, F-VF 225.00 $10 Same bank and branch 9/21/59 also R7, VF 275.00 NEBRASKA $25 Territorial Warrant, Omaha City DTD 5/2/59 (Owen #2 — R5), XF . 95.00 $10 Same DTD 5/26/60 (Owen #3 — R3), XF 50.00 $30 Same DTD 12/17/61 (Owen #4A — R6), XF 95.00 $71/2 Same DTD 1/10/62 (Owen #4B — R5), XF 85.00 $5 Same DTD 1/9/63 (Owen #5A — R4), AU 65.00 $5 Same DTD 2/11/63 (Owen #5B — R5), AU 75.00 TEXAS $2 Austin County Scrip, Bellville (Medlar 3 — R6) sm. corn. off, VG .. 100.00 $50 Auditor's Certificate, Austin (Medlar 11 — R6) slight split, VF .. 115.00 And a few other nice specimens of interest to all. WISCONSIN $5 Chippewa Bank, Pepin 11/1/56 ($930 outstanding on this bank in 1865) two examples available, a VG/F with sm. tear@ $100.00, F/VF lg. corner off at 75.00 $10 Bank of Milwaukee DTD 1/1/44 (terr. dated) Unsigned ($961 outstanding on this bank in 1867), AVF 200.00 $10 Bank of Wisconsin, Green Bay DTD 11/1/36 (two lg. pcs. miss.), AVG 85.00 WISCONSIN NOTES & PROOFS WANTED DESPERATELY! Top prices paid! Just because I failed to list the state you may collect, doesn't mean that I might not have the notes that you need. I've got a bunch of Eastern, South- ern & Western States notes that may be worthwhile looking into. Catalogue Number 35 out soon, with lots of goodies to be fought over, along with a wide selection of inexpensive notes for the novice collector. Sorry, "there's no such thing as a free lunch" ... two dollars is required for a one year's subscription. "CU" at Memphis! the CURRENCY MUNOZ boa 516, Anoka, MN 55303 OBSOLETES, SCRIP, WARRANTS, POSTAL NOTES, ETC. WANTED FROM ALL CENTRAL AND WESTERN STATES! AL C. ADAMS RARE COINS THREE PIEDMONT CENTER 3565 PIEDMONT ROAD, N.E. SUITE 312 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30305 (404) 261-4601 WANTED BILLS OF EXCHANGE California and Nevada Banks Paying $100.00 minimum each for scarce, early items. Steve Meier 135 E. Lomita BI. Carson, Calif. 90745 SPMC 4703 (82) WANTED MINNESOTA NATIONALS LARGE AND SMALL GARY KRUESEL 230217 1/2 ST. N.W. ROCHESTER, MN 55901 1.507-282-0147 SPMC #5033 OBSOLETE CURRENCY Ala. 2$ City Mobile Savings Bank 1862, F+ 25.00 Ala. 3$ Commercial Bank Alabama 1861, VG 25.00 Calif. 1$ S.L. Hasey Merchant Scrip, S.F. (1870's) VF 275.00 Florida 5$ Bank of St John's, Jacksonville, F+ 20.00 Georgia 4$ Bank of Augusta, Atlanta, VF 14.00 Georgia 100$ Bank Commerce, Savannah (not 642) F 37.50 III. 15C Degraff Merchant Scrip, Chicago, VF 40.00 III. 1$ E.H. Stein Scrip, Chicago, VF 50.00 Ind. 1$ American Bank, Dover Hill, AU 35.00 Kenty. 5$ Farmers Bank, Frankfort, Unc 17.50 Louis'a. 1$ Parish St John Baptist, 1862 Unc 45.00 Louis'a. 5$ Parish Tensas, St. Joseph VF 45.00 Maine 10-15-25-50g Bank Commerce, Belfast (4) VG/F 65.00 Miss. 10g County Adams, Natchez 1862, VF 35.00 Miss. 50g County Jefferson, Fayette Unc 25.00 Nebr. 1$ Fontenille Bank, Bellevue, Fair 15.00 Nebr. 2$ Omaha City Bank & Land Co. G+ 35.00 Tenn. 10$ Lawrenceburg Bank, 1860 Unc 35.00 Tenn. 1$ or 5$ L.B. Bank (Above) Unc 25.00 Tenn. 2$ Ocoee Bank, Cleveland VG+ 15.00 Texas 5$ Gov't. Texas (Bison) H16 c/c VF 65.00 Texas 1.50 Limestone County, Springfield VF 95.00 Vermont 1-2-3-5$ West River Bank (4) Unc 67.50 Vermont 50g Adams Scrip, Bennington AU 15.00 Virg. 50-100$ Va. Treasury Note, Unc each 25.00 W.Va. 25g County Monroe, Union VG 25.00 W.Va. 5$ Bank Philippi (Green) F/VF 40.00 W.Va. 10$ Bank Philippi (Green) F 37.50 2000 Note Price List Send your 15t S.A.S.E. DON EMBURY BOX 61 WILMINGTON, CALIF. 90748 WORLD BANKNOTES BUYING Ship rare/scarce banknotes for my immediate offer. Overseas suppliers are welcome, but write first. SELLING Write for latest free list containing items from more than 190 Countries. Want lists serviced. TRADING Each current list will contain over 10 trade items. Bill "Banknote" BRODER Drawer 517 Marrero, LA 70073 (85) WANT TO BUY (FOR RESEARCH) HISTORICAL ITEMS ON DAHLONEGA, GEORGIA LUMPKIN COUNTY (t. NEIGHBORING AURARIA, GEORGIA) Any items pertaining to the history of this North Georgia gold mining area. MINING OPERATIONS U.S. BRANCH MINT LOCAL HISTORY Any documents, stock certificates, mining script, checks, obsolete notes, such as (Pigeon Roost Mining Co., or Bank of Darien-branch), old books, pictures, post cards, etc. Also any item concerning the U.S. Branch Mint (1838-1861) such as gold deposit receipts, assay reports, appointments, drawings, photos, articles, etc. Page 116 Paper Money inc. RARE COINS RARE CURRENCY Professional Numismatist and Notalist r,, AinocogooMifftliff1 41 7,r *10 • Mit►aloritik. .; 5 MOT PM .75 ,1 1:5- Wq1F P.O. Box 12261, Overland Park, Kansas 66214 (913) 492-3121 RARE COINS RARE CURRENCY Professional Numismatist and Notalist Whole No. 80 Page 117 Our numismatic specialty is United States paper money, so we stock over a million dollar inventory of rare U.S. paper. If your collecting interests lie within ours, then you have no doubt seen us at the leading auctions and shows, and no doubt have heard of our company. In fact, we supply the leading numismatic houses and have supplied some of the great collections, with much of their select material. Why then don't you give us a call or drop us a line? We respectfully solicit your want list and we will give it our careful considerations. Or if you are thinking of selling, please give us a call. Our offer will be MUCH HIGHER than any printed price you've seen in the hobby press and society publications. We believe in paying TOP MARKET PRICES for currency - that's a fair deal, and a good one! If you wish to receive our catalogs, mini-mailers, and lists, just fill out the form below and mail it to us, the cost is $10 per year and refundable with any purchase. And remember, it is one of the best ways to buy currency and to keep abreast of the market. r LYN F. KNIGHT RARE COINS P.O. BOX 12281 OVERLAND PARK, KS 86214 NAME STREET STATE ZIP Please find enclosed $10 for catalogs, mini-mailers and lists for L 1979 -it is refundable with any purchase. J CC iiiiiirTie17146 AS Ntri #,J, n 4 . #4. 141ri.reStkv. A . rtroiii#0, — Page 118 Paper Money FLORIDA NOTES WANTED ALL SERIES Also A Good Stock Of Notes Available P.O. BOX 1358 WARREN HENDERSON VENICE, FLA. 33595 FRACTIONAL CURRENCY LARGE SIZE NOTES U.S. MILITARY PAYMENT CERTIFICATES selling: High quality and/or scarce notes, fully described and attributed. Latest lists available on request, or send your want list. Please specify which list is desired. (Postpaid) No Nationals. buying: Nice condition or rare fractional, experimentals, proofs, specimens, shields, essays, large size notes, and MPC to the extent of my inventory requirements. Write first, with description. ANA, SPMC, PMCM, NASC, CSNA, IBNS TOM KNEBL Box 5043 Santa Ana, Calif. 92704 (714) 751-6608 BUYING NATIONALS NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA ARKANSAS WEST VIRGINIA I am especially interested in these states and will pay good prices. Please list what you have, condition and price and I am pretty sure we can get together. I am also interested in Nationals from other states — collections — hoards or estates. Large size AU and CU type notes wanted. Obsoletes from the Southern States eagerly bought. I am buying and look forward to your letter or telephone call. JAMES A. SPARKS, JR. (704) 636-3521 Also (704) 633-5177 P.O. Box 4235 Salisbury, N.C. 28144 WANTED OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY (Bank Notes, Script, Warrants, Drafts) of the AMERICAN WEST Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Montana, New Mexico, Colorado, Dakota, Deseret, Indian, Jefferson Territories! Cash paid, or fine Obsolete Paper traded. Have Proof notes from most states, individual rarities, seldom seen denominationals, Kirtlands, topicals; Colonial, Continental; CSA, Southern States notes and bonds. Also have duplicate West- ern rarities for advantageous trade. JOHN J. FORD, JR. P.O. DRAWER 706, ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. 11571 NASCA FEE SCHEDULE FOR ALL CONSIGNMENTS PRICE COMMISSION COMMISSION REALIZED CHARGED TO CHARGED TO PER LOT CONSIGNOR BUYER $1 - $100 15% 5% $101 - $299 13% 5% $300 - $499 10% 5 % $500 - $1499 71/2% 5% $1500 - Up 5% 5% NASCA 265 Sunrise Hwy. #53 Rockville Centre, N.Y. 11570 (516) 764.6677 ❑ Please send me via First Class Air Mail the "London Collection" auction sale catalogue and prices realized after sale at $4.00. (Foreign Air Mail copies available at $6.00). ❑ I want to subscribe to the above catalogue and all of your cata- logues and prices realized through December 1979. Enclosed is my check for $15.00 (Overseas Air Mail subscriptions are available at $25.00). ❑ I WISH TO CONSIGN TO THIS SALE OR PERHAPS A FUTURE ONE AT THE LOWEST COMMISSION RATES IN THE COUNTRY. Please call me at I wish to charge my order to: ❑ Master Charge ❑ VISA My Credit Card 4tfr—FTT Interbank # Exp. Date Signature NAME ADDRESS CITY ZIP NUMISMATIC AND ANTIQUARIAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF AMERICA 265 Sunrise Highway. County Federal Bldg., Suite 53 Rockville Centre, LI, New York 11570 516/760-6677-78 George W. Ball, Chairman of the Board Whole No. 80 Page 119 NASCA IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A PUBLIC & MAIL BID AUCTION SALE FEATURING THE SUPERB fantNni To'tertian of Worth 111the Vanknotes & Tutus * * * June 1979 New York City * * * CURRENCY HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS SUPERB OFFERING INCLUDE CLASSIC RARITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WITH MAGNIFICENT BRITISH WORLD, LATIN AND EUROPEAN PROOFS, SPECIMENS, ESSAYS AND REGULAR ISSUE RARITIES. ADDITIONAL CONSIGNMENTS OF COINS & CURRENCY ARE WANTED Our world wide clientele anxiously awaits your collection. Our record breaking four part Wayte Raymond public and mail bid auction sale is now considered by many as the finest offering of foreign coins in many years. There is still time for you to include your coins or currency in this prestigious sale. Our top prices realized for our consignors is a matter of public record and OUR CONSIGNOR COMMISSION RATES ARE UNEQUIVOCALLY THE LOWEST AND MOST FAVORABLE TERMS AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY. Write — ship — or call Herb Melnick (516) 764-6677 today so we may discuss the proper disposition of your collection. U.S. TYPE NOTES Fr.#16 Choice EXTRA FINE 200.00 Fr.#18 F/VF nice note 100.00 Fr.H35 XF 105.00 Fr.#37 CU cut sheet of (4) 275.00 Fr.#37 CU 61.00 Fr.#40 XF bright, crisp 60.00 Fr.H60 AU 65.00 Fr.#60 CU 87.00 Fr.#64 AU+ actually is CU but little close margin on left obv 300.00 Fr.#68 CU nice! 250.00 Fr.#91 XF+ 55.00 Fr.#91 CU 110.00 Fr.#224 AU 200.00 Fr.#224 AU+ so very close to CU! 275.00 Fr.#229 AU+ 75.00 Fr.#233 XF+ 50.00 Fr.#234 CU 90.00 Fr.#235 CU 90.00 Fr.#237 XF+ 22.00 Fr.#237 AU 25.00 Fr.#237 CU 45.00 Fr.#238 XF+ 22.00 Fr.#238 AU 27.00 Fr.#238 CU 50.00 Fr.#260 VG+ nice note of scarce type to obtain . . . . 145.00 Fr.#170 CU 80.00 Fr.#712 CU 80.00 Fr.#712 AU+ 55.00 Fr.#715 CU 80.00 Fr.#717 CU 80.00 Fr.#719 CU 80.00 Fr.#729 CU 80.00 Fr.#743 AU+ 55.00 Fr.#838 AU+ almost unseeable fold keeps from full CU 150.00 Fr.#855 AU 35.00 Fr.#863 AU 35.00 Fr.#868 CU 60.00 Fr.#911 CU 70.00 Fr.#1092 CU 300.00 Fr.#1173 XF+ 80.00 Fr.#1173 AU very nice 105.00 Fr.#1173 CU 180.00 Fr.#1183 XF+ crisp 125.00 Fr.#1187 AU Crisp and nice! 200.00 Fr.#1187 CU 290.00 Satisfaction Guaranteed! I am buying all type notes, Nationals and Southern Obsoletes please write! JAMES A. SPARKS, JR. ANA 052964, SPMC N3144 P.O. Box 4235 Salisbury, N.C. 28144 Page 120 Paper Money If you are not receiving my catalog of obsolete currency, you may be missing out on some great deals on material, some of which may only pass your way once in a lifetime. Don't let your collection suffer because you didn't spare 5 minutes. Write today for my free list. Charles E. Straub P.O. Box 200 Columbia, CT 06237 TEXAS NATIONALS WANTED Especially the following charter Nos: 2486 4368 5719 6551 3022 4371 5781 7119 3261 4466 5795 7306 3890 4950 5971 7414 4093 5483 6177 7669 4179 5549 6212 7760 4291 5661 6346 8355 JOHN R. CULVER 107 W. Wall, Midland, Texas 79701 Ph: 915-614.5342 SPMC - A.N.A. - TNA Series 1928 1928-63A 1928-63A ANY Capacity Retail 1 .50 14 4.00 12 3.00 12 3.00 UNITED STATES LEGAL TENDER NOTES .01. 1.118 FIINNITED STATES SILVER CERTIFICATES L.,4.1E0 STATES GOLD CERTIFICATES .111111. 1:01•1 us■TED STATES NATIONAL IVIIRENCV %/NM 111.• UNITED STATES FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES uN.TED STATES• 'EDERAL RESERVE NOTES 1 UNITED STATES SMALL SIZE CCRRENCV UNI , E0 STATES EXPERIMENTAL ISSUE MILVIO -1c, 1•., uTATES EM1KRGENI'V SERIES Kan.. NM-1_ ■ONIS Mal■-•■ • Whole No. 80 Page 121 For An Award , Winning Collection MOUNT YOUR U.S. PAPER MONEY ON CURRENCY ALBUM PAGES The following sets of PHOENIX CURRENCY ALBUM PAGES and mounts will accommodate ALL small size U.S. currency issued from 1928 to date. Legal Tender Notes L-01 One Dollar L-02 Two Dollars L-05 Five Dollars L-3B Any Denomination Silver Certificates SC-1 One Dollar SC-5 Five Dollars SC-10 Ten Dollars S-EA Emergency Issue - Africa S-EH Emergency Issue - Hawaii S-RS Experimental Issue - "R" & "S" S-38 Any Denomination Gold Certificates 0-01 $10.-$20. -$50.4100. Federal Reserve Bank Notes F-05 Any Denomination National Currency N -05 Any Denomination N.313 Any Denomination Federal Reserve Notes-$1. 01.1 Granahan-Dillon 01.2 Gra nahan-Fowler 01-3 Granahan-Barr 01-4 Elston-Kennedy 01-5 Ka bis-Kennedy 01-6 Kabis-Connally 01-7 Banuelos-Connally 01.8 Banuelos-Shultz 01-9 Neff-Simon 01-10 Morton-Blumenthal Federal Reserve Notes-$1. 01-1B Granahan-Dillon 01.2B Granahan-Fowler 01-3B Granahan-Barr 01-4B Elston-Kennedy 01.5B Kabis-Kennedy 01-613 Kabis-Connally 01-7B Banuelos-Connally 01.83 Banuelos-Shultz 01-9B Neff-Simon 01-10B Morton-Blumenthal 1928-57B 21 5.50 1934.533 8 2.00 1933-53B 9 2.50 1934.35A 3 1.00 1934-35A 4 1.00 1935A 2 .50 ANY 12 3.00 1928 4 1.00 1929 12 3.00 1929 12 3.00 1929 12 3.00 District Sets 1963 12 3.00 1963A 12 3.00 1963B 5 1.50 1969 12 3.00 1969A 12 3.00 1969B 12 3.00 1969C 10 3.00 1969D 12 3.00 1974 12 3.00 1977 12 3.00 Blockletter and Star Note Sets 1963 34 8.50 1963A 70 17.50 1963B 13 3.50 1969 36 9.00 1969A 32 8.00 1969B 35 9.00 1969C 25 6.50 1969D 47 12.00 1974 68 17.00 1977 24 6.00 Federal Reserve Notes-$2. District Sets 02.1 Neff-Simon 1976 12 3.00 Federal Reserve Notes-$2. Blockletter and Star Note Sets 02-13 Neff-Simon 1976 24 6.00 Federal Reserve Notes F-3B Any Denomination ANY 12 3.00 Small Size Currency AP-3B All Purpose (Errors, radars, etc.) ANY 12 3.00 Please include 1.00 for postage & handling on all orders. ALL PHOENIX CURRENCY ALBUM PAGES fit any standard three-ring loose-leaf binder. VALLEY COIN SHOP 695 WASHINGTON ST., SO. ATTLEBORO, MA 02703 SELL HARRY YOUR MISTAKES Harry wants to buy Currency Errors Also Interested in Buying Nationals . Large and Small size Uncut Sheets Red Seals Type Notes Unusual Serial numbers HARRY E. JONES PO Box 42043 Cleveland, Ohio 44142 216-884-0701 Page 122 Paper Money FOR SALE THE FOLLOWING STATE NATIONALS: SMALL SIZE: CALIFORNIA $5.00 The Anglo Natl. Bnk. of San Francisco, 1929, CN9174, VG .... $12.50 INDIANA $20.00 The Indiana Natl. Bnk. of Indianapolis, 1929, CN984, Stained, VG 25.00 MASSACHUSETTS $5.00 Newton Natl. Bnk. Newton, 1929, CN 13252, VG 17.50 NEW YORK $10.00 Chatham Phoenix Natl. Bnk. & Trust Co. N.Y., 1929, CN10778, VG 18.50 OHIO $20.00 The First Natl. Bnk. of Bellaire, 1929, CN1944, G+ 28.50 $20.00 The First Nat Bnk. & Trust Co. of Hamilton, 1929, CN56, VG+ 33.50 PENNSYLVANIA $10.00 The Hatfield Natl. Bnk. Hatfield, 1929, CN 13026, VG 28.50 TEXAS $10.00 The Farmers Natl. Bnk. of Brenham, 1929, CN10860, F 33.50 $20.00 South Texas Commercial Natl. Bnk. of Houston, 1929, CN10152, VG 24.50 $20.00 The Natl. Bnk. of Commerce of Houston, 1929, CN10225, 0+ . . 24.50 $20.00 Natl. Bnk. of Commerce of San Antonio, 1929, CN6956, VG+ 29.50 $20.00 The First Natl. Bnk. of Wichita Falls, 1929, CN3200, VG+ 28.50 $20.00 The City Natl. Bnk. of Wichita Falls, 1929, CN4248, VG 27.50 WISCONSIN $20.00 Marine Natl. Exchange Bnk. of Milwaukee. 1929, CN5458, CU 49.50 LARGE SIZE: MINNESOTA $10.00 THE FIRST AND SECURITY NATL. BNK. OF MINNEAPOLIS, 1915, CNN 710 TEEHEE/BURKE, VG+ 97.50 Satisfaction guaranteed, ten day return privileges on all notes. Payment in check, money orders or bank drafts. Order notes from: LARRY LISOT 303-795-2673 BOX 607 LITTLETON, CO. 80160 Wanted To Buy, Georgia Obsolete Currency The following is my want list of Georgia obsolete currency. I will pay competitive and fair prices for any Georgia notes. I will buy virtually any Georgia note, so if you have anything Georgia please write, or send for offer, subject of course to your approval. I also sell duplicates. I am working on a book listing Georgia obsolete cur- rency, and will appreciate any help, if you have unusual or rare Georgia notes. EAGLE & PHOENIX MFG. CO . (1893), any note. Ellis & Livingston, any note. Farmers Bank of Chattahoochee, any note. Greenwood & Grimes, any note. T.M. Hogan, any note. Insurance Bank, any note. Livery Stables, any note. Manufacturers & Mechanics Bank, $2.00, $3.00, $10.00. Mobile & Girard R.R., any note. MUSCOGEE MFG. CO . (1893), any note. Palace Mills, almost all notes. Phoenix Bank, any note. Planters & Mechanics Bank, any note. Western Bank of Ga., (BRANCH), any note. COOL SPRINGS WILLIS ALLEN (store), any note. CORDELE Crisp County Cotton association (1916), any note. COVINGTON Richard Camp, any note. CUTHBERT Banking House of John McGunn, any note. DAHLONEGAH Bank of Darien (BRANCH), any note. Cherokee Bank, any note. Pigeon Roost Mining Co., any note. DALTON Bank of Whitfield, any fractional; "MANOUVIER" $3.00 & $5.00. Cherokee Insurance & Banking, any Fractional; $2.00, $5.00, $10.00. City Council of Dalton, any note, especially signed. Planters Insurance Trust & Loan Co., any note, ESPECIALLY SIGNED. Planters & Mechanics Bank, any FRACTIONAL. DARIEN Bank of Darien, any note. DECATUR Scrip, Various issuers, want any note. DUBLIN Laurens County, any note. EATONTON Bank of the State of Ga. (Branch), $50.00, $100.00. ELBERTON Elbert County, any note. FORSYTHE County of Monroe, any note. Monroe R.R. & Banking Co., (Branch), any note. Scrip payable at AGENCY OF THE Monroe R.R. Bank, any note. FORT GAINES Fort Gaines, any note. FORT VALLEY Agency Planters Bank (Scrip), any note. GAINESVILLE City of Gainesville, any note. GEORGETOWN John N. Webb, any note. GREENSBOROUGH D.B. Lanford, any note. BANK OF THE STATE OF GA (BRANCH) (RARE) Pay high, any note. BANK OF GREENSBOROUGH, any note. GREENVILLE County of Merriwether, any note. GRIFFIN City Council of Griffin, any note. County of Spaulding, any note. Exchange Bank, any note. Interior Bank, any note, also CON- TEMPORARY COUNTER- FEITS. Monroe R.R. & Banking Co. (Branch), any note. HAMILTON Harris County (HAMILTON NOT ON NOTES), any note. HARTWELL Hart County, any note. HAWKINSVILLE Agency Planters Bank (Scrip), any note. Bank of Hawkinsville, any note. Pulaski County, any note. JACKSON Butts County, any note. JONESBORO Clayton County, any note. JEFFERSONTON (Scrip), any note. LA FAYETTE Western & Atlantic R.R., any note. LA GRANGE La Grange Bank, any note, — DON'T WANT "RECONSTRUC- TIONS." LUMPKIN Stewart County, any note. MACON Bank of Macon, any note, especially notes payable at Branch in Bank of Middle Georgia, any note. BANK OF THE STATE OF GA. (BRANCH), (RARE) PAY HIGH, any note. BILL OF EXCHANGE (Issued from Charleston S.C.) any note, especial- ly signed. Central R.R. & Banking Co. (Branch), any note. City Council of Macon, any note. City of Macon, any note. Commercial Bank, any note. D. Dempsey, any note. Exchange Bank (1893), any note. Insurance Bank, any note. Macon & Brunswick R.R., $3.00 & higher. Macon & Western R.R., any note. Manufacturers Bank, any Fraction- al; $10.00, $20.00, $50.00, $100.00. cloud murphy, jr. p.o. box 15091 atlanta, georgic 30333 Vra '00,1,1/f / Whole No. 80 NASCA IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A PUBLIC & MAIL BID AUCTION SALE FEATURING THE DR.VAN B. ELLIOTT COLLECTION OF THE UNITED STATES COINS & CURRENCY APRIL 30, MAY 1-2, 1979 CURRENCY HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS FABULOUS SALE INCLUDES: COLONIALS — A beautiful selection of over 200 Choice notes as follows: Continentals — May 10, 1775 $20.00 Franklin Marble Note and several Choice Yorktown issues; Georgia — Over 30 examples in exceptionally high grade; Delaware — A fine example of the 1739 issues. Maryland — Great rarities including several issues from the 1740's and 1750's; Massachusetts — A fine selection of seven different Sword in Hand notes from three different emission dates; New Hampshire — Several ex- amples of the rare 1775.76 issues; New York — A superb example of the 1709 issue as well as many other rarities; South Carolina — The very rare 1743/4 L2 counterfeit issue as well as a 1785 5 Shilling note and an example of the Charleston 1789 issue; Virginia -- An excellent offer- ing including several Ashby and James River bank notes: Vermont — An example of the scarce 2 Shilling Sixpence OBSOLETE BANK NOTES— Feature a fine selection including the Charles J. Af fleck Collections of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia notes as well as a superb collection of New Jersey Obsolete Bank notes and many other Eastern and Western states. The Georgia offering will include the $3 and $4 notes of 1863, the 1864 Funding Receipts, and a fine selection of early notes in- cluding many Proofs and individual county issues. The North Carolina offering will feature a spectacular group- ing of over 60 different $6, $7, $8, and $9 notes. The South Carolina offering includes many of the early issues and branch notes of the Bank of the State of South Carolina as well as a strong offering of fiscal paper. bonds. and the like. CONFEDERATE NOTES — A beautiful superb collection including a complete type set of all issues as well as a set of rare Confederate Proofs. THE FEDERAL LARGE SIZE NOTE SELECTION IS HIGH- LIGHTED BY MANY CLASSIC NOTES including sets of the educational series as well as the excessively rare 1865 $20 Compound Interest Note. Also included is a set of Proof National Specimen Notes as well as Choice examples of the Friedberg 261, 279, 290, 310, 335, 353. 359, 366, 368, and 374. National Bank Notes offer the collector classic rarities in many states including a Friedberg 429 $20.00 original issue note on the First National Bank of Rich- mond as well as a Friedberg 418 $10.00 note from the North National Bank of Rockland, Maine and highlighted by a very rare Friedberg 471 Oklahoma Indian Territory Note on the First National Bank of Muscogee. U.S. COINS — A suberb selection of U.S. Colonial. Silver, and Gold coins including many rarities with heavy emphasis on high quality issues. Page 123 7 ORDER YOUR CATALOG NOW George W. Ball, Chairman of the Board 4F" NUMISMATIC AND ANTIOUARIAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF AMERICA 265 Sunrise Highway, County Federal Bldg.. Suite 53 Rockville Centre. L New York 11570 516/764-6677-78 •-• NASCA 265 Sunrise Hwy. #53 Rockville Centre, N.Y. 11570 516/764-6677 or 78 ❑ Please send me via FIRST CLASS AIR MAIL THE DR. VAN B. IELLIOTT auction sale catalogue and prices realized after sale at $4.00. (Foreign Air Mail copies available at $6.00 each). ❑ I wish to subscribe to all NASCA's catalogues and prices realized through December 1979. Enclosed is my check for $15.00 (Overseas Air Mail subscriptions available at $25.00). II) I WISH TO CONSIGN TO ONE OF YOUR FUTURE AUCTION SALES AT THE LOWEST COMMISSION RATES IN THE COUNTRY. PLEASE CALL ME AT (Area Code) I wish to charge my order to: ❑ Master Charge ❑ VISA My Credit Card -ftj I Li LI 1 I L 1 LI 1 l l 11__1 Interbank # Exp. Date Signature NAME ADDRESS 'CITY STATE _ZIP Petv jer5ep National Bank Currency d APTCT3 We are interested in small and large nationals of these towns in Bergen county: Allendale Bergenfield Bogota Carlstadt Cliffside Park Closter Dumont Engelwood Edgewater Fairview Fort Lee Garfield Glen Rock Hackensack Hillsdale Leonia Little Ferry Lodi Lyndhurst North Arlington Palisades Park Park Ridge Ridgefield Ridgefield Park Ridgewood Rutherford Ramsey Teaneck Tenafly Westwood Wyckoff West Englewood eas tern Coln extbartge ANA LM 709 PH. 201-342-8170 74 Anderson Street Hackensack, N.J. 07601 SMALL-SIZE MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL CURRENCY WANTED #1386 Abington #268 Merrimac #462 Adams #13855 Millbury #4562 Adams #383 Northampton #1049 Amesbury #1260 *Pittsfield #2172 Athol #779 Plymouth #3073 Ayer #4488 Reading #684 Milton-Boston #2288 Spencer #11347 Braintree #2435 • Springfield #11270 Chelsea #1170 • Stockbridge #14087 Chelsea #688 Waltham #7452 Danvers #2312 Webster #7957 Edgarton #13780 Webster #9426 Foxboro #769 • Whitinsville #14266 Haverhill #4660 Whitman #13395 Hyannis #11067 •Woburn #697 Lynn #14033 Woburn #4580 Lynn #516 Yarmouth Those notes with dots indicate large size notes for trade JOHN R. PALM 6389 ST. JOHN'S DRIVE EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. 53344 WANTED 1. D. C. Obsolete Currency 2. Small Size Currency with Serial numbers 00000081, 00000082, 00000084 3. Also wanted D. C. Nationals 4. Buying Maryland Colonial Notes Julian Leidman 8439 Georgia Avenue, Silver Springs, Md. 20910 (301) 585-8467 Itz BANKNOTES ARE OUR BUSINESS IF YOU ARE SELLING: We are seriously interested in acquiring large size and scarcer small size United States paper money. We are interested in single items as well as extensive collections. We are especially in need of national bank notes and we also buy foreign paper money. If you have a collection which includes both paper money and coins, it may prove in your best financial interest to obtain a separate bid from us on your paper money as we deal exclusively and full time in paper money. We will fly to purchase if your holdings warrant. IF YOU ARE BUYING: We issue periodic extensive lists of U.S. paper money, both large size, small size and fractional. Our next list is yours for the asking. The VAULT Frank A. Nowak SPMC 833 P. 0. Box 2283 Prescott, Ariz. 86302 Phone (602) 445-2930 Member of: ANA, PMCM, CPMS Page 124 Paper Money Whole No. 80 Page 125 PAPER MONEY PUBLICATIONS BY DR. MUSCALUS LATEST RESEARCH REPORTS 7. The Use of Banking Enterprises in the Financing of Public Education, 1796-1866. A Doctor's Dissertation (U. of P.). Early financial history of various States. 1945. 17 tables and 22 pages of bibliography. 202 pages 5 00 8. Paper Money of Early Educational Institutions and Organizations 2 00 9. A Bibliography of Histories of Specific Banks Lists histories that concern specific banks. 16 pages 2 00 10. State-Owned Banks, the Pet Banks and their Bank Notes. A type overlooked by the student of State Treasury Notes 2 00 11. Saint Nicholas on Early State Bank Notes. 1962 1.00 16. County Scrip Issued in the United States. Illustrated. Confederate and other county issues 1 00 19. Paper Money in Sheets. 106 pages with over 400 specimen notes illustrated 15.00 20. Locomotive Engravings on State Bank Notes and Scrip, 1832-1875. Sixty-four illustrations of different locomotive engravings. 1964 5 00 21. The Oxford Paintings of Reynolds Virtues in the West Window on Paper Money. Temperance, Prudence and Justice. Illustrated. 1965 2 00 22. Popularity of Wm. S. Mount's Art Work on Paper Money, 1839-1865 Illustrated. 1965. The famous corn husker 200 23. Oglethorpe at Christie's Sale of Dr. Johnson's Library, on Paper Money. 12 Illustrations, 1965 2.00 24. The Dismal Swamp Canal and Lake Drummond Hotel on Paper Money, 1838-1865. Illustrated. 1965 2 00 25. Dictionary of Paper Money With Historical Speci- mens Illustrated Revised Edition of 1965. 67 illustrations 3 00 26. Birch's Painting of Perry's Battle on Lake Erie Used on State Bank Noted and Scrip. Thoroughly illus- trated. 1966 2 00 30. Whaling Art by Garneray, Stewart and Page Used on State Bank Notes 1 00 31. Odd Bank Note and Scrip Denominations in American Monetary History. 102 illustrations .. 3.00 32. Lincoln Portraits on College Currency, State Bank Notes and Scrip 29 illustrations 2 00 36. Renault's Painting of the Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown on Paper Money 1 00 37. Landseer's "My Horse", "Spaniel" & Other Paintings on Paper Money 3 00 40. The Beautiful View of the Rockville Bridge Across the Susquehanna Above Harrisburg on State bank notes $1.00 43. The Use on Paper Money of Peale's Paintings of the Wounded General Mercer 1 00 44. Illustrations of County Scrip Issued in Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and Pennsylvania .. 2.00 45. Paper Money Pertaining to Druggists, Medicine and Medical Practitioners. 1967. 94 illustrations . . . 3.00 67. Railroad Currency: Bank Notes and Scrip Represen- tative of Over One Hundred Railroads, 1830's - 1971. All Notes Illustrated 5 00 68. Washington's Crossing and the Battle of Trenton Protrayed on Bank Notes, Scrip and Paintings. 23 illustrations. 1972 2 00 69. General George McClellan on Paper Money. 13 illustrations. 1972 2 00 70. National Bank Notes of Buffalo and Vicinity. 58 illustrations. 1978 3 00 71. Bank Notes Commemorating the Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. 11 illustrations. 1973 . . . 2.00 72. Recycled Southern Paper Money: A reference list of Southern paper money printed on the backs of scarce unused notes and documents. 24 pages, 1973 3 00 73. Jackson Portraits and the Battle of New Orleans on State Bank Notes. 24 illustrations. 1974 2 00 74. Paper Money of the Four - dollar Denomination. 52 illustrations. Valuations are listed. 1974 . . . 2.00 75. Transportation Currency: Bank notes and scrip represtative of forty-five varieties of transportation companies. 48 illustrations. 1974 3 00 76. Massachusetts Scrip. 116 illustrations. Valuations are given. 3 00 77 Pennsylvania Borough and City Scrip 96 Illustra- tions with values 3 00 78. Album of Georgia and City Scrip. 67 Illustrations with values 3 00 79 Georgia Railroad Currency Comprehensively Illus- trated. 99 illust with values 5 50 80 Early Ships and Shipbuilding on Paper Money. 107 Illustrations 5 50 81. Album of Georgia Local Business Notes 166 Illustrations with values 3 00 82 Mississippi Railroad Comprehensively Illustrated 5 50 66 British Empire Bank Note Proof 100 illustrations 5 00 65 The Capitol. Its Developmental Aspects and the Crawford Statue of Freedom Portrayed on Paper Money 1971 2 00 64 The Kinds of Scrip Used by School Districts in Financial Emergencies 1971 2 00 63 Princess Dona of Rome on Bank Notes Used In The United States. 1971 . 1.00 62. Historic Jamestown & Pocahontas on Paper Money and Chapman Art 1971 1.00 61 Bank Notes Honoring Pulaski and the Pulaski Monuments 1971 . 2.00 60 Portraits and Paintings of Engenie. Napoleon I. and Marie Louise on American Money 17 illustrations. 1969 2 00 59 Album of Types of Paintings and Portraits of Penn, Franklin. and Buchanan on Paper Money 39 illustra- tions 1969 2 00 58. Franklin's Great-Grandaughter-In-Law (Mrs. Bache) on Paper Money 13 illustrations. 1969 2.00 57 Hennette Sontag, the Countess Rossi. on Paper Money Issued in the United States. 1969 A famous Prima Donna who toured America 1 00 56. Solomon Carvalho's Art on Paper Money Issued in the United States and Canada. 17 illustrations. 1969 Artist to Fremont's Expedition to the West 2 00 55 Portraits of the First Three Directors of the Mint on Paper Money. 1969 4 illustrations 1 00 54 Portraits of Elias Boudinot on Paper Money. 1969. Illustrations 2 00 53 Sully-s Painting of the Future Rev. Dr. Alfred L. Elwyn on Paper Money. 9 illustrations. 1969 ... 2.00 52 Shakespeare on Paper Money. 14 illustrations 2.00 51 Lord Byron on Paper Money Issued in the United States. 20 illustrations. 1969 2 00 50. Two Famous Paintings of Gcd and the Infant Christ on N. J. Paper Money 1 00 49. The Princess Victoria on an A nerd an Bank Note of 1837. 1968 1 00 48 Saint John on American Paper Money. 1968 . 1.00 47. The Extensive Use of Christ on Paper Money Zir- culated in the United States. 17 Ilustrations. 1968 1 00 46. Raphael's Saint Catherine on Paper Money Issued by the State of Florida and Others. 1968 1 00 HISTORICAL PAPER MONEY RESEARCH INSTITUTE BOX 187 BRIDGEPORT, PA. 19405 Page 126 Paper Money U.S. CURRENCY SPECIALS $1 FEDERAL RESERVE SETS SALE Superb Crisp New Complete Sets. 10% Discount on order over $200.00 for any of the following $1 F.R. sets (Except when shown "NET") Regular Sets Star Sets 1963 (12) 27.95 (12) 32.95 1963A (12) 26.95 (12) 31.95 1963B (5) 14.95 (4) 16.95 1969 (12) 24.95 (12) 30.95 1969A (12) 24.95 (11)29.95 1969B (12) 23.95 (12)29.96 1969C (10) 21.95 (9) 42.95 1969D (12) 23.95 (11)27.95 1974 (12) 21.95 (12)26.95 1977 (12) 18.95 WRITE Any above set - with last two Serial Nos. matching add $2 per set. SPECIAL OFFER 1963/77 All 10 Sets (NET) 199.75 Last 2 Nos. Match (NET) 219.75 1963/74 All 9 Star Sets (NET) 231.75 Last 2 Nos. Match (NET) 249.75 BLOCK BUSTER SPECIAL 1963A $1 Scarce "BB" Block Cr. New (Regularly $35.00) SPECIAL 29.50 WANTED - 1963 BC, DB Blocks, ask for our BIG Block Price List. 1976 $2 BICENTENNIAL SET The last two Serial Nos. match on all 12 dsts. Superb Cr. New - Postpaid 34.95 RARE EXPERIMENTAL ISSUE 1935A Red "R" & "S" Pair - Superb Crisp New 239.50 Similar Pair - Crisp new but not quite as well centered 199.50 O'DONNELL'S "The Standard Handbook of Modern U.S. Paper Money". 6th Ed. All the facts on Small Size Notes & Block Collecting. ($15) SPECIAL .. 7.50 MAJOR ERROR SPECIAL 1957B $1 Silver Certificates - the Serial Nos. Start with U37 & U47. Crisp New Gem 49.50 In Lucite Holder (W/title) 53.50 Buy a Pair-Matched Serial Nos. (One In Plastic) 96.00 DE LOREY/REED'S New 4th Ed. Price Guide for Collectors of Modern U.S. Paper Money Errors". Illus.'d., Vals 3 00 STAR NOTES WANTED Packs (100) Consecutive Nos. 1977 $1 (Dists. 1-2-3- 6-8-12) 1974 $1 (Dists. 2); 1969-C (Dist. 12) Pay $3 Ea. 1969C; 1976 $2 (Dists. 2-3-6-8-12) (Pay $4.50 Ea. Dists. 8, 12) Others - Please Call or Write for Prices Paid. CONFEDERATE SPECIAL 1861 $10 Type 30. "General Marion's Sweet Potato Dinner" Fine. Only 6 95 4514 North 30th Street, 1861 $100. Ty. 56. Famous "Lucy H. Pickens" Note. Crisp New. SPECIAL 24.95 Bradbeer "Confederate & Southern States Currency" 14.50 Criswell. "Confederate & Southern States Currency" 1976 Ed 15.00 Slabaugh. "Confederate States paper Money". New 5th Ed. Illus'd., Values 3 50 SPECIAL - all three ppd 26.50 FREE - 1864 $20 CSA Note Crisp New with above BIG three book order. Ask for our CSA Note Bargain List. OBSOLETE SHEETS Beautiful Pristine Uncut Sheets: CANAL BANK, LA. Sheet (2) $500.00 - $1,000.00 Crisp New, Nice "Exhibit Item" - Scarce 69.50 FLORENCE BANK, OMAHA, NE Sheet (4): $1 - $1 - $3 - $5 89.50 SPECIAL - Both Sheets 129.50 U.S.T.D. "History of Bureau & Engraving & Printing". 210 Pgs. 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(Over 775 diff.) - FREE with $25 book order, let Bebee's - "America's Leading Dealer in Books for Over 35 Years" Serve YOU! Please add $2 to Note orders (over $200 add $3). 100% satisfaction guaranteed (TEN-DAY money-back return privilege). Nebraskans add sales tax. Now starting our 39th year - specializing in Paper Money all the way. Give us a try - you'll discover WHY America's "particu- lar collectors" have shopped at Bebee's since 1941. Y'a II hurry - we'll be looking for YOU!1 I a42,_ I wilt 4 Live ■ MEMBERs:cLpiteN.11s1plOmAc7A,pANN.S=, "Pronto Service" Phone 402-451-4766 Omaha, Nebraska 68111 It pays to look closely. You know that it pays to look closely when collecting. It does when you are thinking of selling, too. Since you collected with such care, we know you want to be equally as careful when selling. At Medlar's, we take pride in the fact that we've been buying and selling currency for over 25 years. So, we feel we must be doing something right for our many friends and customers. WE ARE BUYING: Texas Currency, Obsoletes and Nationals, Western States Obso- letes and Nationals, U.S. and Foreign Coins. We will travel to you to examine your holdings, Profes- sional Appraisals, or as Expert Witness. Member of SPMC, ANA, PNG, NLG, CPN edatt's RARE COINS and CURRENCY (BESIDE THE ALAMO) 220 ALAMO PLAZA SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78205 (512) 226-2311 BOOKS THE DESCRIPTIVE REGISTER OF GENUINE BANK NOTES by Gwynne & Day 1862. 168 pp Cloth bound. 1977 reprint by Pennell Publishing Co. $15.00 postpaid. This book contains descriptions of over 10,000 genuine bank notes from 31 states and terri- tories plus 24 Canadian banks. It also identifies notes known to have been counterfeited. The names and locations of over 800 closed banks are included in the supplements. It is believed that this book was the basis of the famous Wismer Lists published by the ANA 50 years ago. A must for collectors and researchers of obsolete notes. We bound 10 copies in genuine leather and interleaved them with plain pages (for your own notes) and offer them subject to prior sale for $60.00 each. HODGES' AMERICAN BANK NOTE SAFE-GUARD by Edward M. Hodges 1865. 350 pp Cloth bound. 1977 reprint by Pennell Publishing Co. $19.50 postpaid. "Hodges' " as this book is known, contains descriptions of over 10,000 genuine notes from 30 states, 19 Canadian banks, and the United States notes issued prior to 1865. This 1865 edition was copyrighted in 1864 and at this time the United States was at war with the Confederate States. As a result the listing for six Southern states was not included because they were not a part of the United States. Louisiana was included as in 1864 it was occupied by Union troops under the infamous General Butler. West Virginia was added to this edition as it seceded from Virginia and join the Union in 1863. We have added a section from the 1863 edition (copyrighted in 1862) containing the six states deleted from the 1865 edition making this reprint the most comprehensive Hodges' ever printed. The format used consists of three rows of ten notes listed in rectangles on each page. To quote from E.M. Hodges "The SAFEGUARD is almost indispensable." Collectors will agree with him. We bound 10 copies in genuine leather and interleaved them with plain paper (for your own notes) and offer them subject to prior sale for $75.00 each. THE BANK OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA by Dr. F. Mauldin Lesesne 1970. 221 pp Hand bound. University of South Carolina Press $14.95 postpaid. The South had many colorful banks prior to the Civil War, but few could compare with the Bank of the State of South Carolina. From its charter in 1812 until 1881 when its history ended, it was colorful, controversial, and redeemed its issued notes. The "faith and credit" of the State of South Carolina was pledged to back this bank. Dr. Lesesne's account of this bank is interesting reading to both collector of paper money and historical students. Few banks have such detailed accounts of their life as the Bank of the State of South Carolina. The book is annotated and has a wonderful bibliography. If you only read one bank history, and should read this one as it will interest both South Carolinians and non-Carolinians alike. It is just an excellent story of a very important bank. PENNELL PUBLISHING COMPANY P.O. Drawer 858 Anderson, South Carolina 29622 *S.C. residents add 4% S.C. sales tax.