I paid $60 for this $7 bill from NC along side a bunch of US notes in a lot at a flee market in Georgia a few years ago, and I just now dug it up again. Is it worth what I paid for it?
I got these for $35 at a LCS, I mainly got it for the 25c. Apologies for bad pictures
Part of my small, but growing NC collection! The 1882 $10 DB is unique, and the rest are all also quite rare. The $5 BB is a 1 of 4, and the 1882 $50 DB is a 1 of 7 for the entirety of NC. I’m pretty proud of my collection! Thoughts?
I paid $40 for this 1861 Bank of New York $1 because it was part of a major lot. I sent the whole lot off to be graded, and this came back a VF35 without notes from PMG. I can’t find any auction records of it, what’s it worth?
PS sorry this is a relatively old pic
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you, a 170-year-old Numismatic mystery. All of these notes have a few things in common.
The first one being that they have to do with both the Bank of Cape Fear and the Moravian Church in Salem, NC (Now Winston-Salem).
The banknotes from the Bank of Cape Fear all have small brown crosses stamped on, which has led to an investigation by myself and a few other collectors in the bank, of which very little has turned up. The bank shut down in 1868, and nearly everything documenting these notes from that time is completely gone. However, I have managed to come up with a few theories as to why the crosses are on there.
Theory One: They’re anti-counterfeiting measures. Counterfeiting was incredibly rampant at the time, and since the church had influence the bank didn’t, it was possible some notes went directly to the church and stamped to prove they were authentic.
Theory Two: They are proof of ownership. These notes very well could’ve been stamped to try and prevent theft, as most likely finding one that was stamped in circulation meant it was church property and should be returned.
Theory Three: They are part of a secret code. This one’s a bit far fetched, but across the very few known cross-notes, there are about a half a dozen different variations of crosses. They don’t have any correlation with denomination or date, which has led me to at one point believe they were a form of communication, or to show a specific member stamped it.
What are your guys’ thoughts?
I cleaned out a friend of mine’s storage unit, and these were inside a small safe that was unlocked, but closed. Took these to a local coin shop, and I think they lowballed me. What are they worth?
Major General Mansfield Lovell was assigned to replace Major General David Twiggs on October 7, 1861 in the city of New Orleans.
In 1862, when Union ships bombarded the city, Lovell made the somewhat controversial decision to pull his already dwindling troops out of the city, and surrendered the city over to Union forces on April 28, 1862.
Due to his decisions both at New Orleans and later the Second Battle of Corinth, he was not given any more assignments for the remainder of the civil war.
Lovell died in June 1884, in New York.
Alright, hear me out.
I’m creating a narrative poetry styled story where an emperor is put in power in the early 1900s, and he’s already a bit mentally unstable when he comes onto the throne. But, as time goes on, probably about a decade, he becomes more and more unstable and eventually insane, until in the final few chapters his people revolt against him, and there becomes a sense of helplessness as he finally goes insane in his chambers and takes his own life.
So now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, any tips? I’m not the greatest at writing, so I’ll see how this goes.
I read a very detailed book about the history of the Monuments Men, or the troops from the MFAA (monuments and fine art association) during WWII that were sent over to Europe with the sole ideal of recovering art and statues, among other items of historical significance. They played a crucial part in preserving and restoring the stolen artifacts to their countries of origin, as they were stolen by the Nazis. In that book, I read that there was a photo taken in March 1945 of George Stout holding his helmet full of American $20 gold pieces after the Monuments Men discovered some 60% of Germany’s pre and wartime gold reserves. He was asked to dip his helmet into the bag and fill it with gold, which he did, and it was so heavy he couldn’t carry it, so he propped it on a rock. The photo was taken, and when he asked what to do with the coins, the photographer and colonel next to him simply said to keep them. George ended up dumping them back into the bag, but the photo was never seen again. That’s what I’m looking for. If anyone can find it, it would be a major find for the numismatic community, as well as any history buffs!
I read a very detailed book about the history of the Monuments Men, or the troops from the MFAA (monuments and fine art association) during WWII that were sent over to Europe with the sole ideal of recovering art and statues, among other items of historical significance. They played a crucial part in preserving and restoring the stolen artifacts to their countries of origin, as they were stolen by the Nazis. In that book, I read that there was a photo taken in March 1945 of George Stout holding his helmet full of American $20 gold pieces after the Monuments Men discovered some 60% of Germany’s pre and wartime gold reserves. He was asked to dip his helmet into the bag and fill it with gold, which he did, and it was so heavy he couldn’t carry it, so he propped it on a rock. The photo was taken, and when he asked what to do with the coins, the photographer and colonel next to him simply said to keep them. George ended up dumping them back into the bag, but the photo was never seen again. That’s what I’m looking for. If anyone can find it, it would be a major find for the numismatic community, as well as any history buffs!
I posted this on r/papermoney about a month ago, and I got a lot of suggestions as to what it was. In fact, some of them were pretty close. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a proof-of-concept potential counterfeit plate of a for the Bank of Wilmington. I did a LOT of digging and found an unused engravers proof from 1848 from an obscure banknote Co. in New York of a bond for the Bank of Wilmington. And wouldn’t you know it, it had this design on it front and square. Right down to the dotted indent design. There was of course other elements, but this was the main feature. So, I can say with 99% certainty that this is part of a proof for an unused bond certificate for the bank. Pretty neat if you ask me
I got the proof off an auction, it’s a totally unique note as far as I’m aware. There’s 3, I think? Idk, but there’s less than 5 non-proof $50s, and 2 $100s. This is the only known complete set with all three. If there were a $100 proof as well, I’d try and get it, but if there was one made it’s been lost to time. Thought yall may think this was cool
Got this from an LCS. Thought yall may enjoy
I got these off of an auction recently, thought yall may appreciate.
The $5 Cape Fear is a 1 of 2, same for the $5 Wilmington. The commercial bank $50 is a 1 of 1.
I paid like $30 for it, so I may even carry it around as a daily carry type thing. It’s a nice watch.
Im a collector, and have been for about four years now. I found this at a LCS, and a friend of mine noticed me looking at it and got it for me as a gift. He doesn’t know anything about it, nor do I. Aren’t counterfeits supposed to be destroyed? What’s this worth?
I know she’s rough, but for $1100 I couldn’t refuse! Call me an idiot if you want, I really don’t care at this point, but I’ve always wanted a $1000 bill and figured this was a good start.