Since it's all youse peoples fault.....

FC57Coins · August 22, 2004 1:41PM

You get to see the Cuban/Spanish currency I bought in Pittsburgh - Im not posting it down in the currency board - it's too close to the Open Forum and they might scare me!

Enjoy - I thought they had nice colors to them

Aethelred · August 22, 2004 1:59PM

Neat notes, I have one or two early Cubans in my currency collection.

FC57Coins · August 22, 2004 2:01PM

<< <i>I have one or two early Cubans in my currency collection. >>

Do you water and feed them every day to make sure they don't croak???

Luvdawgs · August 22, 2004 2:09PM

Very pretty, Frank

tbirde56 · August 22, 2004 2:29PM

Nice notes!

ColinCMR · August 22, 2004 2:30PM

really cool, never seen them before, thanis for sharing!

cosmicdebris · August 22, 2004 6:23PM

Very cool notes Frank.

Steve27 · August 22, 2004 8:06PM

Nice notes, but what does the "FLATA" mean?

MadMarty · August 22, 2004 8:54PM

It's PLATA and it means SILVER.

FC57Coins · August 22, 2004 9:03PM

Most of the bills generally state the following:

The Spanish Bank of the Isle of Cuba will pay the bearer, upon presentation of this bill to the cashier, "X Pesos" in specie.

Since the island was basically in civil war since at least 1895, it stands to reason that the Spanish government wanted to hang on to all the gold possible, so they counterstamped some of the bills with the word "PLATA" meaning silver, thus creating instant silver certificates.

MSD61 · August 22, 2004 10:04PM

Notes are so cool! Nice group you have there Frank!

satootoko · August 22, 2004 10:23PM

Whacha mean "youse people" Frank - you're one of us now.

farthing · August 22, 2004 10:30PM

Really fine engraving on those notes!

FC57Coins · August 23, 2004 1:56AM

<< <i>Really fine engraving on those notes! >>

If you look closely at the bottom of the notes, you'll see they were made at the American Banknote Co. of NY.

Askari · August 23, 2004 2:22AM

A very neat group, Frank!!

earlwbollinger · August 23, 2004 2:48AM

Nice bills.
I always like those really big ones that don't fit in wallets we carry nowadays.
Always makes one wonder how they carried them in the years past.

CoinAddict · August 23, 2004 8:38AM

Nice notes, Frank. I really like the engraving on the 4th one.

MrEureka · August 23, 2004 8:43AM

The newly formed Cuban Numismatic Association is worth checking out.

Bruce · August 23, 2004 8:57AM

Very cool bunch of notes.

FC57Coins · August 23, 2004 1:52PM

<< <i>The newly formed Cuban Numismatic Association is worth checking out. >>

Thanks Andy - I appreciate the info!

CoinAddict · August 9, 2005 11:13AM

In Memory of Frank. You will be greatly missed buddy.

Since it's all youse peoples fault.....

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