1933 Mexican silver peso & (2) 1915 Chihuahua peso bills REDUCED!!
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Great topical illustration of fiat paper money vs. precious metals. A XF+ 1933 silver peso, paired with two 1915 Chihuahua 1 peso bills.
On 13 February 1914, by orders of Francisco "Pancho" Villa, Lazaro de la Garza, from the Hotel Sheldon, El Paso asked the American Bank Note Company for a quote over 1,000,000 printed banknotes for the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The next day the ABNC replied that they regretted that they could not quote. In an internal memo they explained that as they understood that the state of Chihuahua was in the hands of rebels, they took it for granted that it was they who wanted the money and it was against the company’s principles to print money, stamps, etc., for a revolutionary government. So de la Garza had to look elsewhere, and the first issue of Dos Caritas were printed by the Maverick-Clarke company in San Antonio, Texas.
This company dated back to 1874, when Samuel Maverick, a pioneer Texan and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, established the Maverick Printing Company. The company established a solid reputation for quality and specialized in jobs requiring fine detail and craftsmanship. In 1914 the company was based at The Office Man’s Department Store.
From the local paper: Agents of the Constitutionalists paid the contract price yesterday in gold coin of the United States and the plates were turned back to the Carranza government. They were delighted with the work and complimented the lithographers and others who had aided in the completion of the program they were sent here to supervise.
Paper used in the making of the money that is worth at least a fourth of its face value in United States cash, and will rise materially in value if the Constitutionalists succeed, consists of what is known as Woronoco parchment. It is not only strong and flexible, but resists use and wear and tear equal to any currency made in any Government establishment.
Read more about these notes and their amazing history, here:
Dos Caritas Chihuahua currency of Villa
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On 13 February 1914, by orders of Francisco "Pancho" Villa, Lazaro de la Garza, from the Hotel Sheldon, El Paso asked the American Bank Note Company for a quote over 1,000,000 printed banknotes for the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The next day the ABNC replied that they regretted that they could not quote. In an internal memo they explained that as they understood that the state of Chihuahua was in the hands of rebels, they took it for granted that it was they who wanted the money and it was against the company’s principles to print money, stamps, etc., for a revolutionary government. So de la Garza had to look elsewhere, and the first issue of Dos Caritas were printed by the Maverick-Clarke company in San Antonio, Texas.
This company dated back to 1874, when Samuel Maverick, a pioneer Texan and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, established the Maverick Printing Company. The company established a solid reputation for quality and specialized in jobs requiring fine detail and craftsmanship. In 1914 the company was based at The Office Man’s Department Store.
From the local paper: Agents of the Constitutionalists paid the contract price yesterday in gold coin of the United States and the plates were turned back to the Carranza government. They were delighted with the work and complimented the lithographers and others who had aided in the completion of the program they were sent here to supervise.
Paper used in the making of the money that is worth at least a fourth of its face value in United States cash, and will rise materially in value if the Constitutionalists succeed, consists of what is known as Woronoco parchment. It is not only strong and flexible, but resists use and wear and tear equal to any currency made in any Government establishment.
Read more about these notes and their amazing history, here:
Dos Caritas Chihuahua currency of Villa
Asking $27 shipped NOW JUST $22 shipped paypal!
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Interesting stuff.
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