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I'm Curious, how many Collectors here also collect Currency ?

1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,111 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Do you collect currency in addition to US Coins ?

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 16,473 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A little here and there. No rarities...

    Some modern bills signed in ink by the Treasurer and/or Secretary of the Treasury (inexpensive fun), and some particular foreign currency. I also collect US bills stamped with slogans (mainly political).

  • CoinCrazyPACoinCrazyPA Posts: 2,899 ✭✭✭✭

    I enjoy collecting both.

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  • element159element159 Posts: 547 ✭✭✭

    Yep, I collect currency much more than coins.

  • ECHOESECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes.

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  • CCGGGCCGGG Posts: 1,267 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 13, 2018 2:23PM

    Yes, but nothing like coins. Almost all of my coins are certified/graded but none of my paper is. I could talk about what I know about coins for days. It would take me about 2 mins (maybe less) to tell you what I know about paper.

    With all the changes in currency in the past 20+ years, I decided to put together a book of bills. All the different styles 1s, 2s, 5, 10s, 20s, 50s, and 100's in the past 25 years, including samples of currency I grew up with back in the 50's. It makes a interesting book to look thru. Total value equals the face value, less the loss for inflation, but it's still neat. All the new money looks like "play" money in comparison to money 30 to 40+ years ago.

  • GluggoGluggo Posts: 3,566 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Every week when I cash in my pay check! I do have a few of the George 1 $ bills I saved!

  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,824 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Other than keeping star notes (I don't know why) no. I have a few Silver certs and some red seals and US notes, but that's it.

  • RockyMtnProspectorRockyMtnProspector Posts: 754 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes, including the classic large size silver certificates (education series) and other signature notes, as well as national bank notes.

    GSAs, OBW rolls, Seated, Walkers. Anything old and Colorado-focused, CO nationals.



    Gonna get me a $50 Octagonal someday. Some. Day.
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have dabbled in currency. I have a type set of U.S. Fractional Currency and I have a fair number of Confederate notes, but nothing that is spectacular. I also have a few pieces of Continental Currency and other pre-constitution issues.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • ColonialcoinColonialcoin Posts: 746 ✭✭✭✭

    Yes, colonial currency! It would be so cool to go back in time and have $5 face value in my pocket in notes, all sorts of state copper, and the foreign money that circulated in that era!

  • CyndieChildressCyndieChildress Posts: 429 ✭✭✭

    Absolutely! Although I have more coins than bills! :smiley:

  • OldEastsideOldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes, But unfortunately I flip it for thing's like food and gas, coins and this and that at face value

    Steve

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  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I just collect star notes when I see them. If I have only a small amount of eBay Bucks I'll buy a silver certificate.

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  • Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 8,823 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 13, 2018 4:03PM

    I am active in both US and World Currency in addition to coins - about 1100 pieces of currency. Recently bought collection of CSA and Obsolete notes. Many already sold like wildfire. I have both certified and raw currency. The world currency market is gaining momentum.

    In coins I do USA vintage, mods, plus World Coins. I serve the Worldwide Market. I have a lot of experience both bourse table and online in modern world Gold, Irish, and Vatican Coins.

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  • jt88jt88 Posts: 3,213 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I do both but light on currency

  • Banknotes122Banknotes122 Posts: 74 ✭✭✭

    I collect both.

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  • DCWDCW Posts: 7,634 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I do not, but I've always wanted the 1896 educational series of notes. CSA notes as well.

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  • goldengolden Posts: 9,998 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes.

  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I collect MPC.

  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I did for a long time, last couple of years have been parceling off the paper money and buying coins though.

    Tir nam beann, nan gleann, s'nan gaisgeach ~ Saorstat Albanaich a nis!
  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,721 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 13, 2018 6:26PM

    Most of the focus is on coins, but I have small grouping of large size notes, fractional currency, large and small silver certificates, etc.
    Would like to someday get a Chief and a Bison note, for the coolness factor, and perhaps a gold certificate. I've seen them around of course, just never pulled the trigger.

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  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Absolutely !!!

    Timbuk3
  • HallcoHallco Posts: 3,676 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So ironic that you asked this today. I posted a thread on the currency forum this morning saying I am thinking about collecting it! Weird. So I guess my answer would be "no" at the immediate time...but that may change here pretty soon! :)

  • SimpleCollectorSimpleCollector Posts: 536 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have, but in focusing collection most got sold. Really like large us currency, especially educational notes

  • RayboRaybo Posts: 5,341 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'd be broke if I started collecting currency, not current currency but old currency!
    Some really beautiful examples that I would love to obtain.

  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 13, 2018 11:40PM

    Not much but more foreign then US, some Disney bucks.




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  • BackroadJunkieBackroadJunkie Posts: 3,745 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't really collect paper (well, like Type2, I have some Disney Dollars, like the $50 DD issued during Disneyland's 50th anniversary), but that doesn't mean I don't look at the notes I spend for errors, radars, repeaters, etc...

  • OnastoneOnastone Posts: 4,162 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes, but I think I'm with the majority here, more coins than bills!!!

  • giorgio11giorgio11 Posts: 3,966 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not systematically, but there are just several issues that "speak" to me. Lazy Deuces, Black Eagles, Educational notes, some Nationals.

    Kind regards,

    George

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  • WDHWDH Posts: 165 ✭✭✭

    NC State Treasury Notes 1861-1864.

  • CCGGGCCGGG Posts: 1,267 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I was at coin show a few weeks ago and noticed one of the dealers had a few $500 bills in his display case. They weren't certified and clearly were in circulated condition but they still looked "okay" to me. (I do not know how to grade currency) Anyway, the dealer was buying a coin from me and told me I could have the $500 bill for $550 in trade. I haven't kept up at all with currency prices but that sure seemed cheap to me.

  • StrikeOutXXXStrikeOutXXX Posts: 3,352 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have 1 note I’ve kept along the way.


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  • divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 14, 2018 6:00AM

    I do not collect currency, but I do have one bill. It is a $1 blanket note from 1923. I bought it some 30 years ago when I was collecting gold coins. I sold all my gold, but kept the bill and for the most part forgot about it over the years. I noticed in in my safe when looking for some documents.

    Edited to add: Most of the older notes have incredible artwork on them.

    Donato

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  • RaufusRaufus Posts: 6,951 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have the Educational Series, a Bison, Cheif and a few others.

    Land of the Free because of the Brave!
  • KkathylKkathyl Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Small about of world currency nothing fancy just a “country visted” circulated set.

    Best place to buy !
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  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,515 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I do not collect notes for currency per se, but I enjoy collecting bills that have been signed by astronauts, whether flown in space or not. Here's an unflown note that includes not only the Mercury 7 astronauts, but also the comedian Bill Dana, who was sometimes called the 8th Mercury astronaut due to his Jose Jimenez the reluctant astronaut skit. The Mercury 7 loved his act.

    Toned Franklins

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  • ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,092 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have two 'sets' going
    A Fractional type set

    And a set of Broken Bank notes - 1 for each state (before 1860's) with a red protector


  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have an incomplete fractional currency type set, and a selection of large size federal currency. I find colonial currency somewhat interesting, but have noticed that the market for these has been close to dead for a number of years.

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  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have a fondness for short snorters.
    The fountain pen ink signatures and dates, etc. make for interesting historical time capsules.

  • ebaytraderebaytrader Posts: 3,312 ✭✭✭
    edited July 18, 2018 5:29AM

    <3
    :D Bill Dana!

    @SkyMan said:
    I do not collect notes for currency per se, but I enjoy collecting bills that have been signed by astronauts, whether flown in space or not. Here's an unflown note that includes not only the Mercury 7 astronauts, but also the comedian Bill Dana, who was sometimes called the 8th Mercury astronaut due to his Jose Jimenez the reluctant astronaut skit. The Mercury 7 loved his act.

  • Mdcoincollector2003Mdcoincollector2003 Posts: 665 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have a incomplete modern type set of bills.

  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,614 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 18, 2018 7:29AM

    I have a nice size stack of paper money; Silver Certificates, WEB Notes and Fancy Serial Numbers.

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  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 18, 2018 7:04AM

    I've always admired currency from afar. It's not something I've really pursued. But I have accumulated a couple dozen incidental pieces over the years. This is the first and only piece I actively pursued so far:

    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
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  • BillDugan1959BillDugan1959 Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't intentionally collect paper currency, but some comes in with the rest of the debris.

    I have a nice $2 bill on a former national bank in the town where I went to high school, Series 1870. It is hand signed by a local land baron, in his capacity as President of the bank. The land baron died in 1888, the bank failed shortly after the First World War. This item was inherited.

  • element159element159 Posts: 547 ✭✭✭

    ChangeInHistory - I like you OFES obsolete idea, those are nice notes, adding the red protector to the requirements adds even more challenge! I am (very very) slowly working on something similar, but I will take a colonial, national, or something else, not just an obsolete.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,784 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't really collect it, but I have a few pieces.

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  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,784 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I had to have this example though:
    Crisp uncirculated:

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