Innehållsförteckning för September 2021 från Banknote Reporter

There are quite a number of collecting areas that could justifiably fit the title of this month’s article. But one that I have always thought of as a highlight has been, and still is, that of propaganda notes and associated items. You might ask what I infer by the words “associated items”- and I will be happy to share some of them with you here. Many leaflets strewn around in times of war are in the form of banknote parodies and larger papers. Perhaps later in this article we’ll see some of those, but first there are other forms to consider. The first of these is a flyer made in 1942 asking American workers to buy War Savings Bonds. This little piece was not thrown over enemy lines as most…

I didn’t go to the Summer Fun show, but I got a report on it from reader Bob Grual, who said he attended a talk by former ANA President Randy Campbell, who talked about good opportunities for Morgan and Peace dollars, although he said that Seated dollars were flat at the present time. There were about 250 dealer tables, a bit more than usual for the summer FUN show. All in all, Bob said it seemed to be a pretty good show. As I write this column, I am planning on attending the ANA Show. I’ll report on it in the next column, a bit after the show itself. As of now there aren’t a lot of shows going on. I’ve been mining the Tuesday night Heritage auctions. This is…

Simcha Kuritzky started collecting coins and notes in 1971 when he was still in elementary school. He is a CPA and an expert in federal accounting. Kuritzky has been a life member of the International Bank Note Society for more than three decades and is an officer in several other numismatic clubs. He has been exhibiting competitively for more than four decades and has the most ANA summer show exhibit class awards. Q. How did your interest in bank note collecting begin? I was eight years old when I started collecting coins, and quickly expanded to everything numismatic. I’m not certain when I started collecting notes, but probably my first notes were Japanese and Korean notes my father had put aside from his time there. Q. What type of bank…

This knockout fresh-as-the-day-issued note not only is the first reported number 1 Series of 1902 red seal from Florida but also the discovery note from the bank. It certainly is a supreme highlight in the Jeff Macpherson collection. In order to fully appreciate this note, it must be placed in the context of the Ocala during which it was issued. To that end, we’ll kick this article off with a brief history of Ocala, then follow with a sketch of the banking history of the town. Ocala was a frontier Florida town with small to modest population at the outset of the note-issuing era. I’ll include some descriptions of the streets and buildings to hint at the ambiance and even charm of the place. The story of The Central National…

The use of copies, parodies, leaflets etc. grew exponentially as World War Two progressed. But the previous world conflict saw only limited use of this means of spreading ideas. One way the Germans did it was to stamp certain notes with a three-word message against England that translates to ‘God Punish England’. The overprint is seen as a small circle at lower left with the three words contained therein. This particular piece is part of a special series of German occupation notes for the Lithuania area during the war. Value was 20 kopeks, issue year was 1916, and the notes circulated in that location until 1922.…

To date, I have been able to identify 35 cases across the country where unissued Series of 1929 stock with obsolete bank signatures were canceled at the Comptroller of the Currency’s office. Generally, after a signature change, the remaining stock with obsolete signatures continued to be sent to the bank until depleted. However, it appears that bankers could request cancelations, and most such cases reveal that there was a problem with one or both signers on the canceled stock. In the case of this Hillsdale, Michigan bank, the president Edwin A. Dibble, also owner of the Hillsdale Grocery Company, a wholesale business established in 1893, was indicted for mail fraud where he filed false financial statements in order to obtain about $25,000 in credit from the Crown Paper and Bag…

Heritage Auctions will be hosting a currency showcase auction featuring the Ferryville Collection. The auction will be held live on September 19, 2021 in Dallas, TX. However, bidding will open starting August 18. Heritage is still placing items online for viewing, but a few highlights to look out for are listed below. For full list viewing, visit www.ha.com.…