Depression Scrip of the 1930's Welcome to a little known place in history. Depression Scrip? What's that you ask? It's money issued during the banking crisis in the 1930's during the Depression. This...
Thousands of replica notes were produced prior to the Hobby Protection Act of 1971-73. These copies greatly outnumber the originals and, for the most part, were intended to mark the centennial of the Civil...
There are several diagnostics to observe which will help you avoid buying modern reproductions of obsolete paper money which was issued between 1783 and 1866 in the United States by non-Federal issuers....
One of the most interesting areas of American paper money is “obsolete currency”, roughly defined as privately issued paper money used in United States after the Revolution and through the Civil War. Starting...
If you look at the listings under the category of Obsolete Currency, it becomes apparent that many people believe that paper money such as Silver Certificates, or anything that isn't currently in circulation...
The above vignette of Queen Victoria is a sample of the engraved artwork created by the American Bank Note Company for use on official documents and paper money. The paper is cream-coloured and it feels...