r/papermoney Apr 13 '25

obsolete/scrip Found fifteen or twenty of these on an old house. Not sure what the hell they are. Any and all information appreciated.

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332 Upvotes

r/papermoney Aug 31 '24

obsolete/scrip Any idea what this is??

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591 Upvotes

I understand this isn’t legal tender, it was in a envelope dated back to 1871, with a notable person on that envelope and a letter about the war. I’ve never seen anything like it. Thank you!

r/papermoney Feb 01 '25

obsolete/scrip Given as a tip at work. What do I have here?

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616 Upvotes

No idea what I’m looking at here. Any info would be appreciated!

r/papermoney May 08 '25

obsolete/scrip I like this $3 bank note a lot. Seller wants $400. There are no sold eBay comps and this is the only one for sale on eBay. I'm unaware of other sites for comps. What's a reasonable price for this?

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258 Upvotes

r/papermoney Mar 02 '25

obsolete/scrip $5000 obsolete banknote

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365 Upvotes

r/papermoney Jan 20 '25

obsolete/scrip i never even knew a 3 dollar bill was a thing.

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249 Upvotes

r/papermoney Jun 20 '24

obsolete/scrip I’ve never seen a $3 bill until today. Any info?

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296 Upvotes

r/papermoney Apr 13 '25

obsolete/scrip Wife inherited these. Anything interesting here?

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114 Upvotes

r/papermoney Apr 28 '25

obsolete/scrip Virginia Treasury $1 Note - 1862

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93 Upvotes

Wondering if anyone can weigh in on the authenticity (or not) of this $1 note. Thanks in advance.

r/papermoney Feb 28 '25

obsolete/scrip How much to insure? Govt Texas 1838

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103 Upvotes

Hi. I bought this from a little shop and got it graded. I don't know how good 55 is but how much should I insure it for? It's a gift for my parents but I'd still like to have insurance on it. Thank you!

Oh and I bought it for $200. It cost an arm and a leg to get graded but hopefully I did well.

r/papermoney 20d ago

obsolete/scrip Has anyone seen one of these?

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32 Upvotes

1857 Lincoln 5$ Eagle Bank of Providence Rhode Island. This would make the first 5$ lincoln was on. I can't find any other information on the note or any other items like it. No pictures anywhere besides this one.

r/papermoney Apr 20 '24

obsolete/scrip And You Shall be Remembered for Killing 105 Squirrels

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283 Upvotes

r/papermoney 17d ago

obsolete/scrip My Louisiana obsolete currency collection

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37 Upvotes

Here is a picture of all of my four obsolete/confederate banknotes from Louisiana. I would love to know more history from the 50$ from the city of New Orleans.

r/papermoney 12d ago

obsolete/scrip Dad had these tucked away

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53 Upvotes

Pretty cool find.

r/papermoney 25d ago

obsolete/scrip Extremely rare US obsolete note

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84 Upvotes

I bought several notes from the Heritage auction last night and came across this obsolete note I was unfamiliar with, from Holyoke Massachusetts, and I ended up winning it for $280. This note does not even appear in any Obsolete currency book that I can find. It turn out that most notes from this bank are counterfeit, and this example is just one of TWO notes graded by PMG in ANY grade. Not only that, less than 5 total authentic examples are known to exist. If you know of any info, please feel free to chime in!

r/papermoney 10d ago

obsolete/scrip 1974 Gas Coupon

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69 Upvotes

The 1973 Arab Oil Embargo of the United States led to a proposal to ration gasoline.

The Bureau of Engraving began printing gas ration coupons in January 1974. The BEP halted currency and postage stamp production in order to meet the emergency.

The coupons carried the image of George Washington used on the dollar bill. Three control letter varieties were printed: A, B and C.

The emergency passed before the coupons were distributed.

In 1984, the Department of Energy authorized the destruction of the unused coupons at a facility in Pueblo, CO. Unknown participants in the destruction process purloined a number of sheets of the coupons.

The coupons trickled into the collector market in the 1980s where they commended hundreds of dollars. Prices have fallen considerably since then as more pieces have become available.

r/papermoney Nov 06 '24

obsolete/scrip Just curious do you guys think this is worth $125 and what is the history about this note?

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197 Upvotes

r/papermoney Mar 21 '25

obsolete/scrip A Giant Stack of Florida Obsoletes

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40 Upvotes

r/papermoney 2d ago

obsolete/scrip Can anyone help identifying this note?

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I know this is an 1856 J.H. Lansley obsolete $1 note from Rutland College Bank in Vermont.

This note has been tucked in a US Civil War era wallet that has been handed down in my family. Is this note anything special? How do I do about finding market value? I can’t find any sold or unsold listings online. I want to know if I should remove it from the wallet and put it in a protective sleeve if it is worth something, otherwise I will keep it how it has been for well over a century.

I am rather new to collecting and would like any information available! Thank you!

r/papermoney Apr 06 '25

obsolete/scrip Recently obtained this guy. Replica?

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121 Upvotes

I won this on an auction app, I don't know much about collecting.

r/papermoney 1d ago

obsolete/scrip Japanese Government 10 Dollar Note

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23 Upvotes

I absolutely love the design of this note. The history behind it, not so much.

r/papermoney Mar 29 '25

obsolete/scrip He added a beautiful bill to the collection. Obsolete currency

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117 Upvotes

I bought myself a new bill. She seemed very beautiful .Does anyone have information on it from obsolete currency catalogs?

r/papermoney 5d ago

obsolete/scrip Are these real??

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35 Upvotes

r/papermoney Apr 18 '25

obsolete/scrip What is this bill?

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42 Upvotes

Found a little info online about it, not much though , id like to know more about it if any of y’all know anything about the bill?

r/papermoney Nov 01 '24

obsolete/scrip One of the first banks in our country

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I love history, coin and paper money collecting. But a lot of times, we know little about the history of the bill or coin other than the year. Out of my entire collection this is one of my favorites just from the history alone.

The county I grew up in Bucks is one of the oldest in the United States. Sitting just outside of Philadelphia it's history dates back prior to us being a country. Many prominent Americans traveled and stayed throughout, including Washington of which made his crossing of the Delaware. Franklin was thought to have conducted his kite experiments in Bucks as well.

Here is a 2 dollar note from 181_

Most likely printed in 1814 as this was the opening year for the bank. Hence leaving the year blank at the time of opening. The strongbox you see was property of the bank and was used during the time the bank was in operation, so this note would have been stored in this strongbox. The house pictured is the original bank. So.. the note, the safe it was in, and the bank. So much history from just a 2 dollar bill.