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Featured Stories - July 2009



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Confusion Persists Over SW Pacific Issues

A rare piece of World War II scrip popped up on eBay in March: a 50 cents note from the Camp Barnes Officers Club.
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HOTZ.jpgNote-Issuing Towns and Mines Intertwined
From Matoaka, W.Va., we continued south on State Route 71 to pick up US Route 52 which meanders west into McDowell County, the heart of southeastern West Virginia's coal country.
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wnotes.jpgSerial Numbers Play Major Roles on Notes
Most of us take for granted notes have serial numbers. People collecting and studying the vast field of world notes know there are many instances where notes lack a serial number, but such pieces often have other symbols accounting for them in some way.
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bolton.jpgBoulton and Watt Honored on New Note
On May 29 Bank of England governor Mervyn King announced that 18th-century entrepreneur Matthew Boulton and his business partner, engineer James Watt, will be featured on the Bank of England's new £50 bank note.
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Bank Note Reporter   July 2009


 bnrcover0709.jpgOn the Cover:
  • Gem $50 leads auction
    1913 Gold Certificate a top draw on block                   
  • Rios nominated as U.S. Treasurer
  • Boulton and Watt honored on new £50
  • Spink’s Singapore sale touts rarities
In this Issue:
  • Learning key to spotting market bargains
  • Note-issuing towns and mines interwined
Columns and Features:
  • Neil Shafer discusses how serial numbers play major roles on notes
  • Fred Reed gives the conclusion of his 49 part series on counterfeit Civil War notes
And more...

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