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A 1914 Non-Star Replacement Note?

Late last summer I embarked on a long day trip for the purpose of enjoying the country and making a few finds along the way. One stop took me to a Midwest coin shop that I had not visited before. Among the large type in the currency inventory I spotted a 1914 $10 Federal Reserve Note from the St. Louis district (Fr. 932) that had an odd look to it.

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Collecting USDA Food Coupons

The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 officially replaced the food stamp program with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that uses debit cards instead of coupons. One year after the act became effective, on October 1, 2009, food coupons were no longer an obligation of the United States government. It is now legal for persons to acquire and hold coupons who never received them as a beneficiary of the food stamp program. Happy collecting!

Below are the pertinent sections of the act:

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The William Kelly Confederate Paper Money Sale – The Main Body of His Collection

I attended the William H. Kelly Confederate paper money sale held in conjunction with the FUN show in Orlando. Heritage auctions conducted the sale on Thursday night, January 5, 2012. William Kelly collected over the last quarter century of the 20th century focusing on building four complete Confederate money type sets, building eight sets of Montgomery notes, and adding a number of major rare varieties to his collection – making the Kelly collection one of the major collections offered (both publicly and privately) over the past century.

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Paper Money - Vol. LI, No. 2 - Whole No. 278 - March - April 2012

FEATURES Curious History of Hillsborough Bank, Amherst, NH . . . . . . . . . . . 83 By Q. David Bowers The Paper Column: Series 1929 National Bank Replacement Notes .97 By James A. Simek & Peter Huntoon Mrs. M.S. Pierson, National Bank President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 By Karl Sanford Kabelac Chattanooga Money Now FREE Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 By Dennis Schafluetzel and Tom Carson The Granville Alexandrian Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 By John Davenport An Index to Paper Money, vol. 50 (whole nos. 271-276) . . . . . . . .

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Georgia Numismatic Association 48th Anniversary Coin & Currency Show - Day 3

Apr 27 – 29 Dalton,GA 48th Anniversary Georgia Numismatic Association Coin & Currency Show, NW GA Trade & Convention Center, I-75 exit 333 800-824-7469, Fri - Sat 10 AM – 6 PM Sun 10AM – 3PM. Adm. Free. Tables 260+ $225+. Bourse: Chip Cutcliff chascoins06@yahoo.com 770-639-0190 or Mgr: Tom Youngblood, Tom.Youngblood@att.net 770-815-4042. Hotels: Comfort Inn & Suites 706-259-2583 & Country Inn & Suites 706-278-9700 More Info: www.GAmoney.org