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Paper Money - Vol. LI, No. 3 - Whole No. 279 - May - June 2012

Scrip of John Leonard Riddell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 By Steve Feller Federal Reserve Notes printed on Gilbert Paper . . . . . . . . . 173 By Steven DeGennaro S. Jennie Sorg, National Bank President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 By Karl Sanford Kabelac The Paper Column: Series of 1914 & 1918 Federal Reserve Notes .181 By Peter Huntoon, Jamie Yakes, Doug Murray & Lee Lofthus Readers Report More on One-Note Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 By Larry Falater & Ron Horstman ‘Ostentatious George’ Shows Up in Change . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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How the Confederacy Provided Paper for Union Banknotes

Many of the second and third issue fractional currency proofs as well as some of the regular issue fractional currency notes are printed on paper watermarked "CSA." How did this paper, the same type that had previously been used by Keating and Ball to print $10 Confederate notes in 1861 and $100 notes in 1862 come to the BEP. The story begins at high tide on September 28, 1861, a dark and moonless night. A steamship, the "BERMUDA," neared the darkened coast of Savannah, Georgia.

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Lyn Knight Auction - Day 4

Thursday, June 7th- Session 1 US Currency (session is most likely Small Size, Obsolete, Fractional, Confederate, etc.) Friday, June 8th- Session 2 World Paper Money Saturday, June 9th- Session 3 US Currency (session is most likely Large Size and Nationals) Sunday, June 10th- Session 4 World Paper Money (Philippine Coins and Paper Money) http://www.memphisipms.com/Home.asp http://new.lynknight.com/LK/

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Lyn Knight Auction - Day 3

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Lyn Knight Auction - Day 2

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Lyn Knight Auction - Day 1

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Seminar Schedule for Memphis

The schedule for seminars at the 2012 Memphis International Paper Money Show is now posted. Please visit https://www.spmc.org/event-seminars-2012-memphis-international-paper-money-show for the list of speakers and their research topics. Check out our calendar at https://www.spmc.org/calendar/2012-06 for all the Memphis happenings.

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Seminars at the 2012 Memphis International Paper Money Show - Day 2

The speakers series for the 2012 Memphis International Paper Money Show to be held June 8-10 has shaped up to be particularly strong this year with a diverse range of topics so there is something for everyone. The nation’s top researchers and speakers are on board. Schedule: Friday (June 8) 10 am Sullivan 11 am Fellers Noon Huntoon & Shiva 1 pm Daniel & Urce 2 pm Boling 3 pm Wolka Saturday (June 9) 10 am Shiva 11 am Yakes Noon Chambliss 1 pm Lofthus 2 pm Simek 3 pm Huntoon Official Counterfeiting by Joseph E. Boling Official counterfeiting is government-against-government.

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Seminars at the 2012 Memphis International Paper Money Show - Day 1

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Numismatic Event at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

updated 10-May-2012 The North Carolina Collection of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will present a program "Currency in Chaos: How the Civil War Changed America’s Money." The event is June 2, 2012, 10:00 am-1:00 pm, in Wilson Library on the UNC campus.

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