Here are some additional items I came across in the media this week that may be of interest. -Editor
The Confederate Half Dollar
Dave Bowers published a nice article on the Confederate Half Dollar on the Mint News Blog November 7, 2018. -Editor
After seven states seceded from the Union, beginning with South Carolina in December 1860, the Confederate States of America was formed with its capital as Montgomery, Alabama.
The federal branch mint in New Orleans fell in the hands of the seceded State of Louisiana and the Confederacy. Starting in January 1861, about 5,000 double eagles are said to
have been struck at New Orleans along with about 330,000 silver half dollars, both from regular federal dies on hand. At a distance, the Dahlonega Mint in Georgia struck gold
dollars from regular dies.
Unknown to historians and others was the Confederacy’s effort at creating its own distinctive coinage. This changed in June 1879, when Ebenezer Locke Mason, Jr., in
Mason’s Coin Collectors’ Herald Vol. I, published an article, “History of the recently discovered CONFEDERATE SILVER HALF DOLLAR., Struck by C.S.A., at New
Orleans Mint. April, 1861,”
To read the complete article, see:
Bowers on collecting: The 1861 Confederate half dollar
(http://mintnewsblog.com/bowers-on-collecting-the-1861-confederate-half-dollar/)
Germany's Ghost Money
Numismatourist Howard Berlin (who's actually in Berlin tonight) passed along this article he saw on the Deutsche Welle news site. It's about the large number of
German marks still in circulation. -Editor
Nostalgia can be a powerful temptation. But the dozens who line up each morning at Germany's central bank, the Bundesbank, are perhaps among the less sentimental. A
smorgasbord of the elderly, young mothers with children in tow and students, they have one thing in common and more often than not it's hidden inside a heavy bag.
Nearly 28 years after the complete demise of the East German mark and 16 years after the introduction of the euro, these people are patiently waiting to hand in some of the
billions of old deutschmarks still in circulation.
These marks are not worthless and — if issued after June 20, 1948 — can be exchanged in unlimited amounts for euros at one of the 35 branch offices of the Bundesbank
indefinitely. And unlike most currencies, the official exchange rate of 1 euro for 1.95583 marks has remained unchanged since it was established in 2001.
To read the complete article, see:
The never-ending story of Germany's ghost money
(https://www.dw.com/en/the-never-ending-story-of-germanys-ghost-money/a-4398017)
$20 Delhi, Louisiana National Bank Note Found
A Numismatic News article by Peter Huntoon highlights a newly discovered rarity in the field of U.S. National Bank Notes - a 14000-charter number from a previously
unreported bank. -Editor
To read the complete article, see:
Newly discovered note with 14000-charter number
(http://www.numismaticnews.net/article/newly-discovered-note-with-14000-charter-number)
The "Voter Fraud" is a Fraud Stamp
The November 6, 2018 issue of News & Notes from the Society of Paper Money Collectors included a link to an article promoting a stamp promoting new voter rights
laws. -Editor
To read the complete article, see:
Stop the Attack on Voting Rights
(https://www.stampstampede.org/money-out-voters-in/stop-attack-on-voting-rights/)
Northern Ireland Banks Switching to Polymer
Two banks in Northern Ireland are introducing polymer banknotes. Here's an excerpt from a BBC News article. -Editor
Two Northern Ireland banks have announced a switch to polymer £5 and £10 notes.
The new Danske Bank and Bank of Ireland currency will enter circulation in February 2019.
Northern Ireland's four banks can print their own money and three of them are now all set for change.
To read the complete article, see:
Danske and Bank of Ireland to introduce 'plastic notes'
(https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46099493)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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