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[DiO'Bolic]

God Bless America. (Salutes the flag) Man ... go through all that and get twelve bucks. Ridiculous.

I have a collection of various forms of currency from wars fought on US soil. A New York $5 Continental Currency issued a month after the Declaration of Independence, the War of 1812 bank note, $20 1845 bank currency from the Mexican American War, a $10 1864 Confederate States of America bill from the Civil War, and a $1 bill from WW2 that had “Hawaii” overprinted onto it (After the attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor the US overprinted money in Hawaii as they feared the Japanese would invade the island and take possession of all the currency. If that happened any of those bills would have been considered worthless in the US. Right after the war all the bills were to be destroyed, but some people held onto them as souvenirs). I love history.

 

[Edward John]

I have a collection of various forms of currency from wars fought on US soil. A New York $5 Continental Currency issued a month after the Declaration of Independence, the War of 1812 bank note, $20 1845 bank currency from the Mexican American War, a $10 1864 Confederate States of America bill from the Civil War, and a $1 bill from WW2 that had “Hawaii” overprinted onto it (After the attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor the US overprinted money in Hawaii as they feared the Japanese would invade the island and take possession of all the currency. If that happened any of those bills would have been considered worthless in the US. Right after the war all the bills were to be destroyed, but some people held onto them as souvenirs). I love history.

History is the best. Does the Confederate bill have Jefferson Davis on it? Interesting to hear about the Hawaiian currency, did they put "Haiwaii" over it so that it would be worthless to the Japanese? That continental currency is expensive aswell. There was a war of 1812 bank note? Huh. I wonder why they would do that?

 

[Edward John]

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Question for anyone that knows, what is that symbol on the drinking impliment?

 

[DiO'Bolic]

History is the best. Does the Confederate bill have Jefferson Davis on it? Interesting to hear about the Hawaiian currency, did they put "Haiwaii" over it so that it would be worthless to the Japanese? That continental currency is expensive aswell. There was a war of 1812 bank note? Huh. I wonder why they would do that?

The bill depicts horses and five uniformed soldiers riding with battle scene in background. In the lower right of the bill is a picture of R.M.T. Hunter, a prominent Confederate Senator from Virginia. The bill is very flimsy and cut oddly because by that time the war was going badly for the south and paper was scarce. In addition the Confederacy used women with scissors to cut individual bills from the printed sheets of money.

Yes, the overprinted 'HAWAII' on both the front and back of all currency in Hawaii was done so it would be worthless to the Japanese.

The $5 Continental Currency cost me $100.

There was no official US paper currency available to people during the war of 1812, as I am aware. Paper money was printed by individual banks. But the note I have is US Paymaster Note instructing any bank to pay the named soldier $12 upon him presenting it.

 

[osnafrank]

First coronavirus… now invading Murder Hornets that could kill humans and wipe out our Honey Bee population. Dear gawd, what’s next?

 

[Out of Order]

CROCO!!!!!!!!!

 

[not_nadine]

CROCO!!!!!!!!!

What have you been feeding him, OoO??

 

[Doc Creed]

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Y'all got me like

 

[Edward John]

DiO'Bolic
Doing some research on this Mr RTM Hunter, seems like a fascinating man.
Have you ever done any research into your family history, to find out if your ancestors served in the Civil War?

 

[Out of Order]

What have you been feeding him, OoO??

He mustn’t know I’m fattening him up for his next assignment....

 

[Wayoftheredpanda]

First coronavirus… now invading Murder Hornets that could kill humans and wipe out our Honey Bee population. Dear gawd, what’s next?

The weird sub genre of giant insect movies were right...to a point.

 

[Wayoftheredpanda]

According to one site I found, $12 in 1812 would be equivalent to $232.89 in 2020. Still doesn't sound like much to us but probably was in those days.

Whenever reading older material it always jarring realizing how much a dime was really worth in the early 20th century. Of course when you adjust for inflation it’s worth then was probably the same. Still, all the stuff you could get for less than a dollar.

 

[DiO'Bolic]

DiO'Bolic
Doing some research on this Mr RTM Hunter, seems like a fascinating man.
Have you ever done any research into your family history, to find out if your ancestors served in the Civil War?

Nope, I'm first generation US citizen on my mother's side (actually my mother was still an Irish citizen when I was born giving me automatic Irish citizenship at the time, in addition to US citizenship). And I'm second generation on my father's side, who's parents came from Slovakia. My father paid some Irish monks to do a search on my mother's side and they discovered I am a descendant of the last evil tyrant of Ireland. Perhaps some past relatives of Ireland did come over and fight in the Civil War, but that I don't know. I won't do one of those genealogy tests. My oldest daughter took one and is being approached by several people around the world. I have a crazy Irish uncle who came to live with us in the US when he was 13. We all think he became a spy for the US later in life when he traveled the world because we would get phone calls from him right before trouble happened in the world that he just so happened to be at. He's in his upper 70's and is now married to a 20-something girl from the Philippines. But back to my oldest daughter… apparently in my uncle’s travels he must have fathered several children he wasn’t aware of and some of them are now approaching my oldest daughter looking for him as my uncle must have also taken one of those tests..

 

[Moderator]

Whenever reading older material it always jarring realizing how much a dime was really worth in the early 20th century. Of course when you adjust for inflation it’s worth then was probably the same. Still, all the stuff you could get for less than a dollar.

I realize I am dating myself here but I can remember when a loaf of bread cost 25 cents and gas was 35 cents a gallon.

 

[Wayoftheredpanda]

I realize I am dating myself here but I can remember when a loaf of bread cost 25 cents and gas was 35 cents a gallon.

Wow, those are some pretty good deals for the Stone Age, so cheap to refill your dinosaur mount (jk).

 

[Wayoftheredpanda]

Wow, those are some pretty good deals for the Stone Age, so cheap to refill your dinosaur mount (jk).

Concert and movie tickets were cheaper too

 

[DiO'Bolic]

I realize I am dating myself here but I can remember when a loaf of bread cost 25 cents and gas was 35 cents a gallon.

I remember paying 40 cents a gallon when I started driving my used 1960 Corvair.

 

[Wayoftheredpanda]

discovered I am a descendant of the last evil tyrant of Ireland.

Doesn’t surprise me

 

[DiO'Bolic]

Concert and movie tickets were cheaper too

My 1969 Woodstock ticket cost me $8. I saw Bruce Springsteen, Jethro Tull, and other big names in concert for $2. Saturday matinee movies were 25 cents.

 

[Wayoftheredpanda]

My 1969 Woodstock ticket cost me $8. I saw Bruce Springsteen, Jethro Tull, and other big names in concert for $2. Saturday matinee movies were 25 cents.

How long did it cost you to save up 8 though, wasn’t it you who told the story of trying to go to Woodstock when you were 12 and you got in trouble for it? Or something along those lines?