Jeff Smith, President and CEO Treasuredstocks.com

Jeff Smith, President and CEO Treasuredstocks.com
Jeff Smith

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

When is small greater than large? Read on ...

"Large size currency is too expensive," claims US Treasury Department!

During the 1920s, the U.S. Treasury Department was having to purchase massive amounts of expensive special paper in order to print the required large size currency notes. Treasury Administrators realized that the huge price associated with the printing of large size notes was costing a premium. Therefore, they believed that millions of American dollars could be saved simply by reducing the size of the notes. 

Therefore, on July 10, 1929 (just weeks prior to the 1929 Stock Market Crash) the first of the smaller sized notes were printed and placed into circulation. The Legal Tender, Gold Certificates, Silver Certificates, Federal Reserve Notes and National Banks Notes were the first officially recognized small size notes printed.



 For more information about these and other collectable coins and currency, please visit our web site at  http://www.treasuredstocks.com/ 
or email  jeff@treasuredstocks.com.
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How to Start a Currency Collection

I want to start collecting coins and currency items; where do I start?

Collectors of coins and currency do so for many reasons. One of the most common collector is the hobiest who collects more for fun and appeal, rather than profit. Often, this attraction begins as a child who, by chance or purpose, receives an item that is both fascinating and historical.

An increasingly popular reason to pursue collecting of coins and currency is to do so as an investment Persons who use collections as a kind of investing do so with the idea that the value of the items, in singular or total, will increase over time. Supply and demand is the key concept here as well as a critical understanding that collections do not “make” money until they are sold and may even incur costs, such as the costs of safe and secure storage.

A third type of collector is the person who acquires a collection via inheritance. This person may or may not have any real interest in the items but appreciates potential value.

One great advantage we have today is the internet. For example, take a careful look around our Treasuredstocks.com web site and you will see over 4,000 items, of all categories, grades, and prices, all graded and all in full color view. And now a bit about grading. A graded item allows collectors to speak the same language when it comes to the condition of the item.

The term “Numismatics” refers to the study or collecting of coin/currency. A numismatist is someone who does this by hobby or profession. Here is a great web site to use, when learning more about such an exciting field. There’s even several links specifically designed for children.

http://www.numismatics.tv/

We are official members of multiple numismatic-related organizations. Therefore, Treasuredstocks.com welcomes any and all questions regarding our postings and our passion for collecting coins and currency of all types. We are here to assist you! Please give us a call at 870-670-4255 or email us at jeff@treasuredstocks.com