Re: US banknotes decoded
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2002 11:20 am
David - all US banknotes have a picture of a past president, much the same
way that have famous people on them.
Washington = $1
Lincoln = $5
Hamilton = $10
Jackson = $20
Grant = $50
Franklin = $100
>I was halfway to the bank before I stopped myself to ask "What on earth is a >Hamilton?" >> hi Martin - the short answer is NO, 'cos Heritage do not have any factory >> records for T-types! >> >> The factory build sheets are owned by the M.G.C.C. and as the T-Register >> Registrar I have copies. The originals were being used by the club office to >> make photocopies for anybody who asked (and paid) but they began to get >> dog-eared so were bound into volumes. >> >> The good news is that I have some good reproductions of the original M.G. >> Car Co. guarantees (or at least the top sheet of same). The TC/TD/TF sheet >> is 8" x 13" and is "signed" by George Propert, General Manager post-war. >> The TF g/tee was "signed" by Lord Nuffield but is otherwise very similar so >> TF owners actually get a TC sheet. The TA/TB sheet is 9.3" x 15", on thicker >> card, and "signed" by Cecil Kimber. >> >> Using an old Imperial typewriter which came from the M.G.C.C. office at >> Abingdon, I type in the Car Number (not the same as the chassis no. in every >> case), the Original Engine no. and the production date (the g/tee has a >> space for purchase date, which in nearly every case is unknown). And just >> for the record in case some new folk do not know, all the factory Service >> Dept. records were lost, some say due to a fire, others think they just went >> in a skip.... >> >> Now for the good news: you can have one of these spendid full colour >> Guarantee sheets for the grand sum of $10 post paid airmail from England (or >> 5 in the U.K. or the equivalent of 6 in any other currency). Just send a >> "Hamilton" to me at: >> >> BUDDLE FARM, BROADWOODWIDGER, LIFTON, DEVON, PL16 0JR, U.K. >> >> ocTagonally >> >> Roger Furneaux, M.G.C.C. T-Register TA/TB/TC Registrar >> >> Martin Johnson wrote: >>> They say there's no such thing as a dumb question. Maybe I should know >> otherwise, but are Heritage certificates available for the TC series? I >>> have them for my Healey and my MG midget. They contain great information >> and are interesting. >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> >> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >> >> >