NEW BOOK: BANKNOTES FROM SHIPWRECKS

My son Travis and I attended the International Paper Money Show in Kansas City. Travis came back with a banknote paper with the watermark CSA for use by the Confederate States of America. The information the dealer passed on was quite compelling. I started researching similar instances of salvaged, looted, confiscated, and lost banknote consignments from the sea.

The work was too large for The Numismatist or the IBNS Journal. The ANA offered to run a 3500 word count version, but I've put too much work to offer only part of the information. After this offer, I made one last look for new findings and found one - the 36th loss. AND, it's the oldest loss recorded - 1822. Yup, exactly 200 years ago and so I had an epiphany and a title. I published the work as a book with the title, "200 Years of Banknotes Salvaged, Looted or Lost from Shipwrecks".

I've posted it for sale on my personal web site for $20 & $25 on Ebay. I would like to thank all those who offered tips and hope the book is an enjoyable read. Maybe some will decide to collect this rather small and unique set of world banknotes.

 

Here's a link to images, information and ordering with PayPal on my website:
http://currency_den.tripod.com/salvage/salvage.html

Here's a link to the Ebay listing:
"200 Years of Banknotes Salvaged, Looted or Lost from Shipwrecks" book, 2022 | eBay

 

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