Currency... the three notes, very likely EPQ, I attempted to post, from North Korea, Iran and Iraq, Moderation took down immediately. I then decided there was no point in posting my notes from Somalia, Turkey, Zimbabwe, etc. Some of the nicer notes I've had, silver certificates, not really worth much, even in the late 1960's, I took down to N.Y. Assay Office on Wall Street and traded them in for a clear plastic bag of silver pellets secured with a tag indicating source, weight and purity. I had a 20-peso note from pre-Castro Cuba and gave it to a local bodega owner who opened my envelope, and flooded with memories as a child, sat down and stared at it wordlessly. He had done me a favor years prior and I went back to him with it to offer my thanks. I've had both the Cleveland $1,000 bill and an EPQ McKinley $500, encased in Lucite but was relentless criticized by my friends who were convinced they would never appreciate in value.
I am way too old to acquire the bills I always wanted: a $20 gold note, rendered in orange with Washington in the portrait oval, the Watermelon note, and, most of all, the Educational series. All three denominations. In all fairness, the majority of notes I set aside were unusually old to still be in circulation, the teens, 1920's and 1930's but they're long gone now. Thanks for the memories, guys!