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Latin American Banknote Records

The American Bank Note Company in the United Sates of America was responsible for printing the majority of the paper money used by most of the Latin American countries between 1870 and 1970. For over one hundred years the American Bank Note Company produced some of the most beautiful banknotes ever made, and the quality of its work had earned the trust and respect from the world. About fifteen years ago, the American Bank Note Company made a very important decision, due to the fact that most of their previous customers hadn’t used their services for more than twenty years. A large number of countries that used to buy banknotes from the American Bank Note Company started producing their own banknotes in locally operated security printing companies. At that point, the American Bank Note Company decided to break down the archives department and sell a large amount of specimen and proof banknotes they had in their possession, through a series of auctions. The auctions were very successful; the quality of the banknotes offered was truly spectacular, and the only down side was the fact that the archives had been broken apart forever. The archives department had very important records for

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