jheilman
Sr Member
Actually can't remember if I posted these. Probably not. Anyway, short history. I built replicas of the paper money from Galactica based on the best references available about 13 years ago. Then, the BSG auctions began. I was contacted by a fellow RPF member who had won several original bills. He offered to ship me the bills to perfect my replicas. I still remember the call. I was walking through my local Meijer at the time and was floored to hear what he was proposing. So, over the next few weeks, he sent me a single bill (heavily insured), I would study it and make a high-res scan and send it back (also heavily insured). A few weeks later I had seen all three bills and was reworking my files to be as accurate as possible. I posted on the RPF my comparison pics of replica vs. real deal and they were almost exact. The only difference was the paper. The production had used a run of paper with metallic inclusions that we just could not locate.
Anyway, I starting selling bills and they were a hit back in 2009. Even partnered with another RPFer to offer a poker set of paper cash with his metal cubits. Then I started selling on etsy. Soon after, I received a C&D from NBC and haven't sold any for a decade. So... I thought the files weren't doing me any good, so I'll upload them. I know hi-res scans of real bills are easily available now, but there's an advantage to printing pristine bills and hand weathering them IMHO. Anyway, here are the files.
Anyway, I starting selling bills and they were a hit back in 2009. Even partnered with another RPFer to offer a poker set of paper cash with his metal cubits. Then I started selling on etsy. Soon after, I received a C&D from NBC and haven't sold any for a decade. So... I thought the files weren't doing me any good, so I'll upload them. I know hi-res scans of real bills are easily available now, but there's an advantage to printing pristine bills and hand weathering them IMHO. Anyway, here are the files.
