Paper Money: New Acquisitions

I'm a Brit living in NZ. My 2 notes were bargain thrift store pick-ups

 

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Mine was for my one from every country note set.

 

I'm a Canadian who likes special serial numbers. After a trip to the Philippines, I bought some replacements, low serial # & a few solid radars super cheap. I also bought a few lower # (below 1000) from other nations for the same price as a regular note. That was about 4 years ago & I learned that world collectors don't really care for special # like North Americans. I had just gotten into world currency so I thought "why not put "radar" in the search criteria?" The 5000 Pesos notes from a Colombian seller turned up. They were BIN & cheap but the seller wouldn't combine shipping so I cancelled half my order (of 6). (I paid dearly for the shipping of 3 notes). I ordered some other radars from other sellers in the Ukraine & other countries. The notes were often $1 to $2 more than their regular # counterparts. It was unbelievable but true. There were sellers who charged a small fortune (used hyperbole to describe/pawn off regular # notes as 'special') but there were also a lot of honest sellers who were charging great prices for radars & repeaters, low #. I haven't really tried it recently so it may have changed but a few years ago it was quite easy to pick these up for only a few dollars more than a regular # note.

Speaking of NZ @BasSWarwick, I got this note (P-163c) for the same price as a regular note from a US dealer just this past year. It's not really special but it is a near solid:

 

Well, I actually did it.. something I never in a million years thought I’d do.. yes, I just added a “World Bank Note” to the collection..

I’ve seen tons of world notes but none of them ever had any interest for me but this one caught my eye and just couldn’t resist… I think the only reason I was so attracted to it is because it’s very reminiscent of old U.S. currency.. I really like it

 

It's P-76 1960 5 Soles & yes, quite a bit of eye-candy in such nice uncirculated condition. Nice add & welcome to a wonderful world of currency!

 

Don't say that... the last thing I need is another rabbit hole to go down!!!

 

My note from Peru is much newer (P-106) & 10 Soles:

 

The 10000 Peso note is beautiful!

 

WW2 note from Holland:

 

I have that same note in the same grade. Interesting piece of history.

 

Such a beautiful note, and to have it in UNC - the wow factor

ebanknotes have UNC one with s/n 004494 - very close to your note s/n

 

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This note was issued because of the Nazi invasion and occupation of Netherlands, the previous 10 Florin note with the vignette of Queen Emma, Queen Mother of Queen Wilhelmina, then in exile in London during the war. This note has a vignette from the painting De Schone Herderin by Dutch master Paulus Moreelse(1571-1638), below is the actual painting from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. This note is P-56b.

 

-Thanks for the background info @scottishmoney.

Thanks @BasSWarwick (yes often there are runs of notes discovered which are then submitted to be graded).

 

Picked up this P-31c 10 Rupees while contributing to a thread on QEII Notes over on CCF:

 

Thrift store find - US$1. Crisp with folds.

Didn't realise it would be worth c US$50 even in currency exchange

1977 - 100 Netherlands Guilder - Common Snipe.

 

It appears that my recent foray into World Currency could become uhh.. a thing...

 

Gees, you think your taking a dip and actually you dived right in! The colours on that note are spectacular, combined with wonderful vignettes. Those multiple colour print notes were an expensive undertaking in the 19th century - that note had to go through four presses.

 

@Skippy Topaz

Very beautiful note and in such great condition for its age. Thanks for the scan