ok.. so I dont generally collect paper money... unless its a really good deal, what is it that attracts you guys to bills... obviously serial numbers right.. ok so lets say... hypothetically my uncle had two canadian 1 dollar bills from 1967 with serial numbers.... 15999999...etc and 1600000000 both framed and in mint condition.. " if not mint then every close to mint".. is something that is sought after such a big number change? or would bills with numbers 00000000010 and 0000000011 be better? thanks in advance -shawn... the cooler one (lol phoenix)
thanks magdude... check out this bill... found it while waiting for replies here http://cgi.ebay.com/LOW-FANCY-MATCH...ryZ40029QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Hey no.. remember i was eerrrmmm,,, speaking hypothetically.. i uh dont know any one with those:headbang:
ohh right, I missed that part. Well, either way, notes that have alot of zeros, be it at the end, or in the beginning, do bring a premium (at the end its known as a repeater, at the beginning its just a low serial number). For example, if you had a note with the number 10000000 - that would bring a very good premium, but a note with the number 00000001 would be even more sought after - since its the first one in that series. and that note on ebay, while impressive, is not worth that much. lol probably a couple hundred, if not more though. but not 10k. Also, repeaters, and radar notes have value with them. a repeater example would be: 87999999 (repeating 9's) or 45684568 ("4568" repeats) a radar example would be: 12544521 (its a palindrome, you can read it backwards and forwards the same way, hence "radar" note) hope that helps.
Lol, yeah, yeah, yeah. What attracts me to some notes is the serial number in some cases, but also some other things. On older notes, the color and condition attracts me. A nice older CU note, blue seal, oh man, beautiful. But that is just me. Some cases some people are attracted to the banks they are from. Rickie B here collects notes from New York, and is doing a set of them. What attracts him. You'll get an array of replies, but a good question. Phoenix (THE TRUE ORIGINAL COOL ONE)
Is there any premium for split radar notes? I ran into these two tonight: A 3-5 split 86824442 and a 4-4 split 26628558; or should I just put them back circulation? Thanks.
I dont believe there is. Personally I would put them back into circulation, unless of course you like them.
There are many factors that can make a note valuable, whether it be a rag old note ,to fancy number common new CU note. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and the right bidder. The whole 8 digit fancy number, to the last two, or four digit fancy number, PLUS CONDITION & RARITY, DEMAND,& THE RIGHT BUYER-BIDDER, can influence the price of a note. Hope this helps!! CLAW
There are many ways of collecting your banknotes such as solid and fancy numbers, errors, rare notes, ships, aeroplanes etc. Some are expensive while others are relatively cheap. You may want to specialize on your collection and investment. Anything that will make you happy and satisfied as a hobby or as an investment instrument / vehicle. In my case, I specializes on collecting world solid number banknotes with serial number 55555555.
i collect mainly based on the designs when i buy older currency. Modern notes i keep all stars, radars and the like, but mainly try to collect full district sets in the best possible condition from circulation
Quote: Originally Posted by snaz thanks magdude... check out this bill... found it while waiting for replies here http://cgi.ebay.com/LOW-FANCY-MATCHI...QQcmdZViewItem I agree with Magman on what he said earlier. This pair is not worth 10K although it is a relatively low serial number ( below 10 ). There are much better notes available at 10K. Anyway, it will be impossible for the seller to sell it at $10K especially in ebay. Most serious collector will not buy this pair at 10K as they knew the market prices. Novice collectors will not buy them because they are expensive to collect. It is beyond their budget. In addition, the pair is not unique and also a number 4 is not popular among Asian Chinese collectors. It may not matters for US collectors. The largest market for fancy number especially solid numbers come from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. I am not sure about Japan and Korea but Korean solids seems to be very expensive. I am not sure why. Western collectors prefer low serial number especially the first number 00000001. The most desirable collected fancy number among all world collector is the first note that was printed for a series. It must be the first prefix e.g. A 00000001 A for the USA. The other countries ones can be OAA 000001, AA 000001, A 000001, AA 00 000001, A/1 000001 etc. They usually command a very high premium over their face value. A USA A00000001A note can be easily sold over $300,000 USD. At such high prices, you will need a lot $$$. It is way beyond the reach of most collectors. Collectors who buy them usually do it as an investment since they are unique. These notes may double or even triple on what they paid over the years. Last year in a public auction in Singapore, a pair of Singapore-Brunei $20 (2007) Commemorative notes with 000001 went for $114,000 excluding a 21% commission. The value of collectiable note is greatly affected by it's mintage and it's uniqueness plus the market forces at work.
