I started my hobby site in August 2019 (6 years ago). Notaphilyc Culture (home page). It is strictly aimed at collectors of paper money (not...
There is also another Banknote Database site (BNdb) which allows you to enter your collection (much like Numista or Banknote Bank). The...
I was referred to banknote bank by a very quirky Numista member (from NZ). I thought I would enter a few of my sets & see if anyone would be...
From your link @SensibleSal66 : I would consider the OP example a 2 digit serial # (nothing more) as most "binary serials" are supposed to be...
I was just a young boy with a paper route & eager to tuck away any low denominations I could afford (from 1974-1978). My brother had an...
Dates are always a bit tricky to nail down but you were right (the date on the note is the date of issue) not when it was printed (or current)....
-That's a great story which brings back a memory for me too. Seven years earlier (in 1979), I got my first job at a carwash in a small town near...
-Thanks man! :smuggrin: I appreciate it. I bought it "raw" & was happy that it got an AU58 "Original" designation after I submitted it to our BCS...
Cash has never been the predominant method of payment: about 25 years ago, it used to be 75% digital & 25% cash but you can see (from your own...
I agree (they are indeed fine looking designs @ewomack )! To answer your question @mpcusa, I believe the 10,000 is the highest according the the...
Nice errors @Collecting Nut & @Mountain Man !! Here's my favourite Offset printing error: the front of the 1979 Bank of Canada $20.00: [ATTACH]...
Large denominations used to be exchanged primarily between banks & later for individuals to store cash. The myth propagated by law enforcement,...
I agree with @Numbers , it is Jean-Louis Husson & from some of my searches it appears he was born in 1947 but passed away in 2021. Great print (&...
Excellent, tough low number!
That is an excellent info-graphic @Mountain Man! I have also used the US Currency Education program's Banknote Identifiers & Symbols page for...
Here's a few I couldn't resist: Costa Rica: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Germany: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Italy: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Mexico: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
-I think I read the same article. Also note how the peak is given a different angle/look on the newer version (posted by @Troodon: to help...
I agree that if TPG certifiers start/continue labelling notes with incorrect designations- this certainly will propagate confusion amongst the...
I believe the idea of "bookends" is a very casual term which has been incorrectly formalized & abused over the last couple decades. We used to...
Really like the Quetzales & other recent pick ups @Troodon. Here's my paper $5.00 from New Zealand (although Edmund Hillary was one of the first...
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