Does Pre-WWI inflation money have any value besides historic value

Discussion in 'Paper Money' started by ayo, Jul 5, 2017.

  1. ayo

    ayo New Member

    I guess I don't really need to post too much about this. Just wondering about the question I posted above. I don't know much about bank notes and coins. I have a pretty large collection of German Pre WWI inflation notes that just came to me. I started to look through them to see if any were valuable....but quickly i figured out this one fact. If scarcity is usually the primary factor in attributing monetary value to something, then for the most part none of these german notes would be worth anything cause there would have to be millions of them out there because they were made to such high levels of excess. That being said, a lot of the notes I have are quite beautiful to look at so they definitely have aesthetic value. Anyways, just looking for input.
     
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  3. lettow

    lettow Senior Member

    I assume you mean pre WWII.

    Most are fairly common amd not worth much. There are scarcer types and varieties, however.
     
  4. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    Post 'em and we'll take a look
     
  5. Galen59

    Galen59 Gott helfe mir

    I collect inflationary currency, new and old, most isn't worth that much, but some are, condition is everything, Pic's please
     
  6. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    The tale of the Zimbabwe currency is interesting. I have talked to dealers who bought the 100 trillion dollar bills for pennies, and I have seen them up to $80 each. Just did a quick e-bay check and the first one was $70
     
  7. gsalexan

    gsalexan Intaglio aficionado

    Yes, please post some of your more attractive German notes, ayo.

    And welcome to the forum!
     
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