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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 383855, member: 6986&quot;]Specimen notes are printed for a variety of reasons.&nbsp; They can be produced in the set up process for printing to verify the registration of the presses.&nbsp; (Proof notes are also made for this purpose.)&nbsp; They are made as models to show the issuing agency or banks what new notes will look like.&nbsp; They can be made as souvenirs for dignataries or to sell to collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Specimens are not intended to circulate and have no face value.&nbsp; Depending on why they were made and how many were produced they may or may not be more scarce than issued notes.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Specimens of most US notes are extremely scarce as most of them were produced for in-house use and were not intended to get out of government hands.&nbsp; Specimens produced as souvenirs for the general public are usually less scarce than their issued counterparts because they were never in commerce and have no face value.&nbsp; Czechoslovakia produced specimens of its notes during the 1920s-1940s (even during WWII).&nbsp; These were sold to collectors.&nbsp; Most of these specimens sell for under $50.00 while issued notes bring hundreds.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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