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<p>[QUOTE="gatzdon, post: 323314, member: 8247"]Collecting error notes is a hobby that has only come into fruition in the last 30 years or so. when I was a kid, dealers would have some fantastics errors for pretty cheap because they weren't in UNC condition. I remember picking up a $20 bill that was torn/mutilated through the printing process, and then printed on top of the folded mutilations for only $40 because it had been circulated. Lately, there have been huge numbers of error collectors which has driven the prices up significantly.</p><p><br /></p><p>People collect them because they have a coolness factor, each item is original in it's own right, which also makes it very difficult to give accurate pricing advice. The obvious axiom is the more dramatic the error, the more it's worth. Each error also provides an insight into how the BEP produces banknotes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately with OP's error, there would be a small audience lined up to buy it, but it is worth a premium and it would sell for more than face on something like eBay.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gatzdon, post: 323314, member: 8247"]Collecting error notes is a hobby that has only come into fruition in the last 30 years or so. when I was a kid, dealers would have some fantastics errors for pretty cheap because they weren't in UNC condition. I remember picking up a $20 bill that was torn/mutilated through the printing process, and then printed on top of the folded mutilations for only $40 because it had been circulated. Lately, there have been huge numbers of error collectors which has driven the prices up significantly. People collect them because they have a coolness factor, each item is original in it's own right, which also makes it very difficult to give accurate pricing advice. The obvious axiom is the more dramatic the error, the more it's worth. Each error also provides an insight into how the BEP produces banknotes. Unfortunately with OP's error, there would be a small audience lined up to buy it, but it is worth a premium and it would sell for more than face on something like eBay.[/QUOTE]
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