Someone asked for info on these notes. Does anyone have any expertise to say whether anything here has anything of value? If you’re going to tell me to buy a book or search eBay, please spare us both the trouble as I have no intention of doing either. I won’t be buying these and I don’t have interest in world notes, so those responses won’t be helpful. Thanks!
I lived in Uruguay and Paraguay for a couple of years 1966-1968. When I went home, I cashed a few dollars to get some Uruguayan currency and coins and I got a couple of Paraguayan currency as well. When I got home, I put them in a journal that I kept while there. I had gobs of coins as well, but when I went through my divorce, I forgot to get them. I found out that after I left, she through anything of mine in the trash. Anyway, I still have the currency. They are in sequential order and probably not worth anything. I still like to look at them from time to time.
A long time ago, I bought one of those "50 different World notes for $20" packages. They were all new uncirculated and interesting but nothing of value. I personally think the circulated notes are more interesting than the new ones. Most of these notes have very little value, but there could be a diamond in the rough. A few years back I listed a circulated 10 Bolivares note from Venezuela on eBay on a .99 auction. I figured it might bring $4-5. Imagine my surprise when it sold for $310. Turns out it was a rare one year issue.
There has been a growing interest in African banknotes, especially like the French 1960 "Banque Central De La Republique De Guinee" 2 notes from 1971 & 1980 (different colours) on the last image. You have a number of these. Also popular are the ones from Central Banque Du Congo & the West African States. Your 2nd image has a typical example from the West African States & a 25,000 Ariary from Madagascar. Many collectors go after these! However, banknotes (like coins) condition is paramount & tied into their collectors' value (the money you'll get for each note). All the notes posted are heavily soiled/well circulated so it is very difficult (nearly impossible) to give you an overall value. Most of these can be bought on eBay in UNC (pristine & pretty). Also note that graffiti (writing) on the note detracts from their price. You could try selling them as a lot (by country) on eBay & see what happens. This would attract a number of collectors/buyers & you'd probably get more for the collection. Use the banknote museum to identify each note's Pick Code (P#) & organize them by nation. That's the 1st step & then you could list them "as is" or "well circulated" & see what happens. Good luck!
I can't help you except to observe that those are pretty well circulated, so I wouldn't be surprised if their value was modest (or worth the exchange rate, if any are still current- though they look older). Obviously that won't be the case if any are rare, but I wouldn't have the first idea if any of them are. Now, despite the fact that they may not be worth much of anything, I think they make a colorful and fun assortment in the albums. Pull a number out of thin air? OK. I'd say a quarter apiece, just for fun. That might be low and it might be high, but that's just the completely uneducated guess it is.
