2023 odd bank notes you find in circulation.

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   Just something different. What bills are you finding and keeping from change. This year been good so far, small face 10-dollar 1993. A 20-dollar bill no color,2001. And two 20 bills star notes,2013 and 2017.

 

 

 All in VF. sorry about my images.

daryl

It is, what it is, or is it.

This year been good so far, small face 10-dollar 1993. A 20-dollar bill no color,2001. And two 20 bills star notes,2013 and 2017.

That's impressive Daryl!  Americans are fortunate there's so many notes in circulation that you can find notes from as far back as the 50's too!

 

I went to the bank last week & got these new $10 with new signatures. They turned out to be short FFK signature change over prefixes too:

 

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Ooohh, I had not seen the new Rogers signature yet.

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I recently started collecting US $1 bills.  I found a decent 1999.  But other older ones have been pretty ragged.  I'm on the lookout now.  I'm interested in swapping straight across for circulated $1 bills in similar condition.  I recently added a couple for swap, I'll add more as I get decent duplicates.

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   Just something different. What bills are you finding and keeping from change. This year been good so far, small face 10-dollar 1993. A 20-dollar bill no color,2001. And two 20 bills star notes,2013 and 2017.

 

Nicely done for 2023 so far - two star notes is good going. I never fault a VF star!

I always keep an eye out for star notes in Northern Ireland, Scotland and in Poland when I am there. Elsewhere in Europe, anywhere I would be, the Euro is in use and it is dead boring - no star notes, old notes or even dates of issue!

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Usually I buy UNC star notes of US dollar, from various sellers and tend to keep them for longer period before selling. I have friends in banks which give me interesting serial numbers, including solid serials with all digits same if possible.

 

When it comes to Euro Banknotes, I have dozen of 200 banknotes from different series, half dozen of 500s. 

Usually, collectors dont have a clue how to acquire these and think collecting euros is not worth it. Lets not talk about graded stuff on ebay. Any, literally ANY decent money exchange outside EU area has whole bunch of these. Most interesting 200 euro banknote i have is the one with binary serial with 6 fives and 4 threes. Not in the best shape, but still rare as hell. 

xrp

Usually I buy UNC star notes of US dollar, from various sellers and tend to keep them for longer period before selling. I have friends in banks which give me interesting serial numbers, including solid serials with all digits same if possible.

 

When it comes to Euro Banknotes, I have dozen of 200 banknotes from different series, half dozen of 500s. 

Usually, collectors dont have a clue how to acquire these and think collecting euros is not worth it. Lets not talk about graded stuff on ebay. Any, literally ANY decent money exchange outside EU area has whole bunch of these. Most interesting 200 euro banknote i have is the one with binary serial with 6 fives and 4 threes. Not in the best shape, but still rare as hell. 

Spending a €500 note in the Eurozone is difficult since many vendors wont take them, so they are not that common in circulation - and they are withdrawn when reaching a bank.

Hapertas

 

Spending a €500 note in the Eurozone is difficult since many vendors wont take them, so they are not that common in circulation - and they are withdrawn when reaching a bank.

Yes. It is true. They are withdrawn once they get to central banks.

 

Any larger casinos or places with lots of cash in EU will still have them. Majority of these bills can be found in Balkans area, Russia, Middle East and Southeast Asia. Unfortunately, money laundering laws made these 500 euro bills obsolete and it is a pitty they cant be used. However, they are sought after and collectible. Most of 200 Euro bills are outside EU and you can get them in exchanges outside EU. They love to get rid of them. 

xrp

Hapertas

 

Spending a €500 note in the Eurozone is difficult since many vendors wont take them, so they are not that common in circulation - and they are withdrawn when reaching a bank.

Yes. It is true. They are withdrawn once they get to central banks.

 

Any larger casinos or places with lots of cash in EU will still have them. Majority of these bills can be found in Balkans area, Russia, Middle East and Southeast Asia. Unfortunately, money laundering laws made these 500 euro bills obsolete and it is a pitty they cant be used. However, they are sought after and collectible. Most of 200 Euro bills are outside EU and you can get them in exchanges outside EU. They love to get rid of them. 

I've spent two €500 notes and one €200 note within the last ten years. The first €500 at a hotel in Germany - they wanted to make a photocopy of my passport, haven't heard from them. The second €500 at a hotel in Greece - they became extremely friendly after I asked if they had change for such a note. The €200 note last year when bunkering at a bordershop in Germany - they didn't even blink. The €200 and €500 notes that I have were found in Eastern Europe, countries in the EU, but outside the Eurozone.

xrp

Usually I buy UNC star notes of US dollar, from various sellers and tend to keep them for longer period before selling. I have friends in banks which give me interesting serial numbers, including solid serials with all digits same if possible.

 

When it comes to Euro Banknotes, I have dozen of 200 banknotes from different series, half dozen of 500s. 

Usually, collectors dont have a clue how to acquire these and think collecting euros is not worth it. Lets not talk about graded stuff on ebay. Any, literally ANY decent money exchange outside EU area has whole bunch of these. Most interesting 200 euro banknote i have is the one with binary serial with 6 fives and 4 threes. Not in the best shape, but still rare as hell. 

The issue for euro collectors is that it isn't really possible to actually obtain a €500 note from within the Eurozone anymore since they've been withdrawn from circulation, and in many EZ countries it's very hard to even get a €200 note. In the Netherlands the only way you can even get a €100 is from the casino, and getting a €200 or €500 is just not possible.

Recently I was offered a €500 UNC 2002 note for €550. I did not accept the offer as it is a high value note and as I already have one (Ireland T prefix) in my collection, there is no point having another one. However, I am trying to get a €200 current issue but without any luck. In my opinion, both the €200 and €500 notes should not have been issued in the first place. Large notes are usually associated with criminal activities.

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ahkai

Recently I was offered a €500 UNC 2002 note for €550. I did not accept the offer as it is a high value note and as I already have one (Ireland T prefix) in my collection, there is no point having another one. However, I am trying to get a €200 current issue but without any luck. In my opinion, both the €200 and €500 notes should not have been issued in the first place. Large notes are usually associated with criminal activities.

Ive yet to even see a €200 note in person. But yeah there’s a reason why they’ve stopped issuing €500 notes with the Europa series. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next series we get announced 2024 won’t have a €200 denomination

Mango Man

Ive yet to even see a €200 note in person. But yeah there’s a reason why they’ve stopped issuing €500 notes with the Europa series. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next series we get announced 2024 won’t have a €200 denomination

I believe that would be the anti-money laundering activities. Most fake notes are associated to mid range denominations, like the €50 or perhaps €100. In Australia, it is the A$50 mostly.

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ahkai

Mango Man

Ive yet to even see a €200 note in person. But yeah there’s a reason why they’ve stopped issuing €500 notes with the Europa series. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next series we get announced 2024 won’t have a €200 denomination

I believe that would be the anti-money laundering activities. Most fake notes are associated to mid range denominations, like the €50 or perhaps €100. In Australia, it is the A$50 mostly.

+1

Agreed!  It’s a bit sad to see how successful the BTCA (Better than Cash Alliance) propaganda has been (so much so that we constantly see people spreading it/propagating the misleading myth that large denominations fuel money laundering).  If you actually do the research you will find that drugs/illicit activities fuel the need to launder money & that digital money laundering dwarfs physical cash laundering.  The statement that large denominations cause money laundering is akin to stating this word means such & such due to WEBSTER’s dictionary.  Dictionaries don’t dictate meaning but rather people’s use of words dictate what the words mean. (Websters publish what they believe a word means much like our coin/banknote catalogues publish what the editors predict a coin/note is worth).  

 

Stop being a lazy thinker & try to sort out what garbage people wish you to consume!

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Mango Man

 

The issue for euro collectors is that it isn't really possible to actually obtain a €500 note from within the Eurozone anymore since they've been withdrawn from circulation, and in many EZ countries it's very hard to even get a €200 note. In the Netherlands the only way you can even get a €100 is from the casino, and getting a €200 or €500 is just not possible.

500 euros is very possible in Monaco ;-). Non EU residents bring these. If you are lucky enough to win large money, they will accomodate to your wishes. They have tons of cash there. People buy yachts, real estate, gamble. We are talking about billions and billions of money. 

 

For 200 euros it usually goes like this. Rich tourists from China/Hong Kong/Singapore, when they exchange money in Hong Kong/Singapore/Middle East. I have seen quite a lot of them carrying yellow bundles of new 2019 series 200 euros. They sometimes have issues spending them but when they buy expensive stuff no one cares. They like to buy luxury stuff, gold, jewelry. 

In addition to this, I have recently traveled to Croatia, new eurozone member, paid some stuff in 200s related to real estate, no one raised an eyebrow. They have them in exchanges. They thoroughly check banknotes but no issues overall if your bill is approximately equal to amount of money you use.

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ahkai

Mango Man

Ive yet to even see a €200 note in person. But yeah there’s a reason why they’ve stopped issuing €500 notes with the Europa series. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next series we get announced 2024 won’t have a €200 denomination

I believe that would be the anti-money laundering activities. Most fake notes are associated to mid range denominations, like the €50 or perhaps €100. In Australia, it is the A$50 mostly.

+1

Agreed!  It’s a bit sad to see how successful the BTCA (Better than Cash Alliance) propaganda has been (so much so that we constantly see people spreading it/propagating the misleading myth that large denominations fuel money laundering).  If you actually do the research you will find that drugs/illicit activities fuel the need to launder money & that digital money laundering dwarfs physical cash laundering.  The statement that large denominations cause money laundering is akin to stating this word means such & such due to WEBSTER’s dictionary.  Dictionaries don’t dictate meaning but rather people’s use of words dictate what the words mean. (Websters publish what they believe a word means much like our coin/banknote catalogues publish what the editors predict a coin/note is worth).  

 

Stop being a lazy thinker & try to sort out what garbage people wish you to consume!

Nobody here is saying that they are what is most used for illegal activity, just that it’s what theyre usually associated with it. It’s not possible to even spend a €100 note or higher where I live simply because stores assume you must be laundering money so they won’t accept it.

Mango Man

 

Nobody here is saying that they are what is most used for illegal activity, just that it’s what theyre usually associated with it. It’s not possible to even spend a €100 note or higher where I live simply because stores assume you must be laundering money so they won’t accept it.

The €500 note and the €200 note would empty most small vendors' cash supply. That is why small vendors frown upon receiving such notes.

 

In some countries of the Eurozone, banks charge a fee for changing a banknote into smaller nominals. I have experienced supermarket cashiers in those countries that were grumpy over receiving a €50 note and told me that they're not a money exchange (!).

 

PS. €500 in Eastern Europe is about two months of retirement benefit for the poorest of senior citizens.

Hapertas

Mango Man

 

Nobody here is saying that they are what is most used for illegal activity, just that it’s what theyre usually associated with it. It’s not possible to even spend a €100 note or higher where I live simply because stores assume you must be laundering money so they won’t accept it.

The €500 note and the €200 note would empty most small vendors' cash supply. That is why small vendors frown upon receiving such notes.

I’m certain that’s a factor as well, but when trying to use a €100 I’ve more than once literally just been asked by the cashier where I got my money from. I can only assume they think I didn’t get it in a „legal“ manner

I used a 2002 (old) 200 Euro note at a restaurant in in Frankfurt without issue in 2019.  I was a little paranoid about being hassled (especially with it being the old design) but I had no issue at all.  But it was for a 80 Euro bill so I think Hapertas has hit on what really may be at hand- you have to match your cost to the denomination.  I would not have used that not on a 5 Euro coffee.  I certainly wouldn’t blame a vendor refusing my large denomination. 

 

In Canada, we were all hassled to use cash during the pandemic b/c the BTCA had everyone convinced that handling cash would cause/pass on the Covid 19 virus. (It was a dark time).  I got lectured by a few cashiers but I have never had a cashier ask me where I got my money from. Granted we can only use $100 notes here but I have never had any cashier hassle me over it. (And every store/vendor has the right not to accept cash).  I won’t even allow my police buddies to try to convince me that high denominations are a cause of crime (or encourage criminal activity).  It is the most ludicrous idea I have seen floating around.  We are hurtling towards a cashless society here in Canada & most consumers seem to be okay with that. 

 

But this thread has veered way off topic! Anybody found some 2023 notes?

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In Thailand, I just found two 100 Baht notes with the short “Preedee Daochai“ signatures.  Both notes have the 4G prefix and are quite well circulated VG to Fine so they’ll be released back into the wild.

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Serial_Number_8

I used a 2002 (old) 200 Euro note at a restaurant in in Frankfurt without issue in 2019.  I was a little paranoid about being hassled (especially with it being the old design) but I had no issue at all.  But it was for a 80 Euro bill so I think Hapertas has hit on what really may be at hand- you have to match your cost to the denomination.  I would not have used that not on a 5 Euro coffee.  I certainly wouldn’t blame a vendor refusing my large denomination. 

 

In Canada, we were all hassled to use cash during the pandemic b/c the BTCA had everyone convinced that handling cash would cause/pass on the Covid 19 virus. (It was a dark time).  I got lectured by a few cashiers but I have never had a cashier ask me where I got my money from. Granted we can only use $100 notes here but I have never had any cashier hassle me over it. (And every store/vendor has the right not to accept cash).  I won’t even allow my police buddies to try to convince me that high denominations are a cause of crime (or encourage criminal activity).  It is the most ludicrous idea I have seen floating around.  We are hurtling towards a cashless society here in Canada & most consumers seem to be okay with that. 

 

But this thread has veered way off topic! Anybody found some 2023 notes?

so if you happen upon a $1000 what happens?

CoinsInOR

I recently started collecting US $1 bills.  I found a decent 1999.  But other older ones have been pretty ragged.  I'm on the lookout now.  I'm interested in swapping straight across for circulated $1 bills in similar condition.  I recently added a couple for swap, I'll add more as I get decent duplicates.

a nice endevor. i finished my collection of 1s not so long ago, of course it helped i started off with series 1995 as it was released and just scooped them up as time went forward… just waiting for Series 2021, 

Serial_Number_8

In Canada, we were all hassled to use cash during the pandemic b/c the BTCA had everyone convinced that handling cash would cause/pass on the Covid 19 virus. (It was a dark time).  

I am one of those that will never believe in a cashless society. 
 

Just last Saturday, I took my car for a scheduled service located at a shopping center. When I went to pick up my car, there was a power failure and I was unable to get my car unless I had cash with me. At first, I thought it was just the auto repair shop, and went into a bank's ATM to get some cash, but it happened that the entire shopping centre had no power. There are so many credit card frauds going on nowadays, I only use my CC at reputable shops, such as supermarkets etc. For smaller purchases, I still preferred my payment as cash. However, there is one fast food chain that would only accept CC since the pandemic first started. 
 

Some years ago, I read that Sweden has reduced printing their banknotes as they want to turn the country into a cashless society. They must have had some success there as the last print of the banknote was in 2016. In the mid 80s, people were talking about cashless society too in Singapore, and after 40 years ................ ? They did reduced printing of new notes recently and have encouraged people to accept circulated banknotes for new year celebrations.

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ebec89

Serial_Number_8

so if you happen upon a $1000 what happens?

$1000 banknotes were stopped being issued in 2000.  They lost their legal tender status (ie, cannot use in commerce BUT may be deposited at a bank).  

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I am one of those that will never believe in a cashless society. 

With all due respect akai, it is not about whether you believe in it (or not): there are billion dollar national/international forces out there which are thrusting cashless commerce on us (like it or not).  Every year the Better Than Cash Alliance's membership grows & their propaganda has spread rapidly.  Yearly, multi-billion dollar corporations (VISA, Mastercard, Paypal, Vimo, etc) find ways to snuff out cash use. And they have most politicians on board (or in their pockets).  

 

There is no lobby group which supports cash use. We, at the very least, should be aware of this fact. It is important because the situation in Sweden is coming to our neighbourhoods now.  How many times have we seen in social media circles (& on forums like this) how the use of high denominations (like the 500 Euro or $1000 note) is responsible/or a contributor to criminal activity!?  The smear campaign on cash (to rid society of cash) has been super successful & lightening fast!

 

Canada introduced a new vertical $10 note in 2018.  Five prefixes (50,000,000 notes) were release in the next five years.  Such a slow trickle of new cash has been, up to now, unprecedented.  Wallet sales are down, etc, etc.

 

It is great that you try not to support the movement towards a cashless society: I suspect that many of us collectors are in that camp. The irony of this terrible transition to being cashless is that most people know its a problem.   Canadians lined up to withdraw thousands in FIFTIES during the start of the pandemic. We know from past stories are parents told us during past crisis that "cash is good & banks less trustworthy." 

 

It is also great that there are some countries in the world who aren't jumping in with both feet. I hope we can slow the transition down. 

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Lately  i been getting a lot of non-colored US notes. But this one off centered.

It is, what it is, or is it.

Serial_Number_8 

 

It is also great that there are some countries in the world who aren't jumping in with both feet. I hope we can slow the transition down. 

I am sure there are many like us who will do our best to slow it down.

95% of junior staff at work have not handled any cash for the last 3 years. They don't shop at places that are cash only.

Guessing this cashless trend will inadvertently progress.

In small Indian towns & villages even today cash is king.

On the other hand digital transactions in India have been exponentially rising.

I will queue to pay in cash rather than use a card machine. I occasionally use automate till machines at shops, but only if they accept cash.

 

Today I withdrew cash from the ATM, and got some nice unused 200 Zloty notes [am in Poland currently], one of which I would regard as an UNC-68 [this will go to my collection, once I check that the four corners are undamaged], the others were probably 62-64 as they had a ripple and a bit of machineitus [my term for handling due to ATM dispensing]. I am always waiting for that run of replacement notes from this ATM!

 

With my cash I went off to the nearest Carrefour, a French supermarket chain, in the next town and used the cast to buy things.

 

An advantage of cash is the opportunity to source banknote with added value potential :)

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