Replacements notes?

Thanks GO, the notes in question says 'ZZ' replacement note for one note.
and the other is bundle of 10 notes with both the SAME price of $6.99.





mila_

Miguel, you always amaze me on your knowledge. muchas gracias !

oh and the link is very helpful and bookmarked ! !

mila_

In Canada the replacement notes were also identified by an asterisk, however to make things more complicated, they are now recognized by serial numbers. The Bank of Canada does not tell the public which notes are replacement notes so it is up to what we call "brick searchers" to discover the note range that are used as replacements.
Since most notes go right into circulation there are very few notes that are found in an UNC or AUNC condition. Sometimes maybe only a handful of notes are found which can make them very valuable.
I personally brick search on a regular basis but it can be costly, time consuming and very, very addictive. Once you find something, your hooked. I recently found a replacement $5 note that is worth at least 300 CDN and will rise higher since only a few found so far.
If anyone wants more info on replacements (or inserts) or brick searching let me know. I would be happy to answer any questions.
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[b]"question though...how do you know for sure if the prefixes you think might be for replacements are the right ones? that's gotta be confusing if the bank never says anything!"[b]

Actually in order to confirm an insert range you need three reliable confirmations from brick searchers. The hard thing is that not all inserts will be of the same prefix as is the prefix of the brick.
The only way you can even confirm a find is that it must come from a sealed virgin brick from the Bank of Canada. If the brick is opened by the bank or counted by the bank and resealed it will not qualify as a clean brick because at that point there is no guarantee that notes have not been removed and/or replaced.
Sometimes you can find two different prefixes in a brick. Once an insert is found you have to record the specific area in the brick in which it was found and what note it replaced in that brick.
The other thing which is very very important is getting the position number on the brick and the replacement notes.
If they are the same then you are likely to have what is called a sheet replacement. If the front and back position numbers are different then you will have an SNR (or single note replacement)
The two types are extremely different in how they are put into the brick and SNR are worth much much more than sheet replacements.

Any other questions please ask. If your bored then get a brick and soon you will change your mind
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