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MobOfRoos
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Australia
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How would you grade this note? 
Fortunately it's not my note. It is for sale on eBay and apparently was eaten by a cockroach.
It was a gVF Star Note and had a CV of $15,000 but now they are trying to sell it for $300.
I really feel for the person this happened to (they would have been devastated) but I guess it is a lesson to us all to be careful how we store our notes and coins
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Valued Member
United States
244 Posts |
Roach? I guess they could have locked it away........or just cleaned their house....
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
546 Posts |
I would grade it roached  If that were my note though, I would be crying. That is a loss of $14,700 plus or minus. Ouch! Check out items for sale on my ecrater store http://invenietis.ecrater.com/ |
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
1643 Posts |
Just think, if they had sold the note they could have hired Orkin, a maid, and taken a cruise while the work was being done.
It wasn't that long ago when I thought that 'mint error' meant that something was wrong with my candy.
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar Of The Community
Egypt
3470 Posts |
ouch Amr  Completed sets;Lincoln Cents (without Key and Semikey dates), Jeff Nickel, Roosevelt Dime, Washington Quarter (1965-2012), Kennedy Halves (1964-1985) Working on; Franklin Halves, Mercury Dimes set, Iks, Sac, SBA |
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Pillar Of The Community
Australia
4253 Posts |
Why on earth would you invest in a high value note like this and not look after it correctly.
It makes me angry to see part of our heritage destroyed like this.
Aim to Enjoy life. You only get one shot at it
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Valued Member
Australia
52 Posts |
Do cockroaches eat coins too?
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Pillar Of The Community
Australia
555 Posts |
I reckon some of the ones I've seen in north Queensland probably would.  |
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Valued Member
Australia
132 Posts |
Would grade it F and not F for Fair
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Pillar Of The Community
Australia
6580 Posts |
I wouldn't grade it!
I think the roach may have a belly ache. There some interesting chemicals in the inks used in note printing. Yum!
IMO, the correct way to store notes is in a mylar sleeve, same way as valuable stamps.
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Pillar Of The Community
Australia
518 Posts |
Poor guy, do you think anyone would buy it for $300? I know I certainty wouldn't.
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
623 Posts |
That is tragic. I have to agree with the previous poster, why in the world was such a high value item not stored more securely.  |
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Pillar Of The Community
Australia
518 Posts |
Because the owner thought it was made of steel :P
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Valued Member
Australia
95 Posts |
Was watching it on eBay till it finished today,not surprisingly it did not sell.
Hope the cockroach did not escape.
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Valued Member
Australia
179 Posts |
A good lesson for everyone - if you have a banknote worth $15,000 invest in a safe or at least a bank box.
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Posted 11/05/2011 08:37 am
