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Pillar of the Community
Australia
762 Posts |
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
247 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
570 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! |
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 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.
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Valued Member
United States
326 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
Egypt
3470 Posts |
ouch |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 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.
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Valued Member
Australia
56 Posts |
Do cockroaches eat coins too?
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
762 Posts |
I reckon some of the ones I've seen in north Queensland probably would.  |
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Valued Member
Australia
146 Posts |
Would grade it F and not F for Fair
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 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
642 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
105 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
243 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 1:29 pm
