Have Some Old Banknotes - Help Appreciated

because of the scarcity of these proofs you might also try Canadian Paper Money

http://www.cdnpapermoney.com/forum/...19694ff5bc8&

Thanks for the helpful comments. Is this company "CCC" a reputable grading company?

A few more..these are circulated Independent Bank Notes. Should we ebay these?

Osiris,
I am not aware of any reputable dealers that give a written impartial appraisal.
IF you are, I sure would like to know who they are.

47P7:

Fair enough on dealers, but what other option might there be? I'd rather speak with a dealer in a bricks and mortar store than someone who's anonymous off a web forum board - reputable though they may in fact be.

I think speaking with a couple of dealers can't hurt. Let's say you needed a number for insurance purposes (like an appraisal) - where would you turn if you're not in the game normally?

I've been through this with a couple of genres that are not my thing. It comes down to how much time do you want to invest to get up to speed. You may get less $ if you sell items yourself or even an auction house as you're shooting in the dark, and if you spend time to gain knowledge personally there's a cost to that as well. Just a judgment call I suppose.

Pacificoin:

Good addition - I forgot about Jim.

Totally respecting everyone's opinion or believes here.

However, who in their right mind would even, considering the annual fee for insurance, pay for an appraisal for insurance purposes.
next question and please note: I do not wish to get into a back and forth, well, buts, maybes, you are out to lunch etc, and: how dare you say! situation.
I am speaking out of personal experience and ask: which dealer can or would guarantee a certain price (appraisal) for a certain item and be unbiased? I mean totally unbiased! And not calling a "friend' and tell them to make an offer.(remember.. I experienced this personally in a scenario very close to the one on hand where I was asked what to do, where to go to find out)
it is easy to say: according to the latest and current catalogues, the present evaluation is..
IN MY OPINION ....xxxxx dollars.... and my fee is...

As I said: please, NO challenges, because I would have to possibly say a name... and will not.
But Pacific, next time we meet, you need to buy a lot of beer..(maybe our next auction in May)IPA, shipwreck, to make me say who. Or better, Glenn Morangie d'or scotch.
A written appraisal has to have a foundation and has to be based on facts, not just opinions.
If someone just wants opinions, well, pay 20 dollars for a opinion of a TPG grade and buy yourself the latest Charlton paper book.
It is right there. remember, there are NO professionals in the Numismatic business because there are NO regulations concerning Grades. There are only some persons with more experience than others.
Professionals do have a legal liability when paid for their work. If they are wrong, they can be sued.
Then it is up to an Insurance underwriter to accept or NOT, the credentials of someone's appraisal and to issue coverage.
OR to the owner of the item in question to accept what he paid for or not...
BTW, my personal issue mentioned above was solved very easy.
I told the owner what I would pay for these notes and gave her 5 names of dealers (BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan )where to send the list to and ask them if they were interested. (I made the list and took images of 21 french key notes). that was 5 weeks ago. Only one has replied so far with a request to see the notes.
Does that tell you something? The notes are now back in Alberta where she lives.
My advise was that the best bet to sell them is to a serious collector, negotiating Face to Face.

What a display..