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Found This 5$ Bill Tucked In A Book

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I found this nice shape 5$ bill in a book, I don't know much about bills. Comments on condition and value please and thanks.

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Ordinary 5 dollar note.
Spend it !
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 Posted 01/08/2026  7:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Enyaw to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nice find @denny7000.

That is the HBG Macklem-Carney signature change-over below 3,619,999.
It is a tougher one to find in good condition.
Charlton shows $15 UNC, $20 CH UNC and $25 GEM UNC.
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@Enyaw
Nobody is certain how many of the 3,619,999 were actually released (& they were only released in small batches from certain distribution centres). They were also released over a year after the introduction (like in 2014 or 2015). It was all very strange but speculation is that the # of bricks that were printed were likely kept/stored at the back of the vaults. It's the only Macklem-Carney signature for the FIVE & I have sold a few Gems for 3-4X FV. Keep it in a currency sleeve.
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Thank you very much for the information!
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Very nice catch!
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 Posted 01/09/2026  6:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Hunter to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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Comments on condition

If you found it in a book that means it's been pressed. Most people don't like that happening to paper banknotes. It affects the condition negatively. I don't know how they feel about pressed polymer but I imagine they don't like them squished and squashed either.

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Keep it in a currency sleeve.

It's maybe too late.
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Love the space theme on the back...who's the guy on the front, some Hockey player?
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I'll need to go back through the books in my personal library... In the past I've found (very) old receipts and a magazine flyer from the mid 70s. Currency would be cool.
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Wayne Gretzky, statesman and Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911

https://en.numista.com/201578
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@Hunter... no, I mean I'm clowning around... obviously Wayne Gretzky wasn't the Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911... sorry, no offense intended... I thought your answer was funny.
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thanks for the info update..
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