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New Member
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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New Member
Australia
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Thanks AC- must admit they are kind of growing on me- thinking I should cease being greedy and forget about them- for another 10 years or so lol. Any tips on how to store them correctly? Until now they were stored in a bundle of other notes, in a plastc bag then tupperwear container and burried ( literally) in case the house burnt down, for a rainy day, I'm glad they are still perfect but feel its not the most orthodox or clever way to ensure they dont degrade.
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New Member
Australia
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Actually cant find much info on storing polymer notes
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Valued Member
Australia
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They look really good. See if the notes lay flat, pay attention to the centre. Or hold them to the light and let the light bounce off the note to see if there is anything in the middle of the notes. Also hold the notes to the light, so that the light shines through the note and look for white dotty areas at the edges, they usually appear in the centre, top edges.
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Valued Member
Australia
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In terms of expert grading, not really, there is PMG who is like PCGS for notes. You can take them to a dealer, but honestly doesn't mean too much what they think. In terms of storage, hagner or vario lighthouse note sleeves are good for notes. If Polymer notes are housed in polyurethane pages (soft plastic), the notes will curl over time.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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 what about storing them in envelopes for long term as I'd like to keep some of the nice ones nice  |
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New Member
Australia
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Thanks so much for your advice and feedback- the notes look great except for when I did the lay flat test. They aren't far off from being perfectly flat but I'm guessing that almost is no cigar in this game.  |
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New Member
Australia
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Would a cool iron fix the lay flat test?
Just kidding, but would putting them in a heavy book solve that issue or is that also a no no?
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Valued Member
Australia
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i have tried the heavy book trick
but did not work at all ,
,, kel ,,
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Have another go with placing the note in the middle of the heavy book, but put more books on top, like say 3-4 full coin albums. Leave it for about a week, then check it.
life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't know about polymer but pressing with books is a NO NO with paper notes,it flattens the raised design areas of the note.
If you have paper notes in high grades & you clean your hands very well,just handling a note will give you an idea of what I'm talking about,the surface of the note is not flat like you would think.
With lower grade notes it does'nt really matter IMO.
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Valued Member
Australia
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There is such thing, if you want to go to a dealer to do this, there is probably only a handful that do it. Usually it comes with a decent purchase if requested, so that the buyer has peace of mind and it's helpful for later resale. Here's an example of what one may look like...  Edited by banknotelover
07/29/2012 08:18 am
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New Member
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Where did Rennik pluck those figures out for the 100 polymer test notes- were they perhaps once in fashion and have become cheaper as they age lol. Just dissapointed is all- when I saw the catalogue values I thought wow- now I see them barely fetch above face value- sorry for the whinge- think I may trade them for some silver.
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