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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I was just wondering, since I found my first one today.... Are they scarce or easily found? Are they still being produced? Is the Elizbeth one still produced? If so, what is the value of the Henry Parkes note? Thx for any help... :)
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day, not produced since 2001.
I found one in change a few months ago: the first in years.
Unless they're Unc, or nearly so, they're worth $5.00: the smarties put plenty aside in 2001.
But if yours is clean & intact, you may as well keep it until a better one comes along.
Peter in Darwin
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
1014 Posts |
I don't think mine is uncirculated or anything... Its got a nasty bend in the middle which I'm trying to straighten out in between a book.... Any other tips to make it straight.... This is my first Aussie banknote that I'm actually collecting... All those paper ones beofre are lets just say, a bit too late to find now... Which is a huge waste unfortunately... :(
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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My information is that any of the 2001 COF $5 notes that end up at a Bank get pulled & are sent back to the reserve Bank, so the chances of finding one in really good condition is pretty remote. I haven't seen one in circ since early 2007.
Keep it for now & if you do find a better one, swap & dispose of the first ..etc...or whatever
Coming from circulation, they're never going to be worth a King's ransom, but if you're into collecing notes, at least you do have one.
To flatten it out, put it between 2 really firm flat surfaces & pile a lot of weight on top, I use some heavy coin albums, leave it for a week or so. It won't get rid of any creases, but at least the note will stay flat.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Just found two or these in a day the other day.... pretty beat up so no 'wow factor' there..  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Lol, I think I have about 8 or 9 of these now...  |
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New Member
Australia
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Hi, I had one of these come through my school canteen last week. I hadnt ever noticed one before and took it to one of the office ladies that used to work in a bank, to make sure it was a real one....lol
I normally only collect coins. :)
Wagga Wagga NSW
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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I keep all that I find, not because of their value ($5) but just in case a newbie comes along who's never seen one or whatever & I can send one on to them to help them out.
They seem to turn up fairly regularly in Brisbane, probably about 1 every month or so. As they're 7 + years old, they're always well creased & worn.
life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day, I've only seen one in the last year or so in Darwin. It had seen a lot of circulation.
It strikes me as supremely ironic, that Henry PARKES is one of the very few people be depicted on both a coin (1996 $1), and a note (2001 $5). And weighed against that fact: when he died, not only technically bankrupt, but in genuine poverty.
Peter
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New Member
Australia
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Hi. It is difficult to remove the bad fold marks. That is what makes polymer looks good to collect. A poor grade note generally stays that.
A lot of people hoarded these when released & the retail price at present reflects it ($30 general circ) But saying that I think this is the most attractive polymer note ever produced in Aus (that's sure to fire someone up!)
Merrry Xmas HOHoHo Dazza
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just a quick question,
What's the oldest polymer you've seen in circulation and what did it look like? I have a pocket piece 50 from '98 and I see the ink + opaque parts coming off...
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 Australia
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Polymer notes are more durable than their paper precursors but, being plastic, they are prone to sudden catastrophic failure just like any other plastic. By which I mean, they become more and more brittle with time and, once brittle enough, the strain of ordinary use can cause it to snap rather than fold. I've received in change some very old notes (like, original 1990's series) with big chunks broken off them. But the printing and colour still looked as good as new.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Australia
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I received this note in change the other day, and thought of wd1040's question in this thread.  It's a polymer $10 note dated 1993; the date is indicated by the first two digits of the serial number: 93. It's obviously been in circulation all this time. While still good, and not structurally unsound, it is starting to show it's age. Some of the creases, notably two in the centre and two in the top-left corner near the signatures, are now more-or-less permanent. And holding the note up to the light reveals more flaws:  They're not holes, but places where the ink has simply worn away, or weaknesses caused by stress have made the polymer go clear in places where it shouldn't be. The extra folds and wrinkles around the clear window would make it much harder (but not impossible) for a blind person to tell the denomination of this note. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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