Posted 12/21/2016 7:14 pm
These were used in Hong Kong to facilitate paying utility bills by mail. Used to be about 5-7 HK Dollars to one US Dollar, so you could tuck away a brick of 1,000 of these for about $15 US. Lots of them around. UNC examples are worth about $4 each, now. They were packet material for decades, not any more, of course. I've seen these in PMG holders in UNC 67 condition for $30.
The Hong Kong Dollar was tied to the Straits Dollar, which in turn was tied to the Spanish Trade dollar. After WWI, all the Empire currencies declined in value, the HK Dollar went from nearly 90 Cents in 1915 to 20 Cents by 1941.
There are 5 and 10 Cent notes, as well.
Yours is worth about a dollar, maybe more, depending on who's buying. Be sure to take it out of the plastic or cellophane it appears to be in, that's not good for any banknote. Might want to give Grandpa some mylar sleeves to put his collection in, for a Christmas gift.
The Hong Kong Dollar was tied to the Straits Dollar, which in turn was tied to the Spanish Trade dollar. After WWI, all the Empire currencies declined in value, the HK Dollar went from nearly 90 Cents in 1915 to 20 Cents by 1941.
There are 5 and 10 Cent notes, as well.
Yours is worth about a dollar, maybe more, depending on who's buying. Be sure to take it out of the plastic or cellophane it appears to be in, that's not good for any banknote. Might want to give Grandpa some mylar sleeves to put his collection in, for a Christmas gift.
Edited by paxbrit
12/21/2016 7:25 pm
12/21/2016 7:25 pm
