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Valued Member
United States
110 Posts |
I have the $2 Canadian note (shown as attached). A similar $2 Canadian note just sold on ebay for $15.50. Can anyone explain why the note on ebay sold for $15.50, and what is the comparison of the note I have, relative to a note that sold for $15.50.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Was the one that sold on ebay the same prefix, and similar condition? If it is, I would just say it's a case of "bidding fever" and the seller got lucky that 2 people really wanted it. |
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Valued Member
Canada
395 Posts |
Yours is in much worse condition and is not a sought after prefix unlike the one on ebay. The ebay one still went for way more then it should have, probably the case of shill bidding or bidding fever. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
667 Posts |
Was the one on ebay a "devil's face" variety? Gene |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
9160 Posts |
For that price it was probably a devils face, that was the first thing I looked at on your and it's not.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1461 Posts |
A link to the sold item would be helpful.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
9864 Posts |
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Valued Member
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2984 Posts |
Both yours and the one on ebay are spending money. I can't figure out why anyone would pay more than $2 for such ugly bills. The one on ebay is a little better but has a lot of blue ink. Nothing special about either bills when it come to signatures, prefixes, or serial numbers. The one on ebay is from one of the last ones issued for the 1954 run. For the price paid on ebay you can get a nice uncirculated one for half the price. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Quote:
it's a case of "bidding fever" and the seller got lucky that 2 people really wanted it. There is no mystery here, it's as simple as that. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
Edited by DBM
05/20/2017 4:14 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Yep not worth it, the on on ebay is not a devils face. |
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Valued Member
 United States
110 Posts |
OK. Thanks everyone for your comments.
I found this note in a batch of stuff at an estate sale.
I do not collect Canadian monies, and had no clue why it was saved, except perhaps as a souvenir.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1461 Posts |
Prices for 54 notes have been on the rise lately. Couple of year ago most dealers would only pay face for circulated notes. That's changing. Although $15 for a common stained note is a little high...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Yeah, I agree with the Coin Hunter..  Prices starting to rise but the one shown here has to be 'shill' bidders I would say to pay that much for that note. |
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Posted 05/19/2017 11:56 pm
