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New Member
United States
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I am having trouble finding the value of canadian currency. I have $1 bills from 1954 and 1973. $2 bills from 1954 and 1986 and $5 bills 1986 and a $10 bill 1971. I would appreciate any help. Thanks, Mary
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Some things that have to be considered:
1. Signature combinations differ within the series, and hint at the actual date; 2. Condition; 3. Letter prefixes in serial numbers, since some are in shorter supply than others and signature combinations changed during some of them; and 4. Whether they are replacement notes (asterisk before serial number)
Is it possible to scan them?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Most people wouldn't give you anything over face value for those. With the exception of the $1 and $2 they all pop up in circulation once in a while (especially hundred dollar bills). Add that to the crispness and all the details pointed out by WpgLwr.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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As an example, when I go into the high-end coin store here, I see stacks of bills from the "Dominion of Canada" from pre-Elizabeth II. They are CU in grade, possibly sequential. A stack of 100 bills might command a 5% premium over face (BULK). Just an example. In the lower-end store I sometimes frequent they have (SINGLE) CU bills of $2 going for double face. Of course that's his asking price.
In my experience with bills, the bill must be perfect or near-perfect if it is modern to get much more over face. That is why I'm reluctant to enter the world of bills. I just keep the ones I have and never buy bills.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
511 Posts |
Libertad, I'm interested in buying those Canadian notes from your local shop, but you have no contact information. Go ahead and send me a note.
Edited by 3stooges 04/13/2010 11:32 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Libertad are you saying the 1937 series in Choice uncirculated is bringing 5% over face? That would be the first pre Liz II series. The last Dominion of Canada notes issued in any series quantity were the 1923 notes which bring a bit more *cough* than face in choice uncirculated.
Seriously, that's how I read your post but I don't think that's what you mean. Which series did you mean?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3098 Posts |
lol I think he means bulk lots (buyer's price) of 1963 (is it?) $1 notes.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3692 Posts |
Ugly, you could be right. But I remember it being some ridiculous low price. But you have to buy the whole stack of bills. Good for someone starting up. Reason I may have confused them is they (Georgian and Elizabethan) were in the same display case.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
511 Posts |
I'm interested in a stack of CU 1973 $1s at not way over face value.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1733 Posts |
2.50-2.75 C$ apiece is the norm in lots of a hundred. I have seen them cheaper at around 2.00 but not often.
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