Yes, I know it has been waaaay too long since I've posted...and hence I wonder if I should even start posting again. But, if I didn't do it now I may never, and I would hate to say that I just stopped something for no good reason.
So speaking of seeing...has anyone ever seen something odd enough on paper or coin money to spark your interest? And after finding out the oddity didn't add any extra monetary value to the object still find it entirely interesting? Well, I've been looking at the money I receive as tips with a more critical eye...A few days ago I decided to rifle through my money before depositing it to see if there was anything noticeably different. And I actually found a 20 dollar bill which seemed to have the serial number raised similarly to that of Braille...after some research(thanks to Google!), I understood it was simply because it was over-inked and it didn't make it any more valuable than face-value. Still it was interesting to me, however. And then when I found that information, I also discovered something about $20 bills that does add value to them. Some of the new $20 bills are printed with stars next to the
serial numbers...these bills are worth usually at least a couple dollars more than normal bills. They are called "Star Notes", so now I am on the outlook for these. I also came across today a 2006 $5 bill. And, honestly, nothing caught my eye about it, and I can't explain why I decided to look up the new $5 bill design. But I did, and I found out that they started printing in 2008. So why do I have a new design $5 bill...from 2006?!?! Well, it is a commonly known mistake, but it doesn't make it worth anything?! I don't know why...maybe because it is too common of a mistake? Anyways, I keep my eyes open still...for silver notes, wheat pennies, star notes...and anything else I find...it makes my job a little more interesting when I come home and find that my 1 cent wheat pennie...is actually worth 15 cents, not a bad return, huh?
Hello Kate :)
ReplyDeleteOoh how very interesting! You see, we do not have very many differences in our money... Although we do sometimes get coins from different countries.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment on my blog, it quite made my day. Although you need not explain about deleting your Facebook account because I completely understand (I would do the exact same thing except through it I can keep in touch with a lot of people I wouldn't other wise, and it can come in handy passing messages through to family members when mobile phones do not work).
I really miss you too and I am sure my sisters share the sentiment! Please feel free to send quick notes just to keep in touch, I may do the same as full emails seem to be an impossibility for me at the moment.
Hope to talk to you properly soon!
Katherine
Hi Kathy,
DeleteI shall write you e-mails then...just short ones because I'm not quite capable of writing long ones yet...but I have to tell you after just a little bit of research into Australian currency, I find it incredibly interesting that your notes are all made of polymer(plastic?!?!) it's brilliant...I love it, it's so...different. Seriously, it's astounding to me that the US has not adopted such currency as of yet. It's very interesting...also, it is very interesting that Australia is responsible for printing money for other countries...so much for me to learn!
Kate
You said: "So why do I have a new design $5 bill...from 2006?!?! Well, it is a commonly known mistake, but it doesn't make it worth anything?"
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It is not a mistake the design series was approved in 2006 so all notes using the exact design will have that date.
If the design has a minor change the will add a letter like 2004A or the 1934A $5 note you asked about.
But if a major design change is needed then they will use the next congress approved design date, 2009.
2006 $5 notes were printed from Oct. 2007 - Aug. 2011
2009 $5 notes are being printed May 2011 - present.
Ah, makes more sense now...so for paper money the date on it is the date of the design...not the actual year it was printed?
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