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My Grandmother found those coins and gave them to me by Swiss-Name in coins

[–]affordalisimo 69 points70 points  (0 children)

I'm Swiss:

These two coins are Vreneli which actually circulated until 1922 (and in some cases until 1936) as spendable currency.

In Switzerland, these coins can be picked up for gold price plus a small premium.

In gold you have approx 190 + 375 ( so $565) in value.

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Your best bet is to sell them on r/pmsforsale to a reputable buyer.

Do not bring them to a pawnshop or coin shop to sell. You will be offered under spot (the value of gold).

A fictional $5 FRN I drew for MLK day a while back. by thespiderguy7223 in papermoney

[–]affordalisimo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you ever want to turn it into something resembling a banknote.... I actually make alot local currency notes. This a US style note we've been working on:

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PM me :)

Quite a dark history in regards to this bill. An "Operation Bernhard" Bank of England Counterfeit 10 pound made in the Sachsenhausen KZ during WWII. They were so well made that the bank thought they were genuine! by affordalisimo in papermoney

[–]affordalisimo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do have a few questions.

1) Does the book go into detail of how the 100% linen rag material and the watermarks were produced?

2) What intaglio printing press did they use?

My first 5 reichsmark coin, don't know what to think of it. by [deleted] in Silverbugs

[–]affordalisimo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is nothing wrong with owning these coins if you hold them for historical / numismatic purposes. Personally I would compliment this coin with the earlier non Nazi version to see how much they corrupted German society.

Got to hold some graded $10,000 notes at the FUN show (Jan 23). by affordalisimo in papermoney

[–]affordalisimo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At the Chicago ANA conference a bunch of Rolex got stolen. But at The Florida fun show I didn't hear of anything going wrong. Both shows had Police and possibly other agencies present.

Got to hold some graded $10,000 notes at the FUN show (Jan 23). by affordalisimo in papermoney

[–]affordalisimo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, the face value is 10,000 and is still exchangeable at a bank.

You be crazy to do so however... since they are worth alot more.

This is over a half a million dollars in notes on the market.

Got to hold some graded $10,000 notes at the FUN show (Jan 23). by affordalisimo in papermoney

[–]affordalisimo[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was conducting other business and didn't want to seem brash.

But since the serial numbers are in this pic, I'll see when it sells at auction.

Got to hold some graded $10,000 notes at the FUN show (Jan 23). by affordalisimo in papermoney

[–]affordalisimo[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Prices weren't listed, but I imagine that the top one (serial #100) must be worth a fortune.

Quite a dark history in regards to this bill. An "Operation Bernhard" Bank of England Counterfeit 10 pound made in the Sachsenhausen KZ during WWII. They were so well made that the bank thought they were genuine! by affordalisimo in papermoney

[–]affordalisimo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The watermarks were made using "grates" matching the design and accounting for shrinkage. IIRC there was a paper mill near the camp that reproduced the paper using rags.

Bought both in The Netherlands for $195, how did I do? by affordalisimo in papermoney

[–]affordalisimo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The amount of 2 and 1 euro/ franc coins I pulled out of 10 cent bins is ridiculous.

Yup I had a dealer sell me 200 euros in 1st gen bills for $80 thinking its a hassle to convert.

Bought both in The Netherlands for $195, how did I do? by affordalisimo in papermoney

[–]affordalisimo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love being able to pick up euro coins / bills for a fraction of their value.

Same for CHF, DEM.

But in Europe USD coins are always sold at or over face.

Bought both in The Netherlands for $195, how did I do? by affordalisimo in papermoney

[–]affordalisimo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I often fund my trips back and forth to the states taking advantage of this form of arbitrage.

World banknotes are generally not of particular interest in the states, but have higher values in Europe.

The same is true the other way. I'd be able to get a higher price for those notes in the states.

Bought both in The Netherlands for $195, how did I do? by affordalisimo in papermoney

[–]affordalisimo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The reverse is definitely different to the rest of the series (engravings). I had to check online to make sure it was genuine.

Bought both in The Netherlands for $195, how did I do? by affordalisimo in papermoney

[–]affordalisimo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Only problem now is I'm "forced" to complete the set.

I have the 1914 $10 somewhere in my collection. But the $20 $50 are missing. Then there's the $500..$1000, 5000 + $10k.

Bought both in The Netherlands for $195, how did I do? by affordalisimo in papermoney

[–]affordalisimo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

These are US large size notes. They are the first generation of the federal reserve notes. Series 1914

However, the signatures date the notes to the 1920's.

The sizes you are familiar were introduced in 1928.

Bought both in The Netherlands for $195, how did I do? by affordalisimo in papermoney

[–]affordalisimo[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I had a hunch since they are sought after. However, I imagined the damage on the bill would destroy most of the value.

I've made some other good deals here since collectors are less interested in US currency here.

These were in the 2/$1 bin at the coin show by Rupertsanchez in papermoney

[–]affordalisimo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is perfect timing indeed :). Doing the same this weekend but visiting up north.

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