If you find yourself in Orlando, a couple of the malls there have foreign exchange booths in them:
- Florida Mall
- Mall at Millenia

I've gotten stuff from both places before. Usually the very nice weekend girl at Florida Mall will take the time to search for better condition notes, if you ask. (and it's not busy)

My latest!

1909 IMPERIAL RUSSIA 10 RUBLE BANKNOTE MONEY
1909 IMPERIAL RUSSIA 5 RUBLE BANKNOTE MONEY
GERMAN OLD 1922 Banknote 5000 Mark Reichsbanknote MONEY
URUGUAY 5 PESOS PESO 1998 P 80 UNC
SYRIA 10 POUND 1991 P 101 UNC 1
URUGUAY 5 PESOS PESO 1998 P 80 UNC 1
CAMBODIA 500 RIELS 1991 P 38 UNC 1
CAMBODIA 100 RIELS ND ( 1972 ) P 12 UNC 1
CAMBODIA 2000 2,000 RIELS 2007 P NEW UNC 1
UKRAINE 1 HRYVNIA 2005 P 116 UNC 1
INDONESIA 1 RUPIAH 1956 P 74 AUNC 1
LAOS LAO 1000 1,000 KIP 1963 P 14 XF 1
INDONESIA 500 RUPIAH 1988 P 123 UNC 1
CAMBODIA 20 RIELS 1979 P 31 UNC 1
BRITAIN BRITISH 1 POUND 1956 P 29 3rd SERIES UNC 2 PCS 1
CAMBODIA 100 RIELS 1956 P 13 AU-UNC 1
FRENCH INDO-CHINA 10 CENTS 1939 P 85 C S.13 AUNC 1
ROMANIA 1 LEI LEU 2005 POLYMER UNC 1
CAMBODIA 2000 2,000 LIELS P 45 a 1995 UNC 1
CAMBODIA 5 RIELS P 10 1962 UNC 1
CAMBODIA 100 RIELS 1998 P 41 UNC LOT 3 PCS 1
CAMBODIA 50 RIEL 1979 P 32 UNC 1
CAMBODIA 1 RIEL P 4B SIGN 11 AUNC 1

Some very nice looking notes you have added to your site

Latest Banknote purchases :

Iran

pick 129 1000 rials 1981 unc sign 19 http://www.cristophshop.3x.ro/colectie/iran/poza57.jpg
pick 107b 10.000 rials 1974/79 au 6ign 16 http://www.cristophshop.3x.ro/colectie/iran/poza65.jpg
pick 104d 500 rials 1974/1979 unc sign 18
pick 94c 1000 rials 1971 vf sign 13 http://www.cristophshop.3x.ro/colectie/iran/poza59.jpg
pick 85b 50 rials 1969/1971 unc sign 12 http://www.cristophshop.3x.ro/colectie/iran/poza63.jpg
pick 86b 100 rials 1969/1971 unc sign 12 http://www.cristophshop.3x.ro/colectie/iran/poza60.jpg
pick77 100 rials 1343 unc http://www.cristophshop.3x.ro/colectie/iran/poza64.jpg
pick 70 200 rials 1958 unc http://www.cristophshop.3x.ro/colectie/iran/poza56.jpg
pick 68 10 rials 1958 unc http://www.cristophshop.3x.ro/colectie/iran/poza62.jpg
pick 64 10 rials 1333 unc http://www.cristophshop.3x.ro/colectie/iran/poza58.jpg

I have to buy the expensive notes now

For all my banknotes from Iran please visit : http://www.cristophshop.3x.ro/iran.html

1917 US $1. Looks a little better in person. What can I say? I suck at scanning these things in.

Love that note, Captain. I only notice the folds but the rest seems to be in good shape.


Oh, and where is Annandale. I've lived in richmond most of my life and don't know where your town is!

Here are my latest additions the new Venezuela Bolivars 2 5 10 20 and 50 need 100 to complete the set

2 5 10 Bolivars



20 50 Bolivars

There are also two other notes 'pending'. These are evidently on hold until such time as they are needed to be placed into circulation. I have seen
the 200 Bolívares Fuerte with a portrait of Gran Mariscal Antonio J. de Sucre the 500 Bolívares Fuerte, with a portrait of Rafael María Baralt.

Here's a link to a view of them in specimen form.... the 500 is marked 000! link

The subject of the 20 Bolivares fuertes:



In late 2007 Venezuela revalued the Bolivar, 1000:1, the new currency is referred to as the "Bolivar Fuertes" ~ literally "strong Bolivar". The subject of this 20 Bolivares note is Luisa Caceres de Arimendi, a heroine of the Venezuelan struggle for independence from Spanish rule early in the 19th century. At the young age of 16 and pregnant, she was imprisoned by the Spanish in an attempt to extract information on her husband, General Juan Bautista Arismendi, a freedom fighter and contemporary of Simon Bolivar. Despite her imprisonment, she never revealed whatever she knew about the freedom fighters, and was subsequently freed by the Spanish. She died in 1866.

My most recent acquisition that has arrived anyway. Northern Ireland, Bank of Ireland £5 1958. Now I just need the £10 from this series and I will be a happy camper.

Here's a little bit more on her: Link

I gotta' tell ya' - I love this design. It's very pleasing overall, but there's something about the heads at top that it surreal to me and reminds me of a time in my distant past:

My sisters teased me with those styrofoam heads used to display wigs. I had one sister that wore many types of wigs in the 1960's and early 1970's and my sisters would tease me by placing the heads in staggered formation or just one in the hall and say: "David! The heads are comming! They're gonna' get us - run!" ... ... of course being about 4/5 years old, it would freak me out.



Siblings - gotta' love 'em!

Well three that I realy do like there LOL Captain that is a great looking note, SM again another truely lovely note and I musn't forget DF's 20 Bolivares Thank you all for those thay are wonderful

One I have to admit was a very very fortunate eBay purchase, one I had not even watched, but happened upon one evening looking for bargains. This note is one I have wanted for awhile, it was the inspiration for other SE Asian notes that were issued later in Laos. It is one that is very difficult to find in nicer grade, ie above VF and usually when it is found it is in very heavily circulated condition.




Many lovely young ladies appeared on the colonial French notes issued for her far flung possessions around the world, unfortunately early on, most of them were French. Later on, with greater agitation by nationalists in her colonies, France began to issue paper money that showed the people from her diverse possessions instead of French women. This lovely note was issued in 1954, was issued in Cambodia, the reverse of the note has an image of Angkor Wat, but similar notes with different reverses were issued in Laos and in Viet-Nam. The three ladies are emblematic of the ethnic diversity of French Indochina, in this case represented by a Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese women. This note is P-97.

BTW Dave, I am going to ask you not to post anymore African notes, I really have to like the colours and designs of them, they are so tempting, but would cause me to stray again from a hoarding theme.

Dang, Everyone's got nice notes to show off here lately!

Ok, S-M. I'll put my African notes on short hiatus... but I gotta' post something - - So here's a nice Kyrgyzstan 500 Som banknote.

Scottishmoney,

You are spot on about the lower grades of older Cambodian notes...I have the same note as the one you just acquired, but not as good condition. I picked it up in Cambodia while I was, among other things, taking the photo in my avatar.

Dave (not a Captain anymore...I just like coffee and alliteration)

Didn't I once buy some Thai notes from you? I have a fairly decent Thai collection going now, they have some of the best commems around.

Got my economic stimulus package $500 buck went a spending spree for banknotes and such

here is what i got so far 50 new notes

Argentina
10, 500,000 Pesos
1,000 Peso Argentino
1, 50, 500 Austral

Bolivia
100,000 Peso Bolivianos

Bosnia
0.50, 1 Marka

Brazil
5,000 Cruzeiros
200 Cruzados Novo ovp 200 Crueiros

Bulgaria
1, 5 Leva

Burundi
50 Francs

Cambodia
2000 Rial

CFA Franc (country unknown)
500 Francs

Congo, Democratic Republic of
100 Franc set of 5

Croatia
20 Kuna

Croatia - Serbian Sector 1993
5000
5000000
10000000
20000000
100000000
500000000
1000000000
5000000000
10000000000
50000000000

Croatia - Serbian Sector Series 2 1993
500000
1000000
100000000
500000000

Czech Republic
20, 100 Korun

East Caribbean States
5 Dollars - Monserrat

Ecuador
500 Surce

Equatorial Guinea
100 Ekuele

Georgian Republic
1, 5 Laris

Ghana
10, 50 Cedi - pre 2007
5 Cedi - 2007

Guatemala
1 Quetzal 2006 Plastic Note

Guyana
5 Dollars

Iran
200 Rials

Iraq
1, 50, 250 Saddam notes

Kenya
10 Kumi (schilling)

Lebanon
1000 Livres - Barcode note

More to come in a couple of days Florida Mall on Saturday going to get the last 2 counties for my collection

Poor George Bush, sends out the funds, and we go and spend it on foreign relationships monies, he even googlered it on the internets.

Here are more from the stimulus package

Lithuania
10 Lita

Luxembourg
20 Franc 1966

Maldides
5 Rupee plastic note

Morocco
20 Dirham

Mozambique
100 Meticais pre 2007
50 Meticais 2007-

Netherlands
10 Gulden 1968

New Zealand
10 Dollar 1999 plastic note

Nigeria
10 kibo 1966

Norway
10 Kroner

Paraquay
10, 100 Guaranies

Peru
10 Sol 1963
10 Sol 1997

Philippines
1/2 Peso, 5, 10, 20 Peso 1949

Poland
10 New Zloty 1994

Romania
10 Lei 1966
5 Lei 2005

Russia - Soviet Union
3, 100, 500 Ruble

Russian Federation
10 Rubles 1997 set of 5

Saint Helena
1 Pound 1981

Sao Tome
5000 Dobras 1996

Sechelles
10 Rupees low seial number note AB000839 nice

Somali Republic
100 Schilling 1987

South Africa
2 Rand

Sweden
10 Knoror set of 20

Syria
10 Pounds 1991

Tonga
1 Pa 'anga 'e Taha

Trinadad
1, 5 Dollars 2002

Tunisia
1/2 Dinar 1973

Turkey
1, 5 Lira 1995

Uganda
5 Schilling

United Arab Emirates
10 Dirhams set of 3

Uruguay
10 Peso 1998

Vietnam - South
1000 Dong 1972

That's me brother. I was living the good life in Thailand, but moved to DC two years ago. A little while back, I won an all-expense paid 6-month trip to Afghanistan. That's where I am writing this from. Unfortunately, I did not bring my Thai note collection with me. Overall, it is solid from 1948 to date (missing three notes that I can recall), but I need to do some work on the late 30s and early 40s issues. My wife tells me I have all the 2007 commemoratives waiting for me when I get back home.
If I can find some extra time, I'll try to do a giveaway of some new Afghan notes.
Dave

Saw this lovely note and had to have it! I was thinking the allegorical figure was Industry, then Transportation, and then with the war helmet and sword, I thought it could be Mother Russia, but no - According to the catalog, she's Commerce.

The Russian note is lovely, and the prices on that series have been moving up significantly lately. It is an ABN printed note, and curiously the vignette, sans the double headed eagle, has been used on some Latin American notes also. The same with the other vignette on the other denomination, I think it was used on an Ecuadorian charter banknote, and also one from El Salvador. Many of the ABN company vignettes were used on several nations currencies, the reverse of the 5.000 Czechoslovakian from 1920 was also face on the 100 FF French specimen of 1918.

Ha! You know, I came thisclose to posting that it reminded me of some South American notes! - - but I didn't want to sound stupid ... But I did a quick catalogue check and I noticed that there is even one that was issued to Ecuador in 1911 (P s157) that was used on a Cuban note I have from 1896 (P - 48). Then I got to thinking how cool it'd be to have a collection of allegorical ladies by type - Agriculture, Commerce, Industry, Mother Country, etc. It'd play havoc with my current method of collecting (like grasping at banknotes in a money filled chamber with a fan turned on), but I might have to consider it a bit more.

hehe - now I'm thinking of grasping at coins in a chamber with a super-powerful fan ... Ow!

I think a cross check thing for vignettes from ABN would be so cool. I just know stuff from having collected and researched the vignettes, of course my main interest is attractive females, so I remember the best ones.

My collection is complete I have all the countries in the world.

Here are the scans everyone knows the euros so I'll skip'em

According to the 2008 Guiness Book of World Records Switzerland is the most secure

How many security features can you find?

3 security features


Congrats!!! Which country was the hardest to track down?

3? wrong there's more than that

Africa - Equatorial Guinea and Mauritnaia before CFA franc those countries had their own currency befor excepting the the CFA
Asia - Timor had there own now use US and Autsralian Dollar
Europe - St. Helena
Americas - None
Oceania - Hawaii

here's some new stuff from Serbia & Montenegro

More goodies a set of $5 Star Notes From work

Serials are A1 IA02598816* to A1 IA02598820*

there were more (almost an entire pack of ??)

I kept what I could get my paws on. The rest got spread around.

Series 2003 New York district $1 note, numbered B06206300F. It's not often I find anything that goes in any sort of order, so a semi-ladder note was a nice find.

I realy like the Serbia & Montenegro notes

WHAT A HAUL!!!!!

Here are some new stuff that I got with my paycheck

Sillver Certificates Blue and Yellow with Yellow back $1 and $5 notes with One Star Note

$5 Dollars Series 2003A with VERY LOW Serial number F6 FF00004496A

$20 Dollars Series 1974 darn its only $20 no thanks to the crease in the middle I didnt do it

And the best one 1950s Red Seal Series A $5 note in uncirculated condition

Need a price on the the Red Seal since I wont have a book until July

The price range on uncirculated notes range from $25-$300 depending on the series. Post what the series is, and I can give you a price range on it, I have the new Friedberg sitting in my file cabinet.

Wow! There's been a lot of good notes posted lately. Good job everyone! Wish I could have the luck that some of you seem to have! But who am I to complain.


My meager prizes aren't much, but they are kinda' neat to me.

First is a CSA 5 dollar note. I can't believe how much these have been appreciating.




Then a Netherlands Indies Note. these are harder and harder to find.




And lastly a Mexican note issued by Pancho Villa. Not too exciting of a design, but of historical note... banknote, that is.

Being found with the Villa note in your possession by the opposition could have gotten you a death sentence in 1916 Mexico. The Netherlands Indies note is neat, I have seen those in my Netherlands searches. Nice CSA note too, those have appreciated well in value lately.

Three very nice notes indeed, specialy the Netherlands Inies, that guy has a serious bit of facial fuzz :hysterical:LOL

Alright - the African Hiatus is over. I won't post the newer Tanzanian notes (they're on Banknotebank though) but I gotta share the new Djibouti and Madagascar notes. I've been looking for the Madagascar note in UNC for less than too much $$$ - Only took a few years - sheesh!

I like those Djibouti and Madagascar notes, I can say you inspired me to venture into these African countries notes. Just such colourful notes with great designs, and quite scarce

Mwah ha-ha-ha-haaaa! Another African collector!

Well, you should be able to maintain your 'Pretty Girls' theme quite easily with African banknotes. There are quite a few with some good looking women on them, so if you get 'em, post 'em!

They are on the way as we speak, I bought a load from Togo, Cameroun, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Ghana etc. But you can appreciate when you get into the 1950's and 1960's it is practically non-existent in collectable grade, when you can find it the prices are phenomenal. Currently for my collecting theme I am expecting notes from Spain, Cuba, the USA(15¢ Fractional), US MPC's - huge load of those, including $20's, more from Northern Ireland, Czechoslovakia, Colombia, Estonia, Bulgaria and Indonesia. I just got one today from Germany, the 1926 5RM with the girl.

The German Rentenbank was launched in 1924, it translates as the Stabilisation Bank, and older inflated Reichsmarks were exchanged 1 Billion : 1 new Rentenmark. This 5 Rentenmark note was issued beginning in 1926, and saw issue up through 1948, even though the Nazis were printing a 5 Reichsmark dated 1942 with a different design. This note features the vignette of a rural farm girl and is P-169, it is a note which is surprisingly scarce in VF or higher but common in lower grades.

Bulgaria 50 Lev



Cameroun 500 Francs 1983



Czechoslovakia 10 Korun 1960.

Estonia 100 Krooni, 2007



Guinea 1000 Francs



Indonesia 10000 Rupiah, 1998

Japan 5,000 Yen



Colombia 10,000 Pesos



Togo 500 Francs

Togo 2000 Francs.



Togo 2500 Francs

I'M SEEING STARS

Just Bought $50 of 1 Dollars (UNCIRCULATED)

ALL star notes E 5 05835133 to E 5 05835182 Series 2003A

Place of purchase Publix Supermarkets where I work

also from the same place 1 dollar Hawaii note

not sure this fits the Pretty girl cat. but here goes

These are from Eladas and the Hungarian Regentcy


Eladas


Hungarian Regentcy

I also need help with this I also bought a mystery box filled with Phillipine notes and they're from diff. islands and places . I need to know who would be the best person to help with ID. I will recieve them in mid to Late June.

Almost forgot this one from Ghana.

Nice set of stars! That's pretty cool that you can buy them from your store like that! But that Hungarian note is actually featuring a long - haired King Matyas I think.

As far as the P.I. notes, there are a number of folks here who could help there are several collectors who specialize in Philippine notes - I think if you posted a request there'd surely be one of them to respond. Several more of us could always help with our general knowledge and catalogs at hand.

Well, you certainly have a great set of notes in this last bunch. Couple I've not seen before, like the Ghana one with the books on the kid's head. You certainly know how to do things right! BTW, I also really like that Bulgarian note - for some reason it seems that that series is a bit scarce.