Corina Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Look at the red box You will see that the 100 has an two extra 0's A front pic of the hell note Note:the faces have yellow lines around them these are doubled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Chinese Hell notes can be printed by almost anyone, as long as they have some sort of printer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted July 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 True I looked though at least 10 of these notes before i found this misprinted note, I think that this note makes a fine addtion to my banknotes, cause it's so funny looking And for 50 cents i'm not going to complain Plus i got Five China 1 fen notes, four 2 china fen , An iraq 100 dinar note,two indonisia notes and a koren note and 3 china ration notes all from a guy who didn't want those notes, he was the seller of the hell notes that i looked over in the coin shop, he handed all this to me in the parking lot today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Yeah, I’d say that about half or more of the hell notes in my collection have some type of offset printing or other quality issues. . . Not surprising as they are meant to be bought (cheaply) in bulk and burned up for the deceased to spend in the afterlife. I guess you can’t take it with you, but you can have it sent along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted July 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Do hell notes have any value or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
see323 Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Do hell notes have any value or not? Absolutely No value at all. As what Dave have said. They are bought very cheap in bundles and they are burned away since the Chinese believe that by burning them, the spirit of their relatives will receive them in heaven or hell. Besides burning hell notes, there are other types items for burning so that the dead relatives can receive them. It can be quite costly which can easily reach $10,000 USD. The Chinese build huge paper bungalows (a big one can be 1.5 storey high), cars, aeroplane, gold bars and anything that is related to luxury items for the dead people. Hell notes are still interesting collectibles among American and European collectors but not with the Asian collectors since they are easily available from specialized incense shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted July 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Thanks for the info Still a interesting note to have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
see323 Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Thanks for the info Still a interesting note to have Yes, it is still a great collectible especially the varieties of print and design but I don't think any Chinese collectors will collect them since they are meant for their deceased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted July 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 True, My Wife dislikes the note cause of it being used for the dead,I told her that this was one note that wasn't going to hell. it was going into my collection instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
see323 Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 True, My Wife dislikes the note cause of it being used for the dead,I told her that this was one note that wasn't going to hell. it was going into my collection instead. Generally, Chinese or Asians tends to be supersititious over these notes especially when they are created by the Chinese themselves with a purpose. They have a certain belief and if you did not believe in them, you will never be affected by these notes. Keep collecting and focus on the varieties. You will be rewarded on your large and comprehensive varieties in your collection. One day, who knows, they will printed with polymer quality. For myself, I am not supertitious over these notes but they just do not fit into my collection target. I will concentrate on what I specialized and it's a lifetime commitment toward my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotten Rodney Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 You can pick up bundles at a lot of chinese food stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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