Michigan Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 From the newsgroup rec.collecting.coins: Coin dealer gets a call from a customer asking if he was interested in buying national bank notes. Guy brings in 19 Unc. nationals but...... they had all been laminated in plastic by the guys father 40 years ago. Trying to seperate the notes from the plastic was impossible. Notes are ruined. The guy just about crys when told what they would have been worth unlaminated. They were common notes from a bank in Minneapolis but in unc. condition should have been worth at least $200-$300 each. $5000-$6000 down the drain. At least one poster held out hope that maybe some of the plastic gunk could be removed from the notes but I wouldn't hold out much hope for them having any collector value. Sad story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMcDoo Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Unfortunately, been there, done that... I saw a complete set of very old Moroccan notes that were covered in scotch tape to protect them. The set would be worth around $800-1000 without the tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpnyc Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 That is just sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Ouch... that sure hurts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggit Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 painfully sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggit Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 I have that Japanese note that I posted on here awhile back and its enclosed in plastic. Should I try to get it out of the plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Minneapolis you say? Too bad about the notes, but I would keep them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Why try to get them out? Unlaminating anything is next to impossible. I'd buy a laminated UNC as a cool filler or conversation piece for maybe 20% CV of an undamaged note, so there is a market, not all is lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Oli Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 I'd buy a laminated UNC as a cool filler or conversation piece Or a bookmark :oP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDollarMan Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Thank God 4 old wives tales.....NOT I wish people would pass down appropriate info. Some of my fathers coins had masking tape around them for "protection"...oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Or a bookmark :oP I actually have a laminated larger-size (70s) £1 note as a bookmark; bought it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Oli Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 I actually have a laminated larger-size (70s) £1 note as a bookmark; bought it that way. I've got a $1 bill that is residing in Orwell at the minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMcDoo Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 My Dad used to own a business that created bookmarks out of banknotes.... but that's from Intis and such... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 I have a large size Canada $1 from 1923 that was given to me when I was a kid, unfortunately it was laminated too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan769 Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 He can send those notes to me. i'll keep em in the plastic, not like I was spending them anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twentycent Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 I hate hearing about things like this but it happens quite often in collectibles. It's always the same thought. If people only knew then what we know now. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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