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Serial Number - Begginers Guide (5)

2011-01-28T20:01:00.000-08:00

By Liliana E. González

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This post is part of the book Beginner’s Guide To Collect Paper Money, check it out at Banknote Heaven.

Set of numbers and or letters on a note. The serial number is perhaps one of the oldest security devices on a banknote. Using unique serial numbers on each bill, governments are able to closely track legitimate bills.

Sometimes serial numbers get “unusual” like one number repeated several times or filling series as “12345678” or the notes called “radar” whose serial numbers are the same backward and forward.

Collectors also buy sets of banknotes in consecutive serial numbers.

The notes below show a “radar” serial number 663366 and 6226

Denomination (face value) - Begginers Guide (6)

2011-01-12T10:47:00.000-08:00

By Liliana E. González

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This post is part of the book Beginner’s Guide To Collect Paper Money, check it out at Banknote Heaven.

The denomination or “face value” shows the type of currency and how much the banknote is worth.

There are some inflationary notes issued by countries with hyperinflation times. Those notes have abnormally high denominations.

The bill below is from Yugoslavia and it has a face value of 500 million Dinara.

Watermark - Begginers Guide (7)

2011-01-08T19:22:00.000-08:00

By Liliana E. González

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This post is part of the book Beginner’s Guide To Collect Paper Money, check it out at Banknote Heaven.

A watermark is put onto a banknote's paper prior to the printing process as a security device. Watermarks look as a blank spot on a bill. You can see a watermark holding up the banknote to the light.

The note below has the Tutankhamen’s mask as a watermark at right.

Printer's Name - Begginers Guide (8)

2010-12-09T21:18:00.000-08:00

By Liliana E. González

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This post is part of the book Beginner’s Guide To Collect Paper Money, check it out at Banknote Heaven.

Oftentimes the printing company's name will appear on a banknote in very small letters (sometimes abbreviated also) usually in the white frame area at the bottom of the bill.

Some collectors look for notes printed by American Banknote Company or Thomas de la Rue.

The banknote below was printed by American Banknote Company

Overprints - Begginers Guide (9)

2010-12-01T18:16:00.000-08:00

By Liliana E. González

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This post is part of the book Beginner’s Guide To Collect Paper Money, check it out at Banknote Heaven.

Official printing added to a note for purpose of giving it a new value. It is usually done for an issuing authority to 'revalue' a country's money in order to overcome extreme inflation. As a temporary measure while new notes are being printed and distributed, the existing notes are sometimes overprinted or stamped with a new value.

The banknote below has a face value of 10 Centavos overprinted on 100 Cruzeiros banknote:

Specimen - Begginers Guide (10)

2010-11-04T22:17:00.000-07:00

By Liliana E. González

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This post is part of the book Beginner’s Guide To Collect Paper Money, check it out at Banknote Heaven.

Invalid note overprinted or perforated with the word specimen. It is Made for reference files, or currency recognition by other countries. It has usually all zero serial numbers.

Below is a beautiful specimen note from Swaziland.

Notgeld - Begginers Guide (11)

2010-11-02T20:49:00.000-07:00

By Liliana E. González

@LilianaElena

This post is part of the book Beginner’s Guide To Collect Paper Money, check it out at Banknote Heaven.

From the German roots “not” (necessity) and “geld” (money). Notgeld were produced by almost 3500 German and Austria towns and cities from 1914 to 1922. Colorful little notes printed surface (rather than engraved). Most notgeld were issued in small denominations of 1 mark or less 50 Pfennig, 25 pfennig, etc.

Below is a set of 4 notgeld from 1920 issued by City of Steinfield

Polymer Currency - Begginers Guide (12)

2010-10-26T12:52:00.000-07:00

By Liliana E. González

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This post is part of the book Beginner’s Guide To Collect Paper Money, check it out at Banknote Heaven.

Polymer (plastic) banknotes last longer and are recyclable. They last around four times as long, are cleaner and more hygienic, and can be recycled at the end of their useful life into a range of plastic products.

Polymer currency note technology was developed in Australia. Australia was the first country in the world to replace all its paper notes with polymer notes. The Bank made the move to polymer to make Australia's notes more secure against counterfeiting, which had been on the increase as modern reprographic equipment became more readily available.

The banknote below is year 2000 from Romania:

Pick Number - Begginers Guide (13)

2010-10-24T19:34:00.000-07:00

By Liliana E. González

@LilianaElena

The pick number is the number assigned to every single banknote in the catalog. It was named “pick” in honor to Albert Pick who authored earlier issues of Europe and America paper money. The first Standard Catalog of World Paper Money was published for Krause publications in 1975.

Nowadays the Standard Catalogs of World Paper Money published by Krause are the guide for collectors and dealers. These catalogs group the banknotes by country, number them, show a picture usually front and back, give a description, and a value according to condition.

The banknote below is from Zaire and is pick number 40

Numismatics - Begginers Guide

2010-10-22T11:28:00.000-07:00

By Liliana E. González

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Numismatics is the study or collection of paper money, coins, and often medals.

Banknote is a piece of paper issued by a bank representing its promise to pay a specific sum to the bearer on demand and acceptable as money.

Note is a piece of paper currency.

Paper money is currency printed on paper. Includes all the various materials that have served as paper surrogates, for instance the polymer notes.

Thirteen important points that make a bill valuable and worth collect.

The presentation below is a simple guide for people who wants to start a paper money collection.

Numismatics, Begginers guide

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1914 Mexico El Banco de Hidalgo 1 Peso (Pick s304)

2010-09-06T13:53:00.000-07:00

Liliana E. González

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One peso. Mining scene at front. At back Portrait of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Mexican hero who gave the cry of independence in Mexico. He started the movement of independence in Mexico on September 15, 1910. He instigated Mexican people to fight for the independence. Printed by American Banknote Co."

Pick s304

Standard Catalog of World Paper Money - Specialized (Standard Catalog of World Paper Money Vol 1: Specialized Issues)

Standard Catalog Of World Paper Money General Issues 1368-1960 (Standard Catlog of World Paper Money Vol 2: General Issues)

1989 Mexico 5000 Pesos El Banco de Mexico (Pick 86)

2010-09-03T19:56:00.000-07:00

Liliana E. González

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Five thousand pesos. In rememberence of the defense of Chapultepec in 1847. Los Ninos Heroes pictured in front, Chapultepec castle on back. The name of the young cadets: Vicente Suarez, Juan Escutia, Juande la Barrera, Fernando Montes de Oca, Francisco Marquez and Agustin Melgar.

Pick 86

Standard Catalog Of World Paper Money General Issues 1368-1960 (Standard Catlog of World Paper Money Vol 2: General Issues)

1912 El Banco Nacional de Mexico 20 Pesos (Pick s259)

2010-09-01T18:23:00.000-07:00

Liliana E. González

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Twenty Pesos. El Banco Nacional de Mexico. Portrait of Manuelita Garcia Teruel, cowboys working cows and statue of Christopher Columbus at back. Printed by American Banknote Co.

Pick s259

Standard Catalog of World Paper Money - Specialized (Standard Catalog of World Paper Money Vol 1: Specialized Issues)

1943 Mexico 5 Pesos (gypsy) Pick 60

2010-08-31T16:58:00.000-07:00

Liliana E. González

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Five Pesos Banco de Mexico. Pictured on the front is Gloria Fauer, a Spanish artist who was very successful in the Mexican Theater. Angel of Independence pictured on the back. Printed by American Banknote Company.

Pick 60

Standard Catalog Of World Paper Money, General Issues, 12 edition

Standard Catalog of World Paper Money - Modern Issues: 1961 - Present (Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Vol 3: Modern Issues)

3550+ Banknote Photographic Collection

2010-08-13T22:06:00.000-07:00

Por Liliana E. González

@LilianaElena

Digital Banknote Heaven is a unique CD with a Banknotes Photographic Collection of more than 3550 pictures of banknotes from 172 countries. They are organized in folders alphabetically from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Almost all the banknotes were scanned front and back and they have the pick number from the Krause catalog as the file name. The images are sized between 300 and 400 pixels wide, with 72 resolution. Some are jpg and some are gif.

It took me 2 years to get this collection together. I scanned, sized and saved copies of every single banknote taken from the originals.

This CD will make a great and unique gift for collectors, dealers, artists, children and anybody who loves history, animals, landscapes, etc.

Digital Banknote Heaven´s price: $24.95 USD plus $5.00 USD shipping.

Buy this CD at BanknoteHeaven.com

WARNING: Copyright Notices: Please note this CD is not RESELLABLE. This CD and its contents are fully protected for copyrights; please do not make illegal copies. Any persons caught reselling the CD or making illegal copies will be prosecuted.

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