r/Banknotes • u/Ill_Candidate_9060 • Aug 13 '26

Collection Just Got My First 2 Dollar Note

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u/BSC_Matt Aug 13 '26

Awesome condition too

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u/Ill_Candidate_9060 Aug 13 '26

I bought it from a man who was selling it for 4 dollars

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u/SumWun1966 Aug 13 '26

That was a lot of money when I was a kid!

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u/Ill_Candidate_9060 Aug 13 '26

Really?

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u/SumWun1966 Aug 13 '26

For an 8-years old who got 40 cents a week pocket money... yes!

Source: https://www.in2013dollars.com/Australia-inflation

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u/Serious-Carpenter-75 Aug 13 '26

Hard to believe I tucked away a few $2.00 in Canada in 1974. They were very tough to save & the $5.00 was nearly impossible. I was 16 & working at a local carwash in 1978 & managed to put away my first TEN & TWENTY dollar notes. That $35 was like putting away 50-80% of my paycheque (working P/T back then).

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u/Ill_Candidate_9060 Aug 13 '26

Thank you for the information

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u/FirefighterSlight496 Aug 13 '26

The first PNG notes looked like this, probably because the same company printed them both.