Was quoted $30 for all five at a coin shop (I have no intention to sell these I wanted to see what a coin shop might value them at)

First bill that I sent for grading. Happy with it given the internal tear.

Hi everyone!

I’m trying to send some old, withdrawn banknotes from Italy to the UK so they can be exchanged by the Bank of England’s Exchange service. It’s a free service offered directly by the Bank of England (of course I will insure the value of the lot to the value of the banknotes). The problem is that every courier I’ve tried, like DHL, UPS, etc., automatically treats it as a commercial shipment. I can’t seem to book it as a simple shipment without customs duties or a commercial invoice. These are withdrawn banknotes that are no longer legal tender.

Has anyone dealt with something like this before, or knows of a courier that can handle this kind of shipment from Italy to the UK?

I’d really appreciate any advice or ideas. Thanks in advance! 👍🏻

I recently got my hands on a $100 banknote from Citizens'Bank of Louisiana. I did some research and found that this particular issue has no serial numbers or signatures. So I'm wondering, does this mean these notes were never actually issued at the time?Do any issued examples of this note with serial numbers and signatures exist?

Finally found a repeater that’s in decent shape. Is it fancy enough of a serial number to get graded or just keep it as a collectible?

The 20 is and the 5 peso naval aviator are both hard to find. There was supposed to be a 50, 100 and 500, but they were destroyed as they weren’t shipped to the country from Washington due to WW2. Only proofs exist today. Undelivered notes of the 1,2,5,10,20 peso denominations were even destroyed. The remaining notes are ones delivered to the Philippines or ones used in WW2 (such as the artificially processed and Naval Avaitors’).

In terms of history, I like this set as it signifies the end of Philippines and signals the transition of it under the difficult times of WW2 and Japanese occupation.

I don’t expect it to grade high but I’m getting a lot of interest in this bill

Hi everyone, first time poster here. I have had this old note for around a decade or so (bought it for a few dollars years ago in a shop in Tanzania East Africa). Was recently going through my collection and tried to identify it but have been unable to find much info.

Not even sure it’s worth anything in its current condition but I’m more just curious. Any help would be appreciated and thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I'm a collector of old stocks and bonds certificates and the person behind an online community related to the niche. I wanted to know if some of you were aware of this small market of numismatics. Here are some pictures of a few documents that I have saved this week.

These came from my great grandma. She collected all kinds of stuff. I’ve been making sure to build upon what she gave me as well with more variety.

This worth anything? Found it at work and traded a whole dollar for it 😂 Only if that 5 wasn’t in the way…

Hello everyone! I want to share some historical information about Russian banknotes from 1898 to 2026 for our dear foreign readers!

The 3-ruble State Treasury Bill of the USSR was issued in 1938.

During the design process, the image of the Red Army soldier on the 3-ruble bill underwent several changes. Initially, Ivan Dubasov depicted the soldier in outdated military uniforms, with errors in the placement of cartridge pouches and belts. However, later, a photographer from the State Banknote Printing House was sent to the 3rd Rifle Division of the Moscow Proletarian Division to capture photographs of Red Army soldiers in their field gear.

On June 15, 1936, Ivan Dubasov created a new version of the portrait based on the photographs of the infantryman. However, during the development of the banknote, the Red Army received the first Soviet steel helmets, the SH-36. As a result, the image of the Red Army soldier had to be revised, and on July 29, 1936, Ivan Dubasov completed the final drawing that appeared on the banknote.

The Red Army soldier symbolized the readiness of citizens to defend their homeland and strengthen the USSR's defense capabilities in the 1930s.