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Title: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: friedsquid on April 08, 2011, 08:01:24 am
Being a slow time on the forum, and April fools being almost a year away I thought to start a poll for members to look at....It only takes seconds to vote, but a detail of your choice and reason is always appreciated :)

FRIEDSQUID
Title: Re: If you could only collect one type of banknote, what would it be?
Post by: friedsquid on April 08, 2011, 10:32:28 am
So far 16 views and only 6 votes...how about for once can everyone vote that looks at the poll...you all have an opinion ...why not just let us know what it is..you don't even have to enter an explanation .... and it is anonymous :)
FRIEDSQUID
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: harwil4u2 on April 08, 2011, 11:03:42 pm
With having so many different way of collecting notes it is hard to stick to one type!
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: friedsquid on April 09, 2011, 04:24:33 am
With having so many different way of collecting notes it is hard to stick to one type!

I know...but there are always tough choices to make in life :)
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: harwil4u2 on April 09, 2011, 09:19:26 am
It is like if you see a note at the right price or if you never see that type of note to offten you can`t just let slip by you have to have it.  :P
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: Mortgage Guy on April 09, 2011, 09:32:31 am
Oddly enough, the less I care about accumulating specific notes the more they seem to be made available and the less I need to spend on them.

MG
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: friedsquid on April 09, 2011, 11:05:54 am
Oddly enough, the less I care about accumulating specific notes the more they seem to be made available and the less I need to spend on them.

MG

Seems to be that way with other things in life...when your specifically looking for something, the prices are always higher because it is something you want at that time, and when you put it in the back of your mind, there pops out that deal on something you wanted for a long time... but I bet when it pops out....you still want to grab it :)
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: Mortgage Guy on April 09, 2011, 12:23:06 pm
When the stars align, you're absolutely right

MG
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: Seth on April 09, 2011, 08:15:32 pm
If I could only collect one type I'd have to say error notes.  For me they are far more interesting than an ordinary looking note like a replacement note; or even a radar or solid numbered note.
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: venga50 on April 13, 2011, 02:30:59 pm
I voted that if I HAD to choose, I would collect a specific series - my favourite series being the Multicolour series that I grew up with.  Then within the Multicolour series I would seek out error notes, specimens, replacements, different signature combinations and hard-to-find prefixes.
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: coinsoldier on May 11, 2011, 10:03:50 pm
I can not imagine collecting only one type of banknote. I am a collector who is all over the place. I collect all types of banknotes from the United States and Canada, all types of coins from the United States and Canada plus about 40 other countries. I also collect all types of Canada stamps. I think I would have to quit if limited to one thing.
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: Bruxi on December 12, 2011, 09:03:53 pm
I find it hard to share with others if there is too much focus on the serial numbers.  I like a variety in perfect condition.  Most importantly, notes that allow you to tell a story....
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: walktothewater on December 14, 2011, 05:05:46 pm
I have focussed a little so I chose "collect my favourite series" - such as Canadian Tire money (NOT!)  :D  Sorry I just had to write that. 

In the past, I've tried to focus on the 1954 series (lots of replacements, tests, errors etc.)  Okay so this series allows me to cheat a little!

I believe focus for ones collection is really important, however difficult that may be...  I've just tried to eliminate higher denominations & whittle down series that no longer interest me.

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Most importantly, notes that allow you to tell a story...
  When one finds a note- this is what happens & an easy way to bump one off track!  A note that tells a story is always a keeper for me and one of the reasons I've eased up on the condition of a note.  A note that shows well is important to me.
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: CA_Banknotes on December 14, 2011, 10:16:04 pm
I like being all over the place as long as the notes are in perfect condition. Serial numbers don't really interest me as much as they used to, as I collect paper money for aesthetics. My main focus is world banknotes- I can't imagine being constrained to just a few dozen possible different notes.
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: racoon on February 20, 2012, 09:30:28 pm
I would collect only signature varieties as I never came across a really good error note.... which would give me wings....
Signature varieties are easy to come by and less heartbreak if one day you have to spend them.
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: Skylark on March 04, 2012, 08:02:26 pm
As I collect notes depicting tallships and not any of the listed options.
I guess I would give up collecting.  :(
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: Wizard1 on March 24, 2012, 09:46:58 pm
Sorry for being so late....

If I had a choice.... I'd only collect ERROR notes. Why? Not all error notes are the same, there are so many varieties out there that are known and unknown. That's what makes it fun to go online, go to local shows, and come onto forums, such as this one, and see the amazing specimens that exists.

Its always fun to pull them out and look at it and just imagine how something like that could have come to exist and how it managed to fall into your lucky hands. The WOW factor and the rarity of these are also factors that makes Error collecting fun and exciting.
Title: Re: If you read this..You must vote :) What type of banknote would you collect ?
Post by: stashthecash on October 25, 2012, 07:42:35 pm
If I had to chose only one type it would likely be replacements of all series