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I have matching low # UNC bird series $2 and $5 1986. How much it is worth?

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Hi, those are part of a set from the BOC I believe.  I imagine they are thus a percentage of the full set price.

However, if you were to find notes made for circulation with matching numbers, then the rarity would be much more, since piecing together sets like that from circulation is next to impossible.

I do not know if there has been enough market activity in them to warrant a stab at a "market" price.  But hey, I do not get to many shows. I have seen dealers sell a matching $5 and $10 for about $70 or so.

All I know is that they are very hard to find - if not from a set.

These two notes is not a set from BOC. First I have $2 and a year later I bought $5 from dealer and more than two years I couldn't find any more. Yes it is very tough to complete a whole set (may be 100 year ).

The $5 should have been from the BoC at one time, as ANA is a "first prefix". EBN is not, and the note would have been pulled from circulation.

BWJM is correct low number $5's with prefix letters ENA and ANA were sold in sets at the BoC sale. Sets from that sale didn't include $2 notes.

Thanks guys- I stand corrected

Nice find!

Would that make it worth more money that it was pulled from circulation as apposed to being sold from the bank?

Arthur

For low serial numbers pulled from circulation, it would not be as rare as random numbers that get matched pulled from circulation because someone is less likely to spend a low serial number note and more likely to save it and sell to collectors who then match it with another note with the same low serial number

Thanks for information.

As I do some reseach back on Nov 18 2000 "BANK of CANADA AUCTION II" by Auctioner: MOORE NUMISMATIC AUTIONS, INC. at Four Seasons Toronto hotel. On page 38 lot #226 BOC  matching set #0000079 and page 39 lot #227 BOC matching set #0000082, lot #228 set #0000083........So I think #81 not sell as a set or may sold to private hands before went to auction or may be not exist. Once again sets from #90 -99 are not on list for Auction. Anyone holding any this matching number set?

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Well, I have 282 and 283 myself....  

I would LOVE for the opportunity to see the 1999 and 2000 BoC Catalogs.  

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BWJM is corrected $5 sold as "Low Serial Number Bank Note" lot #423 - 8 notes from #ANA0000067, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 and 81 ( missing # 68,69,70,77,78,79and80). Good Find.

Thank You So Much!!!  

That really made my day!

I have stumbled across a banknote that is for sale on (I don't think I'm allowed to say the auction site....but it rhymes with b-kay) and it has the same serial number as a banknote that I have in my posession.  The one on the auction site is a 1937 $1 bill and I have a 1954 (modified) Replacement $2 bill.  Obviously the letter prefix is different but my hunch says buy the darn 1937 banknote as it would be rare to find to circulating bills withthe same serial number.  The serial number is greater than 1 million but less than 2 million so my math tells me that based on the Charlton catologue (19th version), between 1900 and the 2007 there were only 2359-ish opportunities to have the same serial number out of 23 billion banknotes (ouch my head hurts from calculating).  Is this a good find?

Personally if I find a matching serial number and I can pick it up for a reasonable price I will take it but whether or not it is worth it to anyone else is a different story.  Bottom line is if you like it, can afford it, and want it, buy it.
I would not want to overpay for something that I only bought to speculate with and then get stuck with it.
But this is only my opinion.  I'm sure others here have theirs'




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I have stumbled across a banknote that is for sale on (I don't think I'm allowed to say the auction site....but it rhymes with b-kay) and it has the same serial number as a banknote that I have in my posession.  The one on the auction site is a 1937 $1 bill and I have a 1954 (modified) Replacement $2 bill.  Obviously the letter prefix is different but my hunch says buy the darn 1937 banknote as it would be rare to find to circulating bills withthe same serial number.  The serial number is greater than 1 million but less than 2 million so my math tells me that based on the Charlton catologue (19th version), between 1900 and the 2007 there were only 2359-ish opportunities to have the same serial number out of 23 billion banknotes (ouch my head hurts from calculating).  Is this a good find?

In my opinion; buy it. In my experience, it is difficult to assemble sets with matching serial numbers.

 Don Olmstead has a set of matching $2 bird notes with the numbers EBX2634464 & EBZ2634464. They have been for sale for quite awhile with an asking price of $575.

 I have a few sets and one of my favorites is EGR 2000041 and BRX 3440041. They are not matched numbers but they are both the 42nd Bonin/ Thiessen $2 notes printed one a regular issue and the other a replacement.

The cost of a 1937 $1 should be quite low and well worth it to have a matched set.

Here is a link about this subject and as you can see there are many collectors that try and put sets together.

http://www.cdnpapermoney.com/forum/index.php?topic=3326.0

The two notes that started this thread were sold on ebay.

The $5 ANA0000081 sold for $36.80 U.S.

The $2 EBN0000081 sold for $30.68 U.S. They were both sold to the same bidder.

Good deal I'd say.