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General => What's It Worth? => Topic started by: astro2 on February 16, 2009, 08:13:56 am

Title: Is it Real?
Post by: astro2 on February 16, 2009, 08:13:56 am: Hello everybody i'm new on this forum and i have discover i have a 1954 Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada $1000 note, but it saids Mille Dollars the colour of the note is pink with a sort of grey border, can anyone please tell what it's worth now or is it rare should i hang on to it most of all is it real?

Thank you for your attention.

Cheers
D
Title: Re: Is it Real?
Post by: BWJM on February 16, 2009, 08:24:32 am: Does it look like this:
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/banknotes/general/character/1954_tho.html

A scan would certainly help too. Thanks
Title: Re: Is it Real?
Post by: astro2 on February 16, 2009, 08:36:59 am: Yes thats it looks exactly like that, can you please tell me if this note is rare? and is it a good investment to keep how much is it worth now, is it a collectors item? thank you so much for helping out.

regards
D
Title: Re: Is it Real?
Post by: friedsquid on February 16, 2009, 09:31:12 am: A lot depends on the condition, the signatures on the note and the serial number.
If you have a pic or scan that would help out.
FRIEDSQUID
Title: Re: Is it Real?
Post by: astro2 on February 16, 2009, 09:34:53 am: Condition not bad, serial number A/K 1661256 signature not sure what you mean.
Title: Re: Is it Real?
Post by: friedsquid on February 16, 2009, 09:45:29 am: Quote from: astro2 on February 16, 2009, 09:34:53 am
Condition not bad, serial number A/K 1661256 signature not sure what you mean.

There are two names on the bottom of the note...one on the lower right side and one on the lower left side
Title: Re: Is it Real?
Post by: Gary_T on February 16, 2009, 09:54:16 am: Quote
serial number A/K 1661256

This falls in the Lawson/ Bouey signature range and makes it the most common one.

It would have to be in very very good shape to be worth much more than face value but if it is in really nice condition it would sell for about $1,300
Title: Re: Is it Real?
Post by: friedsquid on February 16, 2009, 10:06:52 am: Quote
This falls in the Lawson/ Bouey signature range
This Alzheimer's must be getting bad,,,,I didn't even think of looking in my catalogue for the serial number range
Title: Re: Is it Real?
Post by: Gary_T on February 16, 2009, 10:10:18 am: At least you're not making up your own grades.

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very very good shape
Title: Re: Is it Real?
Post by: astro2 on February 16, 2009, 10:53:49 am: thanks guys for your help, and yes the signature is the common two.
cheers
Title: Re: Is it Real?
Post by: BWJM on February 16, 2009, 11:46:49 am: Quote from: Gary_T on February 16, 2009, 09:54:16 am
really nice condition

So is that better or worse than "very very good"? This note catalogues in "C.Unc" for $1300, so are you suggesting that "really nice" is "C.Unc"? Or are you suggesting that the value in "really nice" should be $1300 and the catalogue is just wrong for "C.Unc"?
Title: Re: Is it Real?
Post by: Gary_T on February 16, 2009, 11:59:54 am: Wow that's a lot of questions! It goes in this order very very good then really nice and after that Super duper nice.

Ch. Unc. books at $1,600 and these notes in "really nice" sell on ebay for around $1,300.
Title: Re: Is it Real?
Post by: friedsquid on February 16, 2009, 12:02:44 pm: Quote
"really nice" sell on ebay
but does really nice on Ebay really mean kinda good on the forum ???
Title: Re: Is it Real?
Post by: StormThief24 on February 16, 2009, 08:43:06 pm: Okay... Time to ask a useful question... Are there any folds or anything to mention? If so, how many?