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To continue this despite the condescending remarks. I am aware of the number of digits on current notes.
1935 had 6:
1937-54 had 7:
1979 $5 & $20 had 11:
Current notes have 7.

A birthday format made from 6 digits is difficult, but not bad. 380712, 1938 July 12.
Seven digits, 1938 July 12, -380712 or 380712-:
11 digits similar, but the entire year can be put in place. --19380712-, or ---19380712.

It is the order of how birthday notes should be agreed upon, not anything with the correct digits anywhere on the note.

Phone numbers are the best, as once the area code is dropped, they all fit in order.

Rick

New cheques being issued all have the format in  place- it goes MM-DD- YYYY.

Davis and Henderson is trying to standardize them - on the cheqs at least.

British format is DD MM YY: US format is MM DD YY:
ISO standard is YYYY MM DD.

Today is November 1, 2005.
British is 01 11 05.
US is 11 01 05.
ISO is 2005 11 01.

Thus the question, what format should be used for birthday notes.

Rick

As far as I'm concerned, it'll be whatever format I like.

If my birthday was April 16, 1957 (which it is not, as anyone who has met me can assure you), then any of the following would be great:
1957416
1957164
1641957
4161957

I don't think we should try to standardize "birthday notes". This will simply give dealers something else to pick out from the mass of "common notes" and charge more for. Half the value in these notes is the hunt. Plus, with so many different notes being potential birthday notes, half a dealer's stock would be set aside. As far as I'm concerned, just leave things the way they are and let collectors hunt for the notes with numbers that they're looking for.

Post a global want list, then when people have notes to sell, they consult the want list and offer the note if its serial number is on the list.

Leave things the way they are? I was attempting to determine just what that means.
Now that I see what you wrote, the birthday note means that if you can get the digits in any order that align with your birthdate, it will do.

My only direct experience on this is that a person who works for the Royal Bank requested a RBC note ($5 face) with her birth year in the serial number. I found a note with 1957 in the number.

The price of the note is determined by a transaction between both parties. I wouldn't think that because it sort of aligns with a birthday, that the price jumps accordingly.

Rick

Geesh Rick.....it was a joke....   take a deep breath and try to smile. Condescending !!!!!!  I think not. Playful at your slight mistake. For sure. What's life if we can't laugh at simple things. I will try to remember your lack of sense of humour and refrain from commenting in the future.

I have the following if anyone is interested at face plus $2.00 within Canada.

$5 HNP 5301900 - 1999 - May 30
$10 BEV 1081900 - 1999 - Jan 8 or Aug 1 or 10

The notes from 1985 to 1999 may have band marks or a bent corner but the price is right. Send me a PM or e-mail me directly: gwfedora@sympatico.ca

Gary