The New Fifty - Who's got it?

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On Nov. 20th, 2004, at 8:43 am, JB04-12 wrote:

I totally agree, JB04-12 - because of its vibrant red colour and "Mr. 22 years himself" .  However, I still think the multicoloured 1975 $50 note is the prettiest note since the BoC's inception.

Better yet, ANY $50 note with Mackenzie King's portrait is cool!  

Later!  
Jonathan

I feel that the Musical Ride at the back makes the note the best, the touch of green and red blend well together.

Though i do not have one yet, they are widely available on the island of montreal.

My interaction at a CIBC branch a stone's throw from Pearson Int'l airport yesterday went something like this:

Me: "Have you received any of the new fifties yet?"

Teller: "I'll have to give you a fifty and a ten since you have three twenties"

(Teller pulls out a 1988 fifty)

Me: "No, I mean the new fifties that were just issued"

Teller: "This fifty (an AU 'birds of Canada' fifty) is new"

Me: "The bank of Canada just issued a new fifty that was introduced into circulation...."

Teller: "No, they only redesigned the one-hundred"

I smiled at this point and walked-out with my AU 'Birds of Canada' fifty.

Some people seem to live under a rock.  I'm not really sure what more needs to be said here.  I'm just in awe at this teller.

I totally agree with you, Brent.  Tellers should be more likely to give out the new $50's - if they have them.  Tellers who do not fulfill someone's request as best as they can should be discharged from their jobs.  

But, chances are, the teller whom Stu encountered may not have had the new $50's as yet, just like a lot of Canadians - especially us "Newfies".  I have only heard tell of very few reports of members who have the new fifties so far - mostly from Ontario and B.C. - and there have only been two prefixes reported since its release last week - primarily AHA.

The new $50 is nothing like the last four new Journey notes - the first three notes ($10, $5, and $100 respectively) we Newfies got on that Thursday.  The new $20's, the most popular bill in the country, I didn't get until that Friday (RBC main branch in St. John's may have had them late that Thursday afternoon).  The new $50, however, is not as important to me like the last four denominations, as any $50 note is very attractive.  I was lucky to have gotten crisp "old" $50's at the Scotiabank last Friday, as they may possibly be my final opportunity to get some of them in crisp condition - like I said in previous postings.  

But I won't give up my quest for the new notes - I will definitely get them long before Christmas.  

And that's my December 25 cents worth.  

Later!   Jonathan

Yep, some tellers don't know there is a new $50.
I tested 2 tellers, I asked for a new $50 from a Mississauga TD branch, they said "There's new $50s?".  I tried depositing one at a Scotiabank yesterday, the teller didn't accept it, and said "what is this?".
But Stu, its ridiculous the teller said there was only the new $100, since now, I mostly see circulated new $20s in my change, and being spit out of ATMS.

There's still some people who aren't aware of the new $20 even.  Dunno how deep they can have their heads buried in the sand.

Well, I am going to try the Avalon Mall branch once more tomorrow.  If they don't have them tomorrow, I am going to try the main Scotiabank branch in downtown St. John's on Thursday.  

Anybody else in Canada got the new $50's yet?  

Jonathan

I got my first one yesterday, not from any bank, but rather from the beer store on Granville Island.  I saw it in the till, and asked the teller if I could exchange a birds $50 for it.  

AHA60*****

Great find, Seth!

BTW, just out of curiosity, what is the prefix on the note?  Not the whole serial number, but just simply the prefix?

Jonathan

Got mine on Friday in my work
AHB4198511
Edmonton

No matter where you find it
No matter what the series letters are
No matter what the serial number is



ITS STILL UGLY!!!!

ITS STILL UGLY!!!!

Agreed!  It's way too PINK!

I agree.  It's ugly.  

Here's how I rank the Journey series, in terms of eye appeal for each note:

1.  $20
2.  $5
3.  $10
4.  $100
5.  $50

And for the Birds series:

1.  $50
2.  $5
3.  $1000
4.  $10
5.  $2
6.  $100
7.  $20

Note how the $50 and $20 have exchanged spots in my lists.  

What the heck, I'll throw in my Multicoloured ranking as well:

1.  $50
2.  $10
3.  $100
4.  $5 (both of them)
5.  $1
6.  $2
7.  $20 (both of them)

I totally agree that the 1969 Multicoloured $20 is the UGLIEST NOTE I have ever seen - since the BoC's inception.  The 1979 issue $20 isn't that bad, though, but there were NO PREFIX LETTERS on the 1979 issue.  The 1972 and 1979 Multicoloured $5's were pretty good - even though the 1979's had no prefix letters.

For the entire Journey series, I personally think that the $5 note is the most attractive note among the current denominations, followed by the $20, and maybe the $50, then the $10, followed by the $100.

Well, I must hit the sack.  I must be well rested for my neverending quest for the Journey $50...

Bye!  Jonathan