New Canadian $20 Radar from bank machine.

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Today I got a brand new Canadian $20 from  TDCT bank machine with the serial ARV 8997998.  I know a radar is worth more than a regular bill, but this number seems special because of high numbers.  Does anyone know what this bill could be worth?  Yes I am a newby.

I know a radar is worth more than a regular bill...

Funny you should say that.  According to Charlton, it's worth $25,  the same as a non-radar.

Good luck with the auction. 

I thought you were trying to be funny with the auction comment.

$80 really?

Takes all kinds.

 

Tis is a very special Bill of a new breed.....it is an ACRONYM 3-DIGIT RADAR!  I wanted to see what the ARV in the serial # stood for and googled it to find...

Acronym/ Definition
ARV Antiretroviral
ARV Approximate Retail Value
ARV Advanced Re-Entry Vehicle (aeronautics)
ARV After Repair Value (real estate)
ARV Armed Response Vehicle
ARV Armed Robotic Vehicle
ARV After Repaired Value
ARV Armored Recovery Vehicle
ARV AIDS-Related Virus
ARV Associative Remote Viewing
ARV Average Retail Value
ARV Air Release Valve
ARV American Revised Version
ARV Arkansas River Valley
ARV Alien Reproduction Vehicle
ARV Aircraft Repair Ship
ARV Amateur Radio Victoria (Australia)
ARV African Rift Valley (Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, CO)
ARV Aerial Reconnaissance Vehicle
ARV Accommodation and Repair Vessel (offshore operations in the oil and gas industry)
ARV Acquisition Review Committee
ARV Array Response Vector
ARV Aspect Ratio Value
ARV Aeration Room Vent
ARV Airborne Relay Vehicle
ARV Atmospheric Release Valve
ARV Accountability Reliability Velocity (Six Sigma)

I remember being a novice collector, and finding anything out of the ordinary was definitely a cause for excitement.  When I found a bird series $20 radar note in Unc condition, I thought it was worth a million bucks.  I mean, who gets crisp new radar notes by chance, right??  But reality is that radars are pretty common, and brick searchers have really pounded down the value over the years.  Hence the catalogue value hit a new low.  Try as you might, like a used car salesman, but a $20 radar note these days is a tough sell, even in Unc.

All kidding aside, every three-letter prefix could be an acronym for something.