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Are old banknotes worth anything?
Guilders, pesetas, marks and lire cannot be spent, and most are worth a few euros. The ones worth more are worth much more, and condition matters more than it does on coins.
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Paper money: what withdrawn notes are worth, which can still be exchanged, and how condition is graded.
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Banknote grading: what UNC, AU and VF actually mean
Paper is graded on folds, corners and crispness, and the gap between a perfect note and a folded one is routinely five times the money.
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Star notes and fancy serial numbers
A star at the end of the serial means the note replaced a spoiled one. Certain number patterns are worth more than the note, and most of them you can spot in a second.
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The wartime notes worth hundreds: Hawaii, North Africa and silver certificates
In 1942 the US printed money designed to be repudiated if it were captured. Brown seals, yellow seals and HAWAII across the back, and they are worth far more than face.
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