Australian $10 notes have been printed since 1993. Some notes can be particularly valuable with the right serial numbers or if in mint condition, reaching up to $1500 for the rarest notes.
This banknote offered for sale without the impeccable credentials would be $20.000.
This exceedingly rare Australian fifty dollar uncut pair of trial notes was printed between 1973-1994 by Note Printing Reserve Bank of Australia. These notes have an outline profile of Lord Howard ...
Surprisingly, old Australian paper banknotes can be quite valuable. Online banknote and coin specialist site, The Right Note, are selling notes ranging between $1500 and $15,000.
Jane Austen notes are not the only ones that might be popular with collectors, it is also worth looking out for James Bond 007 notes and AK47 notes. Consecutive numbers such as AA12345 are also well sought after.
Most commercial banks will redeem old Australian banknotes at face value. A commercial bank may require some time to confirm that a banknote from a previous series is genuine or may need to send such banknotes to the Reserve Bank for confirmation.
Coinworks is the only company that focuses solely on the buying and selling of Australian rare coins and offers the widest range of quality Australian coin rarities. With more than forty five years in the industry, Coinworks knows the rare currency market.
Australian $2 notes were issued from 1966 right up until they were replaced by Australian 2 dollar coins in 1988. Some Australian 2 dollar notes can be particularly valuable with certain serial numbers or if they are in mint condition. Values can reach up to $5,000 for the rarest old Australian two dollar bill.
The silver crisis of 1920 and the 1920 Star Florin and 1920 Star Shilling. And the silver crisis of 1945 and 1946 and the 1945 Penny, Australia's rarest penny. And this 1946 cupro nickel florin, an experimental strike in an alternative metal and the the only example held by a private collector.
While rare serial numbers often generate interest, banknotes will only ever be worth their face value to us.
A new $2 coin commemorating the end of the Vietnam War has skyrocketed in value and is now selling for up to $1,200 online. The Royal Australian Mint released two $2 coins earlier this month to commemorate 50 years since the end of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War.
Collectors are willing to dish out vast sums of cash to get their hands on the rarest of the rare. A $10 bill from the Great Depression is one of them.
Hold the note to light to see an embedded thread running vertically to the left of the Federal Reserve Bank seal. The thread is imprinted with the letters USA and the word TEN in an alternating pattern and is visible from both sides of the note. The thread glows orange when illuminated by ultraviolet light.
The 1934 series $10 star note – The version of the star note with the light green seal in very fine condition is worth around $150-200, while the uncirculated MS 63 graded bill can reach up to $1,250.
They have no value over their face value and anyone who tries to sell them to you for more than that is scamming you and should be avoided like the plague. These coins are high-mintage items. The HH on them does not make them a rarity and between them, nearly 200 million examples were produced between 1988 and 1989.
The Reserve Bank, and most commercial banks, will redeem old Australian banknotes at face value. If you take your old banknotes to a commercial bank they may exchange them for current banknotes.
Like most collectables, the value of banknotes is directly linked to condition, grade, rarity and desirability. Flawless uncirculated banknotes are usually worth more than their circulated counterparts. Well-centred notes also tend to be of greater value, due to their greater desirability among collectors.
Sites like Heritage Auctions might give you some idea of the value if you own bills worth more than face value. Heritage Auctions touts itself as the world's largest numismatic auctioneer. Coin World is another website that might be able to give you an idea of what your bills are worth.
USA 1882 $100 Gold Certificate – $117,500 (£94k)
Gold certificates were used as paper currency in the USA between 1863 and 1933. They guaranteed the bearer the note's value in gold. The rarest specimens are worth a fortune – this 1882 $100 version, one of just seven, went under the hammer for $117,500 (£94k) in 2013.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has estimated that approximately 19 million one dollar notes are still in circulation, so most Australian 1 dollar notes are still only worth a dollar each. Some one dollar notes are very valuable if they have the right serial numbers or if they're in mint condition.
Exchanging old notes
You may be able to deposit withdrawn notes at your own bank or with the Post Office. Alternatively, you can exchange withdrawn banknotes with selected Post Office branches or with the Bank of England.
Low Serial Numbers
Low Serial Numbers are quite popular to collect, paper money collectors usually look out for any number below 100, or even 1,000 as they're the most desirable of the low serial numbers. Such as any number below 00001000, or 00000100.