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Australian Coins, Banknotes and Exonumia => Australian Banknotes => Topic started by: ausjack on March 03, 2013, 12:54:50 PM

Title: Why the five?
Post by: ausjack on March 03, 2013, 12:54:50 PM
Just wondering if anyone knows why they only put one serial number on the five dollar note when the rest all have two :huh:
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: enworb on March 03, 2013, 01:52:02 PM
Maybe because of space constraints?
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: ausjack on March 03, 2013, 02:35:30 PM
here's the kiwi fiva and ours and yes they are just a little bigger but I think they could do it and the 2001 aussie had it sideways (http://i48.tinypic.com/4qq4o5.jpg)
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: Mister T on March 03, 2013, 02:47:34 PM
I've sometimes wondered myself as I'm sure that either NPA or the RBA advertises the two matching serial numbers as a security feature.
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: trout on March 03, 2013, 03:06:26 PM
Quote from: 'Mister T' pid='8807' dateline='1362284254'I've sometimes wondered myself as I'm sure that either NPA or the RBA advertises the two matching serial numbers as a security feature.
It used to be that if the note was torn in half you had to produce the 2 matching serial numbers to redeem it
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: drakesterling on March 03, 2013, 04:08:57 PM
Quote from: 'trout' pid='8809' dateline='1362285386'
Quote from: 'Mister T' pid='8807' dateline='1362284254'I've sometimes wondered myself as I'm sure that either NPA or the RBA advertises the two matching serial numbers as a security feature.
It used to be that if the note was torn in half you had to produce the 2 matching serial numbers to redeem it

If a note is torn in half, it can be redeemed for a note half its value. More info:
http://banknotes.rba.gov.au/damagedbanknotes.html
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: keldaw on April 13, 2013, 05:14:36 PM
I have just taken these out of my dark room , first time since I last saw them in 2008..

run of 5 consecutive numbers ..

   cg  02 322319 .
        cg  02 322320 .  this one is 8 digit radar
        cg  02 322321 .
        cg  02 322322 .  this one is 6 digit repeater
        cg  02 322323 .      


     all notes perfect condition ..          ,, kel ,,


if I put these up at a reverse auction  ,

    what should my starting price be ..   ???

    some one on this forum should know , I know he is watching ...

     ******   do you remember when I got these from you ??
                     and what price I paid you for them ..  ??

   ,, kel ,,


Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='8798' dateline='1362277490'Just wondering if anyone knows why they only put one serial number on the five dollar note when the rest all have two :huh:

 and see how they have changed the numbers too .
which is the older one ???.. do you know  ??


(http://i48.tinypic.com/2z57qqe.jpg)

 yours is      JAG  253643

 mine is       150  021836

 now I look at them both , I think I have a younger queen ii on mine . but I don't know for sure ..     ,, kel ,,
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: ausjack on April 13, 2013, 06:36:14 PM
I'm not sure either Kel but I think you might be right as I have a $2 with that effigy and she does look just a little younger

Oh and in answer to your other question sorry..a lot, then wait for it to drop I think is how it works :good:
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: accumulator on April 13, 2013, 06:50:38 PM
AJ's is post 1981 ( 81 to 85 ) Type 2
Kel's is pre 1981 ( 77 to 81 ) Type 1
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: keldaw on April 13, 2013, 07:56:45 PM
thanks for that accumulator , so in between them times they changed from numbers to letters for the prefix  ..  ,, kel ,,


my numbers read    $ 20.00   JJ 570447
                             $  05.00  150 021836

                          SAME QUEEN ,FOR THESE 2
 
                               $  2.00 EBF 585622
                               $  1.00 ABL 885315
                          SAME QUEEN FOR THESE 2

                DIFFERENT QUEEN  BETWEEN TOP 2 AND BOTTOM 2

   ,, kel ,,
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: keldaw on April 14, 2013, 06:36:27 PM
also have these $ 5.00 notes ,from the dark room , first time since 2008..

 run of ten consecutive notes numbers run from  ,
 C G 02 322220 UP  TO  C G 02 322229

  C G 02  322223  IS A RADAR  also ,

 these notes and the other 5 up above  will all be going for auction on ebay  as soon as I get some good pic set up of them  .. ,, kel ,,
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: trout on April 15, 2013, 07:12:59 AM
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='12030' dateline='1365930387'also have these $ 5.00 notes ,from the dark room , first time since 2008..

 run of ten consecutive notes numbers run from  ,
 C G 02 322220 UP  TO  C G 02 322229

  C G 02  322223  IS A RADAR  also ,

 these notes and the other 5 up above  will all be going for auction on ebay  as soon as I get some good pic set up of them  .. ,, kel ,,

If you scan the notes put some black paper on top of them so that you have a black background on the scan :ok:

This always makes the note look better and it shows the edges clearly :good:
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: keldaw on April 15, 2013, 07:40:35 AM
thanks trout , I have never scan any items as I don't know how to do it , and I only ever use my camera .
 if I try to scan and I put black paper on top , that means it must scan from underneath , now I understand that . but I have no idea how to transfer it over to my p/c after that , .
 keep watching and I will try and do it with some old notes later on tonight ..  , anyway thanks for the hint ..        ,, kel ,,

first , this is with my camera , I will try this way first ..


[attachment=1663][attachment=1664]

these pic are from my new camera , are they good enough or would a scan look better  ??   ,, kel ,,

I see 2 mistakes , no 1 not showing the edge of the notes and

                           no 2  pic only turn out as thumb size  

 so now I will try the same pic going through tinypic ..   ,, kel ,,

(http://i45.tinypic.com/308jmmo.jpg)

(http://i50.tinypic.com/35d2jhe.jpg)

looks like tinypic is the way to go , for me any way with the camera

 but I will still try scan later and work on how to transfer it over to my p/c ..
 now , is it better to show all the note  with a little bit larger area outside the note , because you said it is better to use black paper on top to show up the edges better ,..  ??  thanks for your help in this matter ...     ,, kel ,,
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: Nevol on April 15, 2013, 02:11:11 PM
If you're going to sell these notes on Ebay, I'd suggest a full image of each note, front & back. That way any prospective buyers can see the whole note.
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: keldaw on April 15, 2013, 03:13:15 PM
thanks nancy  ,
 this is just a trail run on my pic , but that is good advice , but don't have enough time between now and the 24 th of this month to list them  , I will only be off line for  between 2 and 3 weeks all going well , but who knows .. so I will list a few things when I get back home ..   ,, kel ,,
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: keldaw on April 15, 2013, 06:41:50 PM
like this should be good

(http://i50.tinypic.com/s5bi44.jpg)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/21o3rdd.jpg)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/33zfasw.jpg)
(http://i45.tinypic.com/2mdrkug.jpg)

 from   ,, kel ,,

if I have 10 con notes to put on ebay or anywhere else , do I have to do each one separately like these ones , that would mean 20 pic for me to do , that is like a days work for me ..  ,, kel ,,
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: Nevol on April 15, 2013, 09:20:28 PM
With 10 Consecutive notes, I'd do it so that all the Serial Nos show, and show the full face of one note, and the full back of another, so only 2 pics would be required to cover them.  Condition of them would all be the same, so individual pics not necessary.
Title: RE: Why the five?
Post by: keldaw on April 16, 2013, 07:39:12 AM
thanks nancy ..
I am just asking all these questions
 because I am just trying to get every thing right , and be sure , the more questions I  ask the more knowledgable I  become ..

            ,, kel ,,