First/Last Prefix's $5 $10 $20 $50 $100

[SixFigureFinder]

Is it really worth keeping first and last prefix notes from early polymer years to date?
I have found a few $10 blue ink in first and last over the years and also 100s of different notes in all denominations, Searching for these is quite a challenge but i enjoy it

[interest]

Yes & no,,, If you can get them in a good grade then hang onto them.
But some of the rarer notes in not such a high grade are still worth a premium.
It is a little hard to get a good price for $50's & $100's I've sold some on ebay that have cost me money to sell with fees & what not.
But If you can afford to hang on to them, hang onto them, a form of saving, then you can buy something good.

[keldaw]

not really , I have heaps of them , but no body wants them .
if you sell a $ 100 .00 note on ebay for $ 100.00 you get $ 90.00 so you lose ten dollars out of your 100. 00 straight away ,and if they pay by p/p that also cost you fees , so you need to sell a $ 100.00 note for $ 150.00 or it is not worth the trouble .
where else can you sell them if not on ebay . be like me , go ahead and spend them .

[Goldseeker]

A good discussion.

What aboutr the paper $100.00 notes.   I am not talking about unc but the less circulated ones with no folds etc.

Are they worth anything to hang on to as I have in the safe five of them as I type.

[Nevol]

I think the only polymer note I would get excited to find these days is a VG95 $50, but I've probably got a better chance of flying to the moon.

I do have one in my collection, but from memory it's pretty beat up. VG95 919106

[notcb]

The AN97 and DN97 $5 test notes are definitely worth keeping.  In fact  3 years ago at Easter, I received a DN97 note in my change in aVF condition, so they are still out there in the wild, so to speak.

Also the AN96 and CS96 $100 notes are definitely worth keeping in reasonable condition and they are still very much out there in the wild.

The KC05 $5 is worth keeping, only for its low print number, but most notes were snapped up by collectors at the time.

The 2001 Federation $5 notes are also probably worth keeping, especially the first and last prefixes.

It is funny how few people now even remember those 1 year special notes.

Cheers

Peter  (notcb)

[interest]

Gee what I'd give for a few more KE 93's or the DF 94's
Most of the $10.00 First & last are well worth saving.

[runway]

$2 HLP Last Prefix is rarer than rocking horse shit

[JeffH]

What about the paper $100.00 notes?

A few years ago someone cashed in about $3,000 of nice ones at the bank. I went through and picked out the very best ones and bought them.
Started putting them on eBay and could only get $110 to $115 each for them. As Kel said; take away the eBay and PayPal fees and you're going backward. I could not afford to keep them then so ended up cashing them back in.
Have had a similar experience with $50 notes.

I think the face value of the larger notes is against you in this scenario. People are only prepared to pay a few dollars premium above face unless a note is really distinctive for some reason. A few dollars on a small value note is a good percentage return but on a large value note is negligible.

[keldaw]

A good discussion.

What aboutr the paper $100.00 notes.   I am not talking about unc but the less circulated ones with no folds etc.

Are they worth anything to hang on to as I have in the safe five of them as I type.

bruce , I got $ 110.00 ea for my lot of 10 ...
 2 years ago , and they were nice and flat .    ,, kel ,,
I sold 4 x 1988 first issue $ 10.00 notes last year for $ 30.00 ea on ebay , then the guy asked me to cancel the sale a week later and did not pay , because he got a large bill from his doctor , so he said .
these are the ones they printed at first , then recalled them and made a new batch .  AB 10 / AB 33  mine are AB 26 .

[Goldseeker]

Looks like I had better spend them then.

Thanks for the responses

[SixFigureFinder]

I think the only polymer note I would get excited to find these days is a VG95 $50, but I've probably got a better chance of flying to the moon.

I do have one in my collection, but from memory it's pretty beat up. VG95 919106

I found 4 (i think) of these in 2 years, ill post some photos soon

[keldaw]

I think the only polymer note I would get excited to find these days is a VG95 $50, but I've probably got a better chance of flying to the moon.

I do have one in my collection, but from memory it's pretty beat up. VG95 919106

nancy , is the V G  you are talking about , the prefix number , or is it meaning very good condition ? is it only the V G  95 that is ok or is my K F  95 ok also .   K F 95 516946     ,, kel ,,
I have sold a lot of these , and I only have this lot left now . plus my 1988 $ 10.00 first run lots and my beautiful lot of $ 5.00 notes con order run including the 6 number radar ,plus the 8 number radar plus repeater number included .     ,, kel ,,

[Nevol]

nancy , is the V G you are talking about , the prefix number , or is it meaning very good condition ? is it only the V G 95 that is ok or is my K F 95 ok also . K F 95 516946 ,, kel ,,

Kel, the VG95 is the start of the serial no.  I think from memory the condition of mine may just scrape in as 'good', but I'd have to find it to be sure.

Last Prefix $50 VG notes are usually well sought after. There are 13 on Ebay at present:

http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_nkw=VG95&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=11116&_udlo=&_udhi=&_ftrt=901&_ftrv=1&_sabdlo=&_sabdhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=15&_stpos=4121&_sargn=-1%26saslc%3D1&_salic=15&_sop=15&_dmd=1&_ipg=100

[keldaw]

thanks Nancy .      ,, kel ,,