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Radar notes
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 7:26 pm
by William Fowler
Got these from my bank. Nice bills. What do you all think. Please let me know if they are worth keeping? Thanks for checking this out.
Re: Radar notes
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:33 am
by dbcoins
Like the $20 note the best.....2 digit radar...sweet. What condition?.... Hard to tell from photos....great find !
Re: Radar notes
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 7:32 am
by William Fowler
The $20 note is in great condition and the $50 has a fold in the corner but still in great condition too.
Re: Radar notes
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 10:26 am
by Nota_phil
William Fowler wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 7:26 pm
... What do you all think. Please let me know if they are worth keeping? Thanks for checking this out.
William Fowler wrote: ↑Sun Oct 23, 2022 7:32 am
The $20 note is in great condition and the $50 has a fold in the corner but still in great condition too.
I like them both & would keep them if they were mine.
I cannot understand why the $20 image is so poor (so striated) like you photographed it under water or something.
dbcoins wrote: ↑Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:33 am
... What condition?.... Hard to tell from photos....great find !
Yes, the best way to start analyzing the condition of a polymer note is to start with the see-through holographic windows & search for scratches. Even notes fresh from the printers can have scratches! The 2012/13 series have been plagued by scratches to their security windows. If you can find one (or 2) "scratch free," then hang onto it!
Re: Radar notes
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 1:37 pm
by CanuckCoinGirl
I would keep them if the only issue is that little corner edge - get them into protective sleeves to keep any other damage from happening to them. Some of what they could be worth would be related to who the signatories are - and I didn't check on that, but you should. I like that the $20 has a radar-like prefix too. The polymer notes won't be replaced as fast as the paper ones had to be. Radars are, thus, going to be more limited over time. Fun...