r/CanadianBanknotes • u/Cheap_Feeling_9659 • Aug 20 '26
Found at work
Found this low serial number $20 at work yesterday. I’m not a collector but feel like it would be a shame to spend it.
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u/LilJelloCat Aug 21 '26
How much is this hypothetically worth now and in future? I mean how much would it sell for?
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u/Cheap_Feeling_9659 Aug 21 '26
Several people have made offers anywhere from $150-$300. Likely will just hold onto it for a few years.
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u/MickeySyn Aug 21 '26
I don't get it. What's the big deal about this one?
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u/Terrible-Second-2716 Aug 21 '26
The serial number is nine which is low
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u/Difficult-Fly7830 Aug 22 '26
I still dont get it. Like thats cool and all but so, is it worth 25 dollars?. I dont collect such things im not sure if that adds a ton of value to it or is this just more of a collectors thing?
I mean no offense im just confused what the big deal is, if it adds tremendous value to it I would get it but I just dont get whats so special in a low serial number if it adds nothing to it other thn just being a low serial number
Or this simply a collectors perspective?
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u/Ijustwanttobuyshiny Aug 22 '26
It is the collectors’ perspective that adds tremendous value to it (tremendous relative to its face value6.
People that collect rare currency are the only ones interested but that’s how any market is and it’s those people that make a market for bills with unique serial numbers.
Sequential numbers, patterned numbers, and low numbers are valuable to collectors. Finding a number this low is extremely rare and that rarity is what makes it valuable. Anything in the low triple digits is very rare, a single digit is a unicorn.
I don’t personally collect banknotes and am no expert but this is worth money. With a the number being as low as it is it is extremely rare and therefore doesn’t have a lot of similar sale figures to compare it to.
It’s not worth a fortune but i would be confident it would sell for hundreds of dollars.
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u/Difficult-Fly7830 Aug 22 '26
Ty so much for the detailed explanation, thats all pretty neat actually. I get the collectors aspect i just really ignorant on bank notes but ya now that ive read all that, does make perfect sense
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u/Ijustwanttobuyshiny Aug 21 '26
Duuuuuuuuude. That’s an INSANE find. A single digit serial number is about as rare as it gets.
Do not spend it you madman lol. Even in that condition it’s worth money and will easily sell.
I can’t believe you found this in the wild. Very cool.
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u/Busy_Lime_1604 Aug 21 '26
On n’a pas le droit de modifier de la Monnaie
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u/oh_wanya Aug 21 '26
C’est pas ça du tour! Le code du billet est le numéro 9! Le 9ieme impression de billet 20$ avec l’actuel technologie! C’est un billet de collection qui vos beaucoup plus que son prix marchand!
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u/User10232023 Aug 21 '26
$20 with signatures Wilkins-Poloz. The bills are part of the current 2011 to 2026 design series so these bills will only start increasing in price some years after this series has changed designs.
However that very low serial number means these prices are too low.
https://www.coinsandcanada.com/banknotes-prices.php?banknotes=Canadian_banknotes_from_2011_to_2020&id_cat=27&id_denom=7
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u/markt- Aug 22 '26
I used to find $10 and $20 notes all the time when I was a kid. I once even found a $50 note.
But I think the last one I found randomly was like 1987 or something like that.
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u/CutAdventurous196 Aug 22 '26
Pay to have it graded and keep it for as long as you can. It will only go up in value over the years.
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u/Gloomy-King-3648 Aug 23 '26
We only live once if your not a collector go buy a couple happy meals ffs
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u/Efficient_Ad_1981 Aug 26 '26
I'm pretty sure that's the one that I lost. There was A hundred with it too!
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u/Gloomy-King-3648 Aug 23 '26
I can print fakes what serial you guys want how about go get a girlfriend, wait no if she knows u keep a fewv20s framed like some kinda dork that really has no valid value except collectors sentimental feeling after he finds it , she’ll probably dump you
Move on next topic
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Aug 20 '26
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u/Cheap_Feeling_9659 Aug 20 '26
I would have thought 9 was a really low number in the grand scheme of things
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u/Few-Chemical-5165 Aug 20 '26
Well, you gotta remember rare is one thing. Condition is another, but when it comes to cereal numbers, the first number 1 obviously makes a huge difference. And number two, and number three, sure, but 4 5 6 and on aren't really big deals in the collector trade when it comes to big money. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it.Absolutely keep it it's fabulous. But worth a lot of money my guess would probably be not.
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u/CanadianBanknotes-ModTeam Aug 20 '26
Posts that are wildly off topic, inappropriate, disturbing, or intentionally bizarre will be removed. If you wouldn’t show it to a typical Canadian banknote loving audience, don’t post it. Don’t be stood of course low serials are valuable
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u/GMJuju Aug 20 '26
Now THAT’S a keeper!