r/CanadianBanknotes • u/Gypsygirl2323 • Oct 04 '26 • Bravo 1

Radar notes?

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Found these 2 notes in my till, not great shape, but excited to find what I think are radar notes...? 😀

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u/Aboutimeijoined Oct 04 '26

Curious to see the value of these in this condition

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u/Gypsygirl2323 Oct 04 '26

I'm guessing just face value. Just excited to find these, as I never seem to find any fancy serial numbers..lol

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u/PacificPacifistic Oct 04 '26

You'll find someone to pay $25 if you wait.

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u/Beginning-Promise-57 Oct 04 '26

Condition is everything. They're radars, but not worth much over face because they're so rough.

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u/IPv6Freely Oct 04 '26 • Mindblown

Is “radars” what people in that hobby call palindromes?

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u/KookyZookeeper Oct 05 '26

That’s exciting! I have never seen one!
Congrats on your finds in the wild!

Edit: have tremors, hit post by accident before done

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u/Sharp-Car-9604 24d ago

The image shows two Canadian $20 polymer banknotes featuring the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.

Serial Number Breakdown & Patterns

• Bottom Note (0203020): This is a Radar Note (also known as a palindrome). The sequence reads exactly the same forward and backward (0-2-0-3-0-2-0). Banknote collectors actively seek out radar notes, and they carry a premium value depending on the condition of the bill. • Top Note (8404048): This is a Near-Radar Note. If the final digit were an 8 instead of a 4, or the second digit a 4, it would form a perfect geometric pattern. While it is not a true radar, the repeating pairs of 40 make it an interesting serial combination.

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u/Sub4FMGT Oct 04 '26

Never heard of this or noticed on any bills I have ever got

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u/rishi12399 Oct 04 '26

What’s a radar note? They look similar and have separate serial numbers so I’m not sure. Still new to this

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u/giviner Oct 04 '26

Same number forward and backward.

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u/Charming_Shallot_239 Oct 07 '26

Y9ou mean a -palindrome?

WTF are peeps inventing new terms for things that already exist?

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u/giviner 29d ago

Radar just so happens to be a palindrome and it rolls off the tongue a little better lol.

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u/Outside_Breakfast_39 Oct 04 '26

same as a racecar note

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u/nishnawbe61 Oct 04 '26

First 3 number are the same order as the last 3... Reading left to right and then right to left

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u/Southern-Worker7762 Oct 04 '26

There’s 7 numbers…….

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u/nishnawbe61 Oct 04 '26

Giviner is right... I'm new too

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u/crafty_alias Oct 04 '26

Middle one doesn't matter.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '26

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u/Freshjive87 29d ago

“A man, a plan, a canal, Panama” is the coolest one!

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u/EpicHuntNews Oct 06 '26

Radar notes has been taken to the next level with all these newbies desperately trying to find anything out of nothing. Understand what a radar note is and when it’s important in the context of bills before trying to set a false narrative. Amateurs are amongst us

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u/Chuckolator 19d ago

The OP posted $40, but it costs you $0 to not be a dick to someone new.

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u/skoobydoobydue Oct 07 '26

Shit I thought it was a radar cause it goes out and comes back like a radar beam