Anyone know Namibian notes?

I have Namibia Pick 5, 7, 9, and 10, in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 200
Namibian Dollars, respectively.

The Krause catalog indicates that the ones I have are specimen notes, based
upon the serial number prefixes. However, I am suspect of this claim as
there is a big premium for the specimen notes, and I originally paid prices
much closer to those listed for issued notes.

Does anyone know if this is an instance of an error in the catalog, or did I
just get lucky, buying specimens at issued note prices?

I bought (lots) Namibian banknotes
off a collector in Namibia and quite a few
had the specimen prefix lettters as listed in pick

Maybe in Namibia they have no extra value or just
large amount printed and pick price is high

Over the last few years the krause prices and catalogues
have been below standard lots of mistakes in the banknote
and coin cats

I've stopped emailing them of new issues etc....
still got coins not listed after 5 years
(modern proof coins dated 1994 1995 1996 etc...)

plus banknotes not listed and dates etc...



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"Owen Linzmayer" wrote in message
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I have Namibia Pick 5, 7, 9, and 10, in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 200
Namibian Dollars, respectively.

The Krause catalog indicates that the ones I have are specimen notes,
based
upon the serial number prefixes. However, I am suspect of this claim as
there is a big premium for the specimen notes, and I originally paid
prices
much closer to those listed for issued notes.

Does anyone know if this is an instance of an error in the catalog, or did
I
just get lucky, buying specimens at issued note prices?

I've been frustrated, too, at the numerous errors and omissions I spot in
the catalogs, especially since I've brought them to the editors' attention
in the past, but apparently they don't bother to fix them.

I guess my real question is whether the specimen prefix letters listed in
the catalog are correct, or another example of a mistake?


On 8/3/05 1:07 PM, in article ,
"www.numismatiic.biz / www.worldwidecoins.co.uk"
wrote:

I bought (lots) Namibian banknotes
off a collector in Namibia and quite a few
had the specimen prefix lettters as listed in pick

Maybe in Namibia they have no extra value or just
large amount printed and pick price is high

Over the last few years the krause prices and catalogues
have been below standard lots of mistakes in the banknote
and coin cats

I've stopped emailing them of new issues etc....
still got coins not listed after 5 years
(modern proof coins dated 1994 1995 1996 etc...)

plus banknotes not listed and dates etc...

Owen Linzmayer wrote:
I have Namibia Pick 5, 7, 9, and 10, in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 200
Namibian Dollars, respectively.

The Krause catalog indicates that the ones I have are specimen notes, based
upon the serial number prefixes. However, I am suspect of this claim as
there is a big premium for the specimen notes, and I originally paid prices
much closer to those listed for issued notes.

Does anyone know if this is an instance of an error in the catalog, or did I
just get lucky, buying specimens at issued note prices?

Greetings!

The Catalog listing notes that known specimens of 5-6-7-8-9 have the
serial number perfix as listed in the "s" variety. H-J-P-N-T. That does
not mean that all notes with that serial number prefix are specimens,
but that the specimens that have been recorded as official specimens
have been of the serial number listed.

Hope this clears things up.

George Cuhaj
Editor -
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money

Well sure does, but do the notes have Specimen overprinted on them ?
or just look like regular issues and the Bank of Namibia state
that specimens have been issued with the said prefix.

How does one tell the difference between a specimen
say $20 with prefix T and a regular issue note $20 with prefix T
if specimen is not printed on the note?

yours


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Greetings!

The Catalog listing notes that known specimens of 5-6-7-8-9 have the
serial number perfix as listed in the "s" variety. H-J-P-N-T. That does
not mean that all notes with that serial number prefix are specimens,
but that the specimens that have been recorded as official specimens
have been of the serial number listed.

Hope this clears things up.

George Cuhaj
Editor -
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money

George,

Glad to see you online. Thanks for replying.

Your reply is clear, but doesn't clear up the issue. I was under the
impression that the purpose of the catalog varieties was to be able to give
the reader the ability to distinguish between different types of notes.

As I understand your response, it doesn't seem like there's any way a reader
can determine if they have a specimen note because not all notes with the
"specimen letter prefix" are in fact specimens. Are there any other
distinguishing characteristics of such notes?


On 8/8/05 11:21 AM, in article
,
" wrote:

Greetings!

The Catalog listing notes that known specimens of 5-6-7-8-9 have the
serial number perfix as listed in the "s" variety. H-J-P-N-T. That does
not mean that all notes with that serial number prefix are specimens,
but that the specimens that have been recorded as official specimens
have been of the serial number listed.

Hope this clears things up.

George Cuhaj
Editor -
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money