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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? |
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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... -- Michael @ www.worldwidecoins.co.uk mirror site www.numismatic.biz email remove www World Banknotes & Coins eBay http://members.ebay.co.uk/aboutme/worldwidecoins/ "Owen Linzmayer" wrote in message ... 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? |
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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... |
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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? |
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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 |
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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 -- Michael @ www.worldwidecoins.co.uk mirror site www.numismatic.biz email see above World Banknotes & Coins eBay http://members.ebay.co.uk/aboutme/worldwidecoins/ wrote in message oups.com... 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 |
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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 |
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