Going cashless might be the new normal these days, but one man is cashing in on his collection of rare banknotes. Cornelius Koh, a collector in Singapore, uploaded a video to TikTok last Saturday (April 15) where he documented the sale of a portrait series $2 banknote to a fellow collector for $1,000. The reason for the hefty price tag?...
Speaking to AsiaOne on Monday, Koh said that the buyer is actually his friend.
28-year-old Koh, who has been a collector for five years, shared that he gets these rare notes from a collector's market on WhatsApp, and then resells them to other collectors.When asked about the most expensive item in his collection, he said that it's a bird series $1 note with the serial number 111111 — which he estimates to be worth about $30,000.
For such banknotes to command high prices, Koh said: "Notes must be graded to preserve their value, and they cannot have any fold lines, or be circulated"., which uses a 70-point numerical scale to determine its physical condition.According to PMG's website, such a grading means that "the centreing is off on one or two sides. Some handling may also be present on the note, but there are no folds in the design".
Some collectors tend to go for fancy serial numbers like 999999 , while others may prefer collecting different generations of currency with different motifs, Koh added.commemorative notes such as Singapore's Bicentennial $20 notesCommemorative notes also tend to come with well-designed folders, and the condition of the folders is also important in determining their resale value.
Other factors also come into play in determining a banknote's value, such as how rare it is and the quantity released.
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