AUSTRALIAN DECIMAL AND PREDECIMAL BANKNOTE COLLECTIONS & ERRORS

Predecimal banknote issues can range from as early as 1913 to 1961. Predecimal banknotes consist of ten shillings, one pound, five pounds, ten pounds, twenty pounds, fifty pounds, one hundred pounds and one thousand pounds. A common banknote theme of collecting is by signatures or banknote type collections. Serial number collections is growing in popularity.

Areas of interest when it comes to decimal & predecimal banknotes include:

Decimal and Predecimal Signatures Types

Decimal and Predecimal Type Collections

Decimal and Predecimal First & Last Prefixes

Decimal Test Notes

Decimal and Predecimal Error Notes

Decimal and Predecimal Solid and Semi solid number collections

Decimal and Predecimal Radar numbers

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Type & Signature Collections

Type collections are put together by collecting all the signature combinations within a particular issue of banknote.

First and Last Prefix Banknotes

Decimal First & Last Prefixes Polymer Banknotes:

First and last prefixes have potential for investment purposes. The following polymer issues that are most valued for investment potential in my opinion include:

Last Prefix: $5 AB19 medium to dark green serials

Last Prefix: $5 AB19 pale green

Last Prefix: $5 HC95

Last Prefix: $5 KC95 (narrow bands)

Last Prefix: $5 KC95 (wide bands)

First Prefix: $5 AN97 (test note)

Last Prefix: $5 DN97 (test note)

Last Prefix: $10 AB33 (first release)

First Prefix: $10 AB10 (second release)

Last Prefix: $10 AB57 (second release)

Last Prefix: $10 DF94 (blue dobell)

Last Prefix: $10 DF94 (grey dobell)

Last Prefix: $10 DF96

Last Prefix: $10 DF97

Last Prefix: $20 PE94

Last Prefix: $20 DA95

Last Prefix: $50 VG95

First Prefix: $100 AN96 (test note)

Last Prefix: $100 CS96 (test note)

Last Prefix: $100 CF98

Decimal Test Notes

Decimal Test Notes Polymer Banknotes

With the introduction of the polymer series there have been the creation of TEST NOTES that have been put into circulation and recalled. This occurred in the $5 (From first prefix AN97 to last prefix DN97) & $100 (From first prefixes AN96 to last prefix CS96) polymer banknotes. It is stated that there are estimated to be about 300,000 $5 polymer test notes in circulation.

1997 $5 dollar TEST NOTES

The SET of $5 Test Notes on this link WOW !

A prefixes:

AN97 , AO97 , AP97 , AQ97 , AR97 , AS97 , AT97 , AU97 , AV97 , AW97 , AX97 , AY97 , AZ97

B prefixes:

BN97 , BO97 , BP97 , BQ97 , BR97 , BS97 , BT97 , BU97 , BV97 , BW97 , BX97 , BY97 , BZ97

C prefixes:

CN97 , CO97 , CP97 , CQ97 , CR97 , CS97 , CT97 , CU97 , CV97 , CW97 , CX97 , CY97 , CZ97

D prefixes:

DN97

1996 $100 dollar TEST NOTES

The SET of $100 Test Notes on this link WOW !

A prefixes:

AN96 , AO96 , AP96 , AQ96 , AR96 , AS96 , AT96 , AU96 , AV96 , AW96 , AX96 , AY96 , AZ96

B prefixes:

BN96 , BO96 , BP96 , BQ96 , BR96 , BS96 , BT96 , BU96 , BV96 , BW96 , BX96 , BY96 , BZ96

C prefixes:

CN96 , CO96 , CP96 , CQ96 , CR96 , CS96

Error Banknotes

Error banknotes came in all different forms. The more errors the more interesting and more potential buyers there are. They can be found in either decimal or predecimal banknotes. Error banknotes arise due to the printing production or processes undertaken.

They may include:

Missing print:
At production that can be found with no print or background

Fading design:
Due to ink levels are low during production

Missing the print designs:
During production

Wet ink transfers:
Due to touching other wet banknotes

Missing or incomplete or mis matched serial numbers:
At production

Ink smudging:
At production

Flap:
On a side of the banknote remains at production due to cutting of sheets.

Folding:
On a side of the banknote remains at production due to folding over banknote sheets.

Creasing:
Banknote sheets has resulted in the banknote being printed with the creased print evident at production

Registration shifts:
Due to print being misaligned due to machine feeding

Mis Cut Edges:
Due to uneven cutting of banknote sheets

Examples include:

Ie. $2 Error banknote with registration shifts, mis cut edges, and offical Note printing Australia orange mark.

Solid and Semi Solid Serial Number Collections

Soild Number collections is where the serial number is consecutively the same. Ie. AA 111 111 ect.

Semi solid collections is where the serial numbers are near solid. Ie. AA 555 444. Semi solid number collections are not as desirable as a solid number collection.

Radar numbers

They are numbers are a mirror image of themselves starting from the opposite direction. Ie. AA 321 123