Today, with the ease of using a credit card and even transfers via pix, it is difficult to see banknotes in shops and in our day to day life in general. We can say that paper is becoming rare – but not as rare as some banknotes that were once in circulation in Brazil.
Believe it or not, some of these rare banknotes can reach R$4,000. Much more than the value written on it.
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What defines the rarity of these items are their serial numbers, some signatures of the directors of the Brazilian central bank and even the country where the item was printed. In addition, of course, there is the state of conservation of the banknotes: if they are not dented, scratched or torn.
And, incredible as it may seem, some printing errors can guarantee an extra value to the note.
Rare banknotes in Brazil
R$ 50 banknotes reach R$ 4 thousand
In 1994, there was a batch of R$50 bills on which there was no inscription “God be praised”. In the collectors' market, the item can reach R$ 4 thousand. Have you thought?
In 1995, 400,000 impressions of a note of this value were printed with the signature of Pérsio Arida, who was president of the Central Bank for just six months. The banknote can reach R$ 1,000.
BRL 1 bill can be worth 200% more
Remember her? The R$1 note stopped circulating in 2005 – not so long ago. However, banknotes of this value that circulated in the mid-1990s can be worth considerable money.
In the collectors' market, one of these can fetch from R$150 to R$200.
Imported banknotes worth more than R$ 1 thousand
In 1994, it was necessary for other countries to print some R$5, R$10 and R450 notes. This happened so that the schedule could be fulfilled as planned.
Some banknotes were made in Germany, others in England and France. They are identified with the letter B at the end of their serial number and the manufacturer's mark on the back. Among collectors, it can reach R$ 1,500!
defective banknotes
In the 1990s, when banknotes came out defective, they were discarded and, instead, they printed bills for replacement. The difference is that these had an asterisk in the serial number. There were only 400,000 notes like that. The value? It can reach up to R$ 2 thousand.
In 2003, the Coin House he missed a batch of R$50 bills with the serial number crossed out. These can go up to R$ 500.
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