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Castle Courtyard => Exonumia for Exonumist => Topic started by: Templar on November 14, 2012, 03:50:27 AM
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A FRIEND OF MINE IS A BIG PAPER NOTE COLLECTOE AND DEALER---HE WENT TO CHICAGO AND WHILE AT A CONVENTION HE WAS GIVEN SOME NOTES THAT LOOKED LIKE U.S. NOTES BUT THEY HAD CHINESS WRITING ON THEM---WELL HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE USED TO TRAIN CHINESE BANKERS AND THOSE IN OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN DEALING WITH FOREIGN CURRENCY
AFTER YOU LOOK AT THESE YOU CAN GO TO YOUR SEARCH ENGINES AND TYPE IN "CHINESE PRACTICE NOTES".......AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO LOTS OF SITES AND YOU CAN PURCHASE SOME OF THESE BANK NOTES----FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION I READ THAT THEY HAVE PRACTICE NOTES FOR ALL MAJOR COUNRIES----AT MY COIN CLUB MEETING I HAD A LOT OF FUN ASKING PEOPLE IF THEY HAD 2 FIVES FOR A TEN AND THEN GIVING IT TO THEM AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT-- JUST STARTED TO PUT IT IN THEIR POCKET
VERY SCARY.....................
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THE CHINESE WRITING ON THE NOTES SAYS THESE ARE NOT REAL---THEY ARE NOT FOR CIRCULATION----AND ARE PRACTICE ONLY,
HOWEVER THEY LOOK GOOD AND HOW MANY NOTES HAVE YOU GOTTEN WITH STAMPS ON THEM OR WRITING LIKE "WHERE IS GEORGE"-----TAKE A GOODE LOOK NEXT TIME....
AND CAVEAT EMPTOR!
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Is a "Goode look" a better examination then just a plan old "Good look"?
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Maybe they don't know that the ones in English aren't real either. :D
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I have a set of these in my collection. Also Australian, Canadian, UK and Euros as well
They look good and are all marked as training notes.