Do you know? A familiar five-edition $50 banknote fetched HK$33,600 in a Hong Kong numismatic auction.
These banknotes are still in circulation today, and everyone is likely to find several in their homes. But if you pay attention, they're getting rarer.
This kind of 50 yuan banknote, many people have begun to collect. Some of them have gone out of par and become quite hot.
So, what kind of 50 yuan banknote is worth collecting and preserving?
$99 note for 50 years
There are three different versions of the 50 yuan banknote, which are 1999, 2005 and 2019, and their collection value is also different.
Because it is a paper currency in circulation, 50 yuan in 05 and 19 years, it has no collection value for the time being.
But the 50 yuan banknote in '99 is different.
Due to the lack of some face factors, most of the denominations of the 99 banknote were issued for a short period of time. The 9950 was only issued in September 2001, and in August of '05, it was replaced by the 05 banknote.
Therefore, there are many people who are keen to collect banknotes of this year.
The 50 yuan in '99 is still the smallest five-edition banknote issued, with a total of only 78 prefixes. Because of its scarcity, it has been popular among Tibetan friends and has become the most popular 99 banknote.
At present, a brand new 9950 can even double the performance, and is considered by many people to be the king of the five versions of the coin. In daily life, such 50 yuan is also very difficult to come across.
Even if it is an old one, it can have a premium of a few yuan to a dozen yuan.
A more precious special variety
In the 99 year 50 yuan banknote, there are also some special varieties, which have different characteristics and higher collection value than ordinary banknotes.
The first is the Golden Condor.
Under fluorescent light, the 50 yuan note will have golden wings on the right side, which is not found in ordinary banknotes.
Such a 50 yuan banknote can already be multiplied by about 10 times.
The second is the red light unicorn, which is also a fluorescent variety.
Also under fluorescent light, the left side of this banknote will have a large red fluorescence, like a unicorn. It is similar to the Golden Light Condor, and it is also very precious.
In addition to these fluorescent varieties, there are even rarer flawed coins in the '99 50 yuan.
For example, the above 99-year-old 50 yuan sold for 7,200 dollars. At the bottom left of its face, there is a large extra piece.
This is a rare Folly defective coin, and they are usually tens of thousands.
50 yuan pretty number
Finally, I want to remind everyone that in 50 yuan, rare titles and beautiful numbers will be particularly hot.
The auction price of more than 30,000 Hong Kong dollars is a particularly outstanding 2005 50 yuan note. If it is 50 yuan for the 99 version, it will be more precious.
As you can see, its number is composed of only 6 and 8, which is originally a favorite number among Tibetan friends. In addition, this note is a perfect 70 PMG credit.
Under the superposition of perfect condition and excellent numbers, this 50 yuan can be auctioned for tens of thousands.
In addition to the beautiful number, the rare crown is also worth looking for.
They are the starting crown at the beginning of FA, and the complementary crown at the beginning of AH, AI, and AJ. These crowns are 50 yuan in 99 years, if the quality is in good condition, and the number is not bad, a single quotation can even reach several thousand.
So, do you still have the 1999 $50 bill at home?