Scam Alert!

More and more fake "currency-assembly" appear on the market, with the effigy of Hitler on 20 Francs inlaid Fisherman. We found a wonderful example on Delcampe at the following address: click here.
This same note we have of course, without editing, in the inventory of 20 Franks Fisherman 1942 was a pretty amazing journey: when we have referenced, it was on sale at 6 euros in May 2009 and 30 euros on ebay in January 2010 and finally to 49 euros in April 2010 Delcampe! What story (false) for this ticket just TB! and this is not an April Fool.

Below, the false ... and then the real one!





Explosion of small numbers!

Since the launch of "small numbers" by Claude Fayette and society CGB
interest in these "first" notes is growing. For proof, sale January 29, 2010 on ebay website, a 20 Francs Fisherman, serial A.1, No. 47544 at a price of EUR 264! and 23 bids made on this note with grade F/VF!





For your information, another small number had risen to 66 euros in state B, in September 2009 on this same merchant site ... Just imagine what would have made our 100 francs Sully C.1 No. 351 in VG condition? 5 francs or our H.57959 Violet No. 028 in state B?

To be continued ...


World Banknotes: 45 notes on the animal theme

For several months, we will propose to discover a magnificent series of 173 notes to the world on the theme of animals. We begin this new year 2010 by a series of 29 notes, in addition to the preceding, or 51 notes: a wonderful series of posts in New Zealand, 2 notess to Faroe Islands, a series of notes Gambia, etc.. and always the series of 6 notes from Brazil, 2 Algeria tickets, 1 notes for Amazon Antartica 4 notes, 2 notes to Angola, Netherlands Antilles 1 note, 1 note and 1 note to England, 2000 Columns Costa Rica.

The notes of the Banque de France refundable to date

Since February 28, 2007, notes of 500 francs (Pascal) type in 1968 are no longer traded and therefore have more value. It's the same thing for 200 francs (Montesquieu) Type 1981 which no longer refundable since March 31, 2008.

Last 6 francs notes can still be exchanged against euro in the branches of the Bank of France are the following:

20 francs (Debussy) Type 1980: February 17, 2012

50 francs (Saint Exupery) Type 1992: February 17, 2012

100 francs (Cézanne) Type 1997: February 17, 2012

200 francs (Gustave Eiffel) Type 1995: February 17, 2012

500 francs (Pierre and Marie Curie) Type 1993: February 17, 2012

Until these dates, all banknotes can be exchanged against euro cash in the coffers of the branches of the Bank of France (see the list available on the website of the Banque de France: www.banque-france.fr

You can also download a PDF of this list.