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What is the rarest paper money in the world? ›

The Grand Watermelon Note: A U.S. $1,000 Treasury Note from 1890, one of the most valuable banknotes ever sold at auction. Qatari 1 Riyal Note, 2008 Issue: Withdrawn and demonetized due to a spelling error.

Certain examples of our notes may be of interest to collectors. We cannot advise in this respect, since banknotes are only ever 'worth' their face value to us. If you want to find out whether certain banknotes have any additional worth, we suggest you approach a banknote dealer.

High value foreign currencies can include China currency or Japanese currency. Things like misprinted currency or limited release batches will be higher in value than common types. Pieces in better condition will be more valuable than heavily worn currency items.

If the $2 bill was minted and printed before 1976, it would likely be worth more than its face value on the collectibles market. In some cases, it might be worth only $2.25. The highest value is $4,500 or more for uncirculated notes from 1890, although most of those bills range from $550 to $2,500.

The highest currency in the world is none other than Kuwaiti Dinar or KWD. Initially, one Kuwaiti dinar was worth one pound sterling when the Kuwaiti dinar was introduced in 1960. The currency code for Kuwaiti Dinar is KWD.

The Jane Austen notes

The fivers – which the Daily Mirror says could one day be worth as much as £50,000 – also include quotes from Austen's novels Emma, Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield Park. The 72-year-old Short spent them in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Midlands and South Wales in November 2016.

If you think you might have possession of a bill that's worth more than its face value, you can go online to look up the serial number. To test it out, we looked up the number on a random $5 bill at MyCurrencyCollection.com.

At A&D Coin, we understand the value of collecting and preserving world and foreign paper money. That's why we are a trusted place for those looking to sell old foreign paper money.

1928 Gold Certificate $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, and $1,000 bills are all legal to own, and all are highly collectible. The $10 and $20 notes are typically worth from twice face value to $100 or more depending on condition, while the $50 and $100 notes are more valuable.

Which note has the highest value? ›

The Brunei $10000 banknote and the Singapore $10000 banknote (which Anton Shulke mentioned) are the highest valued banknote in circulation. Both of their values are equal to 7113.34 USD.

There are three things to look for in identifying dollar bills worth up to $150,000: The series date located near the photograph of George Washington must read “Series 2013″ The bill must have a “B” Federal Reserve Seal above the serial number.

The closer the banknote is to the very first batch produced, the more valuable it could be. These are the notes that start with the 'AA01' prefix. If your note is then followed by a serial code in the low digits, it's likely to be even more attractive.

1849 Double Eagle Gold Coin

The one remaining specimen is carefully preserved at National Numismatic Collections at the Smithsonian Institution. The 1849 Double Eagle is currently the rarest and most valuable coin in the world, with an estimated value of around $20 million.

One of the most expensive bills is a 1891 $1,000 Silver Certificate “Mercy” Note, which is sometimes consider the “unicorn” of United States paper money, and it is estimated to draw $1.75 million to $2.25 million because there are only two of them left in the world.

This 100 trillion dollar note is one of the world's largest denominations of currency. It was issued in Zimbabwe in 2008 during a period of hyperinflation, when the prices of goods rose rapidly and the government printed money in increasingly larger denominations to match market prices.