Expert: Brad Swain - 12/16/2009

Question
i have a german 100 mark made in berlin dated april 21 1910 with red serial numbers A-8095375 my grandfather i assumed got them when he was in germany while in the army during the koren conflict i saw your response to another lady regarding the color of the serial numbers and was wandering if you could tell me what my bill is worth id say it is in fairly good shape it has two folds  the red watermarks and all 5 sets of serial numbers are very visable its not faded very much at all. any help i would appreciate. thank you

Answer
Hi Stephanie, Collector value of a note depends on date, series letter or signature and condition, including amount of wear, any folds, tears or stains as well as collector demand.
Collector value may be worth about $5 with heavy wear to around $15 with moderate wear to maybe $22 with light wear.
Paper money grading standards: http://userwebs.psknet.com/tbirde/tbirde1/Grading/grading.html#PM
You might try Ebay.com for similar pieces for comparison.
You might also try a library for a copy of the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money for pictures, values and lots more interesting info.
Brad