Expert: Brad Swain - 3/5/2010

Question
1- I have a Republic of Texas $20 note. #1575 and it has the letter A on it. its in very good condition.

2-banque nationale de belgique - cent francs- payables a vue- it has 100 in all four corners with 1368 R 0202 in top right hand corner and 341910202 in the bottom left corner. it has Lambert Lombard (1505-1566) face on it. the date is 07-05-71. it's in pretty good shape other than being folded for several years.

3-turkeye cumhuriyet merkez bankasi is one the top of the front and across the top on the back. 10 is in the bottom left hand corner on back with a man named Baskan Vardimcisi. B26357646 and it has a lot of wear an tear on it.

I dont know a thing about any of these bills. I found a bunch of different types of currencies in a bag my mom gave me few years back. any help would be greatly appreciated!! thank you! :)

Answer
Hi Keesha, The first, the Texas note, is a replica. Currency reproductions are common and have virtually no collector value.
You can find a list of the ones that have been made here:
http://www.ronscurrency.com/rcbogus.htm
The Belgium 100 Francs collector value may be worth about $3 with heavy wear to around $6 with moderate wear to maybe $8 with light wear.
The Turkish 10 Lire features Kemal Ataturk. It may be worth about .10 with that amount of wear.
Collector value of a note depends on date, denomination (face value), series letter or signature and condition, including amount of wear, any folds, tears or stains as well as collector demand.
Paper Money Gallery: http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/notedir/mappage.html
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