Coin and Paper Money Collecting/1930 Shanghai $5 note

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The bill is in excellent condition without folds and is crisp. It has "The Central Bank of China" on the margin of the back side. On the front is a picture of a mustached Asian man and the serial number is D988055D in red
What is it's worth?

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Hi Judy, there are several signature varieties that may affect value. The most common's collector value may be worth about .50 with heavy wear to around $2 with moderate wear to maybe $6 if uncirculated (no wear). That one would have the signature in green.
If you have clear pictures (not over 1 megabyte each please) you can email them to me at tbirde@psknet.com.
Paper Money Gallery: http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/notedir/mappage.html
Brad

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Brad Swain

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I have been a World Coin and Paper Money collector since about 1965. I will be glad to answer any questions you may have on World coins or currency, tokens, unusual or unknown pieces and attempt to give you estimates of value and historical information about them in a polite and prompt manner.

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45 years collecting coins and paper money.

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BA History, BA Geography - Virginia Tech

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