What’s more, investors like Jim Rogers have suggested that Hong Kong de-peg from the narrow band of the US dollar, and instead re-peg to the Chinese renminbi at par, or even discontinue the dollar in favor of RMB altogether. Money from Japan and China can also be very valuable. The last one that came up for auction realised $127,000 (£102k) in 2010 – a record at the time for a Chinese banknote. This ultra-rare example is one of the best. A highly desirable legal tender banknote, this $50 bill from 1863 is one of just eight bearing the same Friedberg number. All around the world, the War on Cash is intensifying. However, I do appreciate the value of holding cash, and as a Nomad Capitalist who places a premium on space in both my homes and in my luggage when traveling, the idea of carrying around a brick of currency worth a few hundred bucks is frustrating. The one-of-a-kind banknote realized $200,000 (£161k) at auction in 2013. 1215d $500 1882 Federal Reserve gold certificate in private hands, this unique rarity was sold by Heritage for $1.4 million (£1.12m) in 2014. Occasionally, a lot more—as in the case of the 10 most expensive coins and banknotes in the world. And yet another friend of mine once tried to withdraw $5,000 in cash from his US bank to buy a motorcycle, only to be told that his local branch didn’t keep that kind of cash on hand, only to ask why he would need such a sum in hard currency anyway. It was sold to a private collector in 2014 and currently resides in a Sydney bank vault.

(My local 7-Eleven in Kuala Lumpur can’t make change for a 50 ringgit note at times; imagine trying to buy food or ride to safety with a $100,000-bill.

To give you an idea about how much these prized banknotes are worth, here are the 30 most valuable specimens in the world.
Fax: 864-520-2210, Greenville, SC  29607 10. This particular specimen is in superb condition, so it's not surprising it realized such an impressive figure at auction in 2013.

Of course, this story wasn’t news to me; I’ve been aware that banks have been, While Swiss banking is almost entirely off-limits to US citizens and those without large balances, Switzerland has bucked the western trend of eliminating high-value banknotes by maintaining its 1,000 franc note. Your email address will not be published. This super-rare gold certificate fetched $120,000 (£97k) at auction in 2014. These are the most valuable banknotes in the world.

Register with lovemoney.com and connect with clever people, personalised content and all the tools you need to get the most out of your money. The last US business I invested in dealt in a minimal amount of cash, and I would get reports that depositing the occasional $1,000 cash payment into our own bank account would raise the eyebrows of bank tellers. Check out the 30 most valuable specimens on the planet.

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This is not limited to the United States. But the famous 1890 Grand Watermelon $1,000 treasury note exceeded all expectations when it fetched a staggering $3.29 million (£2.6m) at auction in 2014, making it the world's most valuable banknote, and then some. While Swiss banking is almost entirely off-limits to US citizens and those without large balances, Switzerland has bucked the western trend of eliminating high-value banknotes by maintaining its 1,000 franc note. ... Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Most people don’t travel.

Likewise, Australia's first modern 10 shilling banknote, which boasts a serial number of 00001, is worth $755,000 (£606k). Banknotes issued by the Palestinian Currency Board are highly sought after by collectors. Thanks to this super-desirable feature, experts have valued the note at a cool $500,000 (£402k). While some mass market Emirati banks won’t want to accept huge stacks of hard cash, “cash” is not a dirty word in the Emirates, and the central bank reportedly has no plans to discontinue this higher-value note. This 1931 $10 silver certificate has one very special attribute – its first-off-the-press serial number of A00000001A. Presumably, for similar reasons, the Singapore Monetary Authority has announced plans to phase these high-value banknotes out. Part of a small collection that sold for $225,000 (£180k) at auction in 2011, this 20 rupee specimen is the world's most valuable African note. Very few $50 examples were printed in 1928 and only 12 are thought to have survived, the majority of which are held by the Federal Reserve and various museums. The banknote, which dates from 1918, has been valued at a jaw-dropping $1.1 million (£880k). While Hong Kong’s HK$1,000 notes are not worth much more than a $100 bill from the United States, they do offer several advantages over the greenback. While most banks don’t deal much in these 10,000 “Sing dollar” notes, they are available. As an experiment, I recently brought 3,000 Malaysian Ringgit to Singapore to exchange and deposit into my Singapore bank account, and there was no shortage of (rather abrupt) money changers in “Change Alley” willing to offer me excellent rates.

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