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The world's most valuable rare notes

Mega-expensive old money
England 1948 £1 million Treasury Note – $86,000 (£69k)
USA 1882 $100 Gold Certificate – $117,500 (£94k)
USA 1928 $50 Gold Certificate –  $120,000 (£96k)
Palestine 1938 £100 Banknote – $125,000 (£100k)
China 1909 One Yuan/Dollar Ooi-Long Banknote – $127,000 (£102k)
USA 1890 $100 Treasury Note – $129,250 (£104k)
USA 1934 Fr. 2221-H $5,000 Federal Reserve Note – $141,000 (£113k)
USA 1869 Fr.151 $50 Bill – $176,250 (£142k)
USA 1880 Fr.187J $1,000 Bill – $176,250 (£142k)
USA 1907 $1,000 Gold Certificate – $176,250 (£142k)
USA 1863 $50 Bill – $182,125 (£146k)
USA 1883 $500 Brown Seal Gold Certificate – $193,875 (£156k)
USA 1882 Fr.1192a $50 Gold Certificate – $200,000 (£161k)
Zanzibar 1908 20 Rupees – $225,000 (£180k)
USA 1880 Black Back $100 Silver Certificate – $235,000 (£189k)
USA 1891 $50 Seward Treasury Note – $235,000 (£189k)
USA 1902 Alaska $5 Bill – $246,750 (£198k)
Australia 1817 First Banknote – $252,000 (£202k)
USA 1863 Spread Eagle $100 Bill – $305,500 (£245k)
China 1904/1908 One Yuan/Dollar Banknote – $322,000 (£259k)
USA 1880 Fr. 187k $1,000 Bill – $330,000 (£265k)
USA 1863 $20 Gold Certificate – $352,500
USA 1880 Fr. 1851 $500 Bill – $411,250 (£330k)
USA 1931 Rare $10 Silver Certificate – $500,000 (£402k)
Australia 1913 First Modern 10 Shilling Banknote: $755,000 (£606k)
Australia 1918 First £1 Banknote – $1.1 million (£880k)
Australia 1924 £1,000 Banknote – $1.2 million (£963k)
USA 1882 $500 Gold Certificate: $1.4 million (£1.12m)
USA 1891 Red Seal $1,000 Treasury Note – $2.5 million (£2m)
USA 1890 Grand Watermelon $1,000 Treasury Note –  $3.29 million (£2.6m)
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Mega-expensive old money

The market for covetable paper money is buoyant and top collectors don't think twice about paying millions of the dollars for the rarest examples. To give you an idea about how much these prized banknotes are worth, here are the 30 most valuable specimens in the world.
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20 November 2016

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