Citação: "Fire Blade5"Anyone interested in 500 Euro Banknotes?
Thanks

You got some pretty funny/predictable replies!
Here's my take on high denominations* in terms of how collectible they are.
I've heard there are collectors who collect them but they're few & far between b/c:
- it's a lot of money to set aside just for the sake of having that particular banknote
- many people stash them away in SDB (Safe Deposit Boxes) & so they remain in high grades (not that tough/not that special)
- difficult to sell or trade (high seller's commission, risky to post them, etc)
- if they're collected, then only earliest (toughest) versions preferred
- if you just used one: you could buy something really rare/tough or collectible
So they're kind of like 'consecutive banknote serial numbers' which aren't a big deal (
collectible) for most nations (that's the way they're issued). Often high-value denoms are most appealing to the 'newbie' collector (who's criteria for what's
collectible is quite liberal) but less appreciated by those who've seen them time & again in high grade (plus have already experienced the drawbacks of keeping them). There's a lot of collectors from the US who really go for the $5000 & higher denoms too (but usually only US currency).
So there's typically 3 types. The US (CDN, European, etc) high denom collector, that goes for his/her high denomination (of their origin) & the ones who go for world notes (& they'd might be after one of the 500 Euros since they appear to be in nice shape). Lastly, there's the odd specialist who collect
nearly impossible high denoms (& these guys collect very elite exclusive items).
(*IMO wouldn't apply to hyperinflation banknotes since these are a whole different 'kettle of fish')
BTW: one of the most popular
500 Euro I've seen is the 2002 'Duisenberg' issued from Ireland (Prefix
T) but I imagine that the ones issued from Belgium (
Z) & Finland (
L) will be popular since I've rarely seen them up for auction.