Network users have recently been stunned by the value of an old Colombian bill in excellent condition. It may cost up to 9 million pesos, but did you know there is another ticket worth 300 million?
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About The first bill of 500 pesos of the Banco de la República It was put into circulation in 1923, the year it was founded. It is one of the rarest jewels for collectors.
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This copy was one of those that marked the beginning of national banknote production, also reverting to the “Gold” pattern in its design, which at that time guaranteed a backup of 798 grams of physical gold.
According to collector @MonedasColombia on Twitter, “only two banknotes are known to exist”, This makes the price quite high, but collector Alfonso Ujueta stated that he knows four owners.
Ujueta stated that he would be prepared to pay up to 300 million for someone in good standing. According to him, the price is not only justified by being the first national edition of 500 pesos, but also, Moreover, only 6,000 copies were printed.
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These costs have been verified by TikTok user @numismaker. This reveals that the estimated value of the ticket exceeds 180 million pesos, It also announced that in 2007 one copy was auctioned for 64 million.
The user acknowledges that as only two copies are known to date and it is almost impossible to get one, and “its face value was depleted in 1993 when it was replaced by a 500 pesos coin.”
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