One Lot - German Reichsbanknote, in $demoniations of 500, 1000, 10,000, 100,000.

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One Lot - German Reichsbanknote, in $demoniations of 500(1), 1,000(1), 10,000(38), 100,000(24)...a total of 64 Notes.
Every one of these notes has been handled over the past
99
(0,000 Note),
100
(0 & ,000 Notes),
110
(,000 Note)
years
, respectfully as to the denomination. Therefore the Condition was indicated as Circulated. However, All of the 0,000 notes are in exceptional mostly crisp condition (in my opinion), and none appear to have ever been folded and therefore in nearly UNC in appearance. The ,000 notes all appear to be in fairly good condition, although almost certainly circulated, or at minimum folded for putting in a wallet or to reduce the dimension of the bills for storing, hiding, or putting into some sort of container too small for the actual size of the bill.
Very few of the 0,000 notes have any folds, creases, damage, no writing, and no tears...though most have some signs of age, such as slight discoloration, corners turned, or age spotting. The ,000 notes on the other hand do almost all have some or all of those distinct signs of aging, including one of the 'C' series (C-0949065) that has been folded many times and has a tear in bottom middle, and left side middle. The 0 & ,000 notes likewise show more wear with a small tear on middle bottom of the 0 and small tears middle of left and right sides, as well as a bad stain on bottom right corner. It was attempted to show these condition issues in the pictures provided.
In addition to the the 0,000 notes being in such good, nearly UNC condition, there are three (3) groups of notes with consecutive serial numbers. This denomination has three Series Letters (E, F, and M). There are two groupings in the E Series with consecutive numbers (E-05185090->5097 and E-11089940->9949). The F Series, also consecutive numbers (F-05958365->8369). Lastly, one M Series note M-05185194.
The ,000 notes have Series Letters of A, B, C, D, E, F, H, K, M, N, R, Q, W, and Z. These notes are generally random, relative to their serial numbers, but there are also 2 groupings of consecutive serial numbers...those are W-0325481->483 and W-0315487-5489. There is also W-0315485, meaning it would have been a larger number of consecutives if W-0315484 and 486 were present. Nonetheless, finding more than two consecutive serial numbers in two different denominations I believe is an unusual circumstance in the same Lot, thereby increasing the potential value to the right collector, perhaps substantially, having done considerable eBay research on these wartime currencies and seeing what they have sold for in good condition, and sequential serial numbers.
The other interesting and intriguing aspect of this particular currency, if I have properly understood the timeline of the ,000 note, is that this one is known as the Series 1 or P-70 note, with two additional variations. The front of the note features a painting by Albrecht Durer titled simply "Portrait of a Young Man", done either in 1499 or 1500. He was a very well respected painter who created over 1,000 masterpieces. Having lost the war, Germany had to pay reparations to several countries, including France, by agreement of the Treaty of Versailles. The Durer painting was selected to be on the banknote but was slightly altered by the money engraver in the neck area of the portrait to depict a rather gothic looking 'vampire', who is supposed to represent France, which is sucking the life blood out of the throat of Germany. If turned 90 degrees to the left, with a bit of imagination, you see the hooded vampire. Once spotted it is readily noticeable to most people. In all three variations of the note this vampire figure alteration was not changed, showing the strong anti-French sentiment held by German at that time.
The notes will be placed carefully in plastic protectors and shipped in a manner that will prevent any folding, creasing, or damage during shipping and handling.