Malaysia 1985 $5 Crossover NK 00 Prefix

***The significance of the having the printer's name on Malaysian banknotes is very obvious as the earlier Malaysian banknotes with printers' names on them at times do command very high prices when they crossed-over scarecely from one printer to another with the continuance of the Serial Numbers and a great example of this is the $5 banknote dated 1985 signed by Jaffar Hussein that begins with NK 0xxxxxx.
A UNC piece of this banknote will cost you at least RM1,000 and I suppose most collectors do know about this already but what the hell, no harm repeating that fact to you once again! However, the normal $5 Jaffar Hussein's note will cost you at most RM20 and can be catagorised as a 'crap note.'
Of course, the King Of All Crossovers' banknotes is the $100 bankote signed by Jaffar Hussein and printed by Thomas De La Rue with the Prefix of ZX that easily commands Rm12,000 in UNC Condition, and how many of you have even seen this note, not to mention owning one?
As such, it's a shame that the current banknotes have no printers' name on them even though we might know who the printers were.
Imagine the RM1 banknote crossing over from the German printer, then over to the Aussie printer & over to God-knows-what printer and back to the German printer!
How exciting Malaysian banknotes collecting, then, will be and of course, for the lucky ones, they might own banknotes costing thousands a piece due to their scarcity in crossing over from one printer to another!

Malaysia 1995 $5 Ahmad Don Banknotes Uncirculated

*** The year 2011 & 2012 have been numismatically very active years for various Malaysian banknotes with many2 various banknotes chartering previously unthinkable unchartered territories pricewise.
Prices have spiked-up, esp. for Uncirculated Choice banknotes, to a level never seen and never dreamt about before, including some banknotes deemed at one time as 'crap notes' like these featured here today.
The only rational reason for the above could be due to the presence of the internet whereby it brings buyers & sellers together at the tip of the fingers & above all, the 'coming upstream' of many2 new collectors, thereby, creating a shortage of supply situation in the Malaysian numismatic scene, esp. on the banknotes side.
It is being speculated by many dealers that prices of various Malaysian banknotes still have room for more upside due to limited stock.
If what these motherfuckers say is correct, I suppose it's better to buy now than later!
If you want to, you can say that whoever has stock is the king or will be the king in waiting!
And in this case, the much-used sarcastic phrase, 'heavy is the head that wears the crown,' would not really matter.

Malaysia 1981 $100 Uncirculated

***A pivotal Malaysian banknote from the earlier series and something that every true classic Malaysian banknotes' collectors must have in their collections in order for their collections to be gloatable about.
Sadly, most of the banknotes from this particular deno & series have been properly washed and pressed without their current owners realising it, esp. those in the so-called 'high grade' category.
Indeed, many of the so-called high grade pieces of this series have been so nicely processed without their current owners realising it.
This particular banknote featured here today is definitely a piece, or rather a master piece as it is as fresh & virginal as it can get and above all, it also bears the Last Prefix of this series.
I am cocksure PMG would without any hesitation grade this banknote as PMG 67 or God knows, it could just as well be a notch higher at PMG 68, who knows!
Oh, by the way, this banknote is currently on its way to PMG!

Malaysia Current $1 Banknote Series Last Prefix

***As the current Malaysian banknotes series are running the end of their courses as far as printing is concerned, many collectors as well as dealers, bigtime & small-time alike, are busy trying to catch and/find out the various Last prefixes of the various denominations.
The most affordable to get hold of is obviously the RM1 deno as after all 1,000 pieces only cost RM1,000 and holding on to them for years would not involve high holding costs as compared to the RM100 series whereby 1,000 pieces would involve RM100,000, enough to buy breakfast for two for many2 years to come.
However, the million dollar question is what prefix is the freaking prefix that is the Last Prefix?
I myself am blur about this as there is no crystal ball in front of me that can give me the straightforward answer.
The best answer, unsolicited if I may add, came from a chap in Penang who told me another another chap told him so, that the Last Prefix for the current RM1 Series is AGM, yes, you got it right, AGM.
But I did NOT say that. He said THAT & he heard from ANOTHER chap who said that & I am not sure if this another chap actually heard it from another chap, and honestly, I don't really give a shit about who heard it from whom, really.
The only freaking thing I know is even if I do know what is the Last Prefix for the current RM1 series, I am not going to tell you, because in the first place I don't think you will tell me.

Malaysia 2012 $5 Polymer ZA Replacement 1 Brick 1,000 Pieces

***Here is a brick of 1,000 pieces of the RM5 Polymer ZA Replacement banknotes, still in their original bindings and believe it or not, they are, indeed, in running numbers.

Obviously, the appearance for the first time of these ZA notes took everyone by surprise as it's the first time ever there were replacement issues for the polymer issue and above all, this issue coming after everyone thought it has ended at the Prefix of EG more than 2 years ago!

Are these ZA Replacements 'rare?' Whoever asking this question obviously needs to have his or her, or both, head(s) checked! Go & look in the basic dictionary what the hell the word 'rare' stands for if your command of English language is that poor.

Will collectors who obviously double as 'investors' get burnt all over again just like when they got their asses burnt a few years back when they got so bullish with the then 'rare' RM1 ZD replacement issue? Let history be the final judge & let you folks be the witnesses of the spectacle to come, if any!

Malaysia 2011 $1 ZAC Replacement Banknotes

***History will show that the RM1 ZAC Replacement banknotes will, indeed, be categorised under the 'scarce' category.
And it's now clear to all & sundry that this ZAC issue is not so common after all as one can't see them for sale online or offline, whether they are low numbered or high numbered.
But when ZAC first came out, many collectors & small-time so-called dealers acted in a chicken manner & the only word they uttered was 'expensive!'
Now they are willing to buy at double the original price! I suppose just like at the stock market, most people would like to buy when the prices are high!
And the same thing with RM10 ZG Replacements. It costs RM35 each when they just came out & some small-time ass-holes even mentioned that they have seen stacks of these & as such, the price should be lower.
Tell me, where are these so-called stacks?! Hey, don't live in a world of make-believe lah! Don't spin stories when you have not seen these so-called 'stacks' yourselves.
Let me put it this way to you dungus - if you are a small fish, you will remain so no matter how many make-believe grandmother tales you spin!

Malaysia 2011 $100 ZE 0010000 Replacement Banknote

***Many Malaysian Replacement banknotes collectors are always worried whenever a new Replacement issue surfaces, & the first thing in their minds will be if this latest issue will later appear in big quantity or not, and for these folks, it's more like buying a stock in the stock-market & wondering if the price will tank tomorrow.
It's now already moot as far as the RM100 ZE Replacement is concerned if big quantities will appear & if that's what one is afraid of , then, I have yet to see a stack in existence.
And it wouldn't be surprising when several years down the road, the very same above collectors would be very willing to fork out RM500 to RM700 to buy a piece of the RM100 ZE Replacement, regardless whether its serial numbers are high or higher, just exactly like the RM100 ZB, whereby at RM500 now it would be considered extremely cheap but when it first appeared, no one bought at RM120 a piece!
That's the mentality of most Malaysian junior collectors, they are all chicken, they all want to make money but don't dare to take risks and you don't have to be a graduate of the Harvard Business School to know that no risk means no gains.
Many are small time players with little spare cash but want to join the big time but only possess hearts of chicken.
Let me put this in a straight-forward & in a candid manner in case you start to open your big traps & say otherwise. If you don't have the spare cash & heart, you have no place in this game.
And don't try graduating to the stockmarket as that's where one needs bigger brains & that's where you will, indeed, lose your pants.