My dad gave me old vietnamese money from the actual vietnam war he was in,where can I get a value on it at?

Question

do you think its worth major bucks? its two pieces of money from vietnam during the war.They both are in great condition! I am excited about it! I just dont know where to start,local coin dealers are not a option.i live in a small town.so can someone help me out with that please!!!!

Answer 1

You're probably holding onto some South Vietnamese piasters. There is no exchange rate for them, because South Vietnam doesn't exist anymore. There can be significant sentimental and collector value for them though. If I was you, I wouldn't bother going to a local coin or currency collector dealer. They will either not know what it is or will screw you because they know how rare such currency is and you don't.

My Mom has a full set of all piaster denominations ever circulated as well as money from when Vietnam was a French colony. We had consulted a coin collector concerning their value, and were not pleased with what we heard. The sentimental value of the piasters is worth much more than the market value as collectible currency. However, this will change as time passes due to the simple fact that it is currency from a country that doesn't exist anymore.

I support other answers that indicated you should keep them for yourself. If you want to sell them or find out how much they're worth right now. Go to eBay and see if you can find anything similar being auctioned.

Answer 2

Vietnam War Money

Answer 3

You have a computer - surf around the net. Google terms like rare money, foreign money, old vietnamese money, or so on.
I am no expert - but i would say it has some value to the right person. To someone who collects such things. But i doubt if its worth a fortune or anything. It would just be a matter of finding the right person who would be willing to buy the stuff. Which could be hard.
Also maybe check ebay to see if anyone is selling similar items, that could give you a rough idea as to what something like that would go for.

Answer 4

That and $ .15 will get you a small but strong cup of coffee in Saigon. I am not allowed to say the new name, it offends many people I know.

It's a worthless souvenir. Helen made some money running an exchange there late in the war. The new stuff has Uncle on it. They prefer American dollars there now just like then.

Answer 5

This type of paper money probably has no "Cash" value being long out of circulation, to have any real value to bank-note collectors it has to be in "Fine" to "Extra Fine" condition!
You can try looking online for a website that deals with coins and banknotes.

Answer 6

I agree, keep them and pass them and the stories down the line to your children. Money comes and goes but stuff like that can last forever inside a family. Show some pride for your father

Answer 7

This money is like Civil War "Confederate States of America" money. Its only value is to a collector.

Answer 8

The Republic of Vietnam no longer exists, it's only value would be as a collectors item.

Answer 9

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The Vietnam War occurred in present-day Vietnam, Southeast Asia. It represented a successful attempt on the part of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam, DRV) and the National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam (Viet Cong) to unite and impose a communist system over the entire nation. Opposing the DRV was the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam, RVN), backed by the United States. The war in Vietnam occurred during the Cold War, and is generally viewed as an indirect conflict between the United States and Soviet Union, with each nation and its allies supporting one side. The most commonly used dates for the conflict are 1959-1975. This period begins with North Vietnam's first guerilla attacks against the South and ends with the fall of Saigon. American ground forces were directly involved in the war between 1965 and 1973. The Vietnam War first began in 1959, five years after the division of the country by the Geneva Accords. Vietnam had been split into two, with a communist government in the north under Ho Chi Minh and a democratic government in the south under Ngo Dinh Diem. Ho launched a guerilla campaign in South Vietnam, led by Viet Cong units, with the goal of uniting the country under communist rule. The United States, seeking to stop the spread of communism, trained the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and provided military advisors to help combat the guerillas. In August 1964, a US warship was attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin. Following this attack, Congress passed the Southeast Asia Resolution which allowed President Lyndon Johnson to conduct military operations in the region without a declaration of war. On March 2, 1965, US aircraft began bombing targets in Vietnam and the first troops arrived. Commanded by General William Westmoreland, US troops won victories over Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces around Chu Lai and in the Ia Drang Valley that summer. Following these defeats, the North Vietnamese avoided fighting conventional battles and focused on engaging US troops in small unit actions in the sweltering jungles of South Vietnam. In January 1968, the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong launched the massive Tet Offensive. Beginning with an assault on US Marines at Khe Sanh, the offensive included attacks by the Viet Cong on cities throughout South Vietnam. Though the North Vietnamese were beaten back with heavy casualties, Tet shook the confidence of the American people and media who had thought the war was going well. As a result of Tet, President Lyndon Johnson opted not to run for reelection and was succeeded by Richard Nixon. Nixon's plan for ending US involvement was to build up the ARVN so that they could fight the war themselves. As this process of “Vietnamization” began, US troops started to return home. The mistrust of the government that had begun after Tet worsened with the release of news about US soldiers massacring civilians at My Lai (1969), the invasion of Cambodia (1970), and the leaking of the Pentagon Papers (1971). The withdrawal of US troops continued and more responsibility was passed to the ARVN, which continued to prove ineffective in combat, often relying on American support to stave off defeat. On January 27, 1974, a peace accord was signed in Paris ending the conflict. By March of that year, American combat troops had left the country. After a brief period of peace, North Vietnam recommenced hostilities in late 1974. Pushing through ARVN forces with ease, they captured the Saigon on April 30, 1975, forcing South Vietnam’s surrender and reuniting the country.

Answer 10

It has enormous sentimental value. However, as money or a collector's item it's worthless.