Discussion: I'm quite sure that 500 pes...

I'm quite sure that 500 peso note is "old pesos" and therefore virtually worthless. Though not totally worthless, if 500 "new pesos" are worth $27, then 500 old ones are worth 2.7 cents. And it's in such bad shape I can't see it attracting much attention on E-Bay. See here, they had a big remonetization in the early 90s.

Sorry to dash your hopes. I think all of the cash handed out was in the same boat. I thought about tossing in a few loonies, but I think they are still worth a little something... :-)

I need to check the date on the bill, but I suspected that was the case anyway. As a onetime numismatist, it still holds interest for me. And a 1000-fold devaluation is nothing compared to what happened to currencies like the Yugoslav dinar.

But you never know, with an opening like, "Hola, puta analfabeta..."

Yeah, 1984. It was in decent shape before I put it in my pocket and ran the night-O.