The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 50, November 23, 2003, Article 7

DROOLING DOLLAR

  Regarding the "drooling dollar" question, Joe Boling was the
  first to respond with an answer.  Neil Shafer chimed in soon
  with some additional detail:

  Joe writes: "Nepal, several denominations (2, 100, 500, 1000
  rupees, Pick numbers 29, 34, 35, 36). The two low
  denominations carry little premium for the "drooling" variety;
  the two higher denominations are priced more than double for
  the early variety (so is the 2 rupee, but the difference is only
  $1.50)."

  Neil writes: "The "drooling dollars" are from Nepal.  King
  Birendra Bir Bikram's first notes, issued in 1981, did show him
  with what is thought to be a line of "drool" coming from his lower
  lip on some notes, specifically the 2,100, 500 and 1000 rupees.
  The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists two varieties
  of the 2 and 100-rupee notes, with and without the drooling line.
  As far as we know, the others with the drooling line were not
  issued in the corrected version. The 5, 10, 20 and 50 rupees
  were not issued with the drooling line.  There is only a slight
  premium on the 2-rupee drool piece, and even less on the 100."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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