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Hash: SHA1 Scot Kamins wrote: | In article , | (Abugaj01) wrote: | | |I've saved quite a number of notes with unusual serial numbers. I have a bill |that ends with six 9's, and lots of bills that have 5 of the same number. | | | You know, I've never understood that. isn't a bill with the serial | number 123456789 or 999999999 as scarce as one with the number 739458621? | | Scot Kamins | -- | "Speak your truth, even as your voice quakes." As far as I can tell, every serial number should be equally scarce (i.e., unique). I've heard of "star" and "non-star" varieties, and that might be a different story. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3-nr1 (Windows XP) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAzseA1O8SCngk1kQRApuDAJ9iPRDwemEOASsG0+hvzi XxJrz+KQCgsRTL X8PMS21+/VMvJov+HraO9sM= =hMOV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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From: Scot Kamins
I've never understood (collecting notes by "fancy" or "curiosity" serial numbers) ... isn't a bill with the serial number 123456789 or 999999999 as scarce as one with the number 739458621? First, there are only 8 numerals in a FRN serial number. Now then; not all people who collect things gague their criteria on scarcity. This is the old reality, someone who collects "A" cannot understand why another collector collects "B", nor the appeal of "B" as a collectible. I have a set of $1 FRNs I call "the years"; it has no formal "scarce" notes in it, and as far as I know, it is unique in the fact that nobody else has such a collection. What it is: take the first four numbers of a $1 serial # ... I'm collecting one each of each year of this country (for 300 years) starting with 1776 (ie: the first one has a serial number of 1776xxxx) and ending with 2076 (ie: the last one has a serial number of 2076xxxx); then each of these are matched up with a note with the last 4 digits with the same year (ie: the first one has a serial number of xxxx1776 and the last one with a serial number of xxxx2076). I currently need about 40 notes to complete the total 600 notes. In it's current level of near completion, I might be willing to pay an over face amount for a "hole-filler" for this collection. One person I described this to thought it was a fantastic collection, another thought it was a total waste of time and money, still another couldn't even see the point of doing it. This collection has nothing to do with scarcity. Likewise, someone who wants a note with serial number 88888888 but not serial number 92758104 has nothing to do with its scarcity. It has to do with its position in print, its "place in line" so to speak, its repetitive or unusual combination of numbers. Such as also with a serial number of 12345678 or 8765432. I knew a guy born in October, 1973, in Los Angeles ... he procured a note with the serial number L 10031973 A, his birthday (Oct third, 73) and the letters of "LA" (place of birth). I don't know how much he paid for it, but I'm willing to bet the seller could have held out for (and got) at least $35. This note was hardly scarce, certainly as common as was the serial numbers adjacent (L 10031974 A, etc) but those would have gotten the seller zip from this guy. If you can understand these motivations, then you can at least recognize that a given collector may have a valid personal reason for preferring one serial number over another, to the point of paying a slight premium for that note, regardless of "scarcity", and regardless of the motivations of other collectors. I hope I've helped you to understand. 8-| - Coin Saver |
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From: abugaj01
I've saved quite a number of notes with unusual serial numbers. I have a bill that ends with six 9's, and lots of bills that have 5 of the same number. The first one does have a somewhat substantial collector's value, the others (5 similar numbers) have a lesser appeal, unless the 5 #s are in sequence. If not, their value to a collector will be around $1.35 - $2.25 each, max, to a collector. That being said, know this: the good thing about the ones with the 5 similar numbers is that there is still an element of society that plays "dollar poker" in taverns. These people will pay up to $20 for the "right note", mainly because they can make a profit with it. Trouble is finding these guys and pitching the bill to them. One goal you might shoot for: One note each of 5 numbers of each digit (5 ones, 5 twos, etc). If ever you decide to eBay the note with the last 6 digits being 9's ... please let me know the auction number. 8-| - Coin Saver |
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"KellyClarksonTV" wrote in message
... a friend of mine works at a bank and found 4 old design $20 bills (1977, 1985, 1988, and 1990) in reletively new condition, are they worth anything? Twenty dollars each. If in perfect condition, put them on eBay to determine market value. |
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