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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 07-06-2009, 10:55 PM   #1 (permalink) Gao Member   Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Western MA Posts: 141 Is there anything special about this $5 bill, or is my father crazy? My father has saved this $5 bill for quite a while because there was something special about it. Unfortunately, he has completely forgotten what that was, and I don't see anything obviously interesting about it, but I don't know enough about paper money to be able to tell much more than that. So is there something special about this, or is my father nuts? Attached Thumbnails       07-06-2009, 11:18 PM   #2 (permalink) Grbose CoinSpace.com CEO     Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: California Posts: 204 My Mood: Nothing special to report on this one he may have held onto it because of the Red Seal however this particular note in the condition pictured isn't worth much over face value maybe $7.50   07-07-2009, 09:20 AM   #3 (permalink) Gao Member   Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Western MA Posts: 141 Thanks guys! I'll let him know that he wasn't crazy.   07-07-2009, 09:35 AM   #4 (permalink) urbanchemist US/WORLD CURRENCY JUNKIE     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SOUTH FLORIDA Posts: 842 My Mood: the red seal as mentioned before would be the only thing special about the bill. but in that condition there is not much premium at all __________________ THE CHICAGO COLLECTION(404 NOTES SO FAR) http://www.banknotebank.com/user_vie...NUTZFORCHITOWN CHECK OUT MY CURRENCY COLLECTION: http://www.banknotebank.com/?collection=urbanchemist (441 NOTES UP RIGHT NOW)   07-06-2009, 11:43 PM   #5 (permalink) tmoneyeagles Indian Buffalo Gatherer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 6,392 My Mood: Well it is a red seal from 1963, so sounds like a keeper to me. It is not in the greatest of shape, but look at a $5 bill you would get in change today and compare, waaay different. I'd hold onto this. __________________ From The Desk Of, -T$ (Kokapowan Tribe Leader) http://www.tmoneyeagles.webs.com/   07-07-2009, 12:51 PM   #6 (permalink) andrew289 Senior Analyst   Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,259 If he's been carrying it around since 1963, I'd vote for crazy ...lol. It's just an old 5 in a design that isn't made anymore. It will still almost buy you a Frapachino at Starbucks.   07-07-2009, 02:25 PM   #7 (permalink) ziggy9 Coin Collector     Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pats country! Posts: 1,706 My Mood: Yes but the moron behind the counter would give you a hard time for trying to pass a "counterfiet" __________________ My ancient Romans http://www.cointalk.com/forum/member...y9/albums/245/ My Byzantines http://www.cointalk.com/forum/member...y9/albums/308/ MEMBER ANA, NENA, BNS ................ "NEC SPERNO NEC TIMEO"   07-07-2009, 03:17 PM   #8 (permalink) bobbeth87 Coin Collector     Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: I live near Houston, Texas Posts: 1,808 My Mood: The red seal is the "something special" about it. You just can't find them in circulation. Everything now has a green seal. For a paper collector, it is a keeper. However, the premium is about what is mentioned above....7 or 8 bucks at most. __________________ Bob   07-07-2009, 04:58 PM   #9 (permalink) Ripley Senior Member     Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: California Posts: 798 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Perhaps Dad was a Kennedy fan and kept the Lincoln for sentimental reasons. Traci   07-08-2009, 09:16 AM   #10 (permalink) andrew289 Senior Analyst   Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,259 Quote: Originally Posted by Ripley Perhaps Dad was a Kennedy fan and kept the Lincoln for sentimental reasons. Traci Nice spin. He could have got it change when he bought something on November 22nd. Maybe the something special is how he got it or when he got it and not something about the actual bill itself. Just put it in your wallet and keep carrying it around.   07-08-2009, 09:41 AM   #11 (permalink) Gao Member   Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Western MA Posts: 141 Quote: Originally Posted by andrew289 Nice spin. He could have got it change when he bought something on November 22nd. Maybe the something special is how he got it or when he got it and not something about the actual bill itself. Just put it in your wallet and keep carrying it around. Interesting idea, but my father is a die hard Republican, so the Kennedy idea is unlikely. I mentioned the seal the other night to him, and he's now pretty sure that's why he kept it. Last edited by Gao; 07-08-2009 at 09:46 AM.   07-10-2009, 07:32 PM   #12 (permalink) andrew289 Senior Analyst   Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,259 Quote: Originally Posted by Gao Interesting idea, but my father is a die hard Republican, so the Kennedy idea is unlikely. I mentioned the seal the other night to him, and he's now pretty sure that's why he kept it. The assasination of a United States President effects all Americans and crosses party lines. I'm sure that not only Democrats wept at the news.   07-10-2009, 06:03 PM   #13 (permalink) sirfordster Junior Member   Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 25 My Mood: the back is off center, maybe thats why he saved it.   07-11-2009, 06:06 PM   #14 (permalink) mike9700 Junior Member     Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 8 Quote: Originally Posted by Gao My father has saved this $5 bill for quite a while because there was something special about it. 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