joesmom

I'm guessing that I'm not the only casual collector of star notes around here. I pull them out of my change and sometimes even get lucky and the girls at the bank have a few waiting for me.

I thought that a post like the "Found in Circulation" for coins, only for star notes or any others of interest (radar notes, poker hands, low serial #s, etc) would be fun. So post away...what have you found lately?

I'll start...

Waiting in line at the McD's drive thru the other day, I pulled a $20 out to get ready to pay only to notice that it is a Series 1996 star note from Boston...quite crisp even! I'm thinking, holy cow...I have no problem setting aside the random $1 star notes here & there but a $20?! Needless to say, it is safely tucked away...why? I don't know. I collect Morgans & other coins, etc...but I tend to hoard star notes. I'm such a geek

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Speedy

I hoarded * notes too for a long time...then I used them to buy a NICE coin for my collection...maybe that is one way you will get that NICE Morgan you have been wanting!!

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KLJ

I withdraw $100 a week from the ATM as gas/spending money (lately that means just gas with some change left over). One time a few weeks ago, I got 5 consecutive $20 notes. Usually that means they just got a new shipment of notes. When a new series comes out, I usually save a few consecutive $1 notes in the same condition when I get them at the grocery store. But 5 consecutive $20's?!? I had to spend them before I did something my wife would make me regret.

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lawdogct

I let a $10 * pass out of my hand paying for a few things a couple of months ago.....noticed it too late with too much of a line behind me to say anything.....grrrrr

I was "rewarded" a few weeks later by getting a $1* and a $20* in one day

bzcollektor

I pray that MY Atm spits out some crisp $20 Star Notes!!!!

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Lee

I'm a newbie at this, so what is a star note?

zaneman

I'm assuming its a note that has a star in the serial code. I actually just opened this thread before starting one of my own, as I found a bill today where the serial number was B00000993 and then a star. At first I thought it may be because the number was low, but I wasn't sure. Can anyone explain why some of them have stars?

Speedy

A * note is printed when a note is messed up or cut wrong or something happens to it that it must be burned....all of the * notes have lower numbers--I had one that was 00131313*....Most of the time in UNC condishion a * note will get a few dollars over its face...$1 will go for $2 and $2 will got for $3-$4...

Speedy

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joesmom

Cool find...a star note with that low of a serial number! What series is it? If it's in decent shape it should be worth at least a few bucks over face I would think.

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KLJ

Even if it's run of the mill circulated, I'd keep it. Joesmom is right. Low serial numbers are more desirable.

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zaneman

It's a 2003 I'm pretty sure. I'm at the university library right now, so I can't say for sure.

crispy1995

SHAME SHAME!! I found a Series 1999 $5 * note in change, and in [voice breaks] Ci..Ci..Circulated condition! How could someone do that? Have they no shame?!

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2b1ask1

I haven't looked around to see if the * notes were worth anything but I started hanging onto them lately because I heard they were collectables. I don't have any of those low numbers though.

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kvasir

Why then, are star notes released into circulation? Would these notes pass the counterfeit tests?

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2b1ask1

The star notes are released into circulation for replacement of defective notes as Speedy explained and in some cases to replace certain numbers that have been determined not to be used. This is the best explaination I have been able to find. Hope this helps and hope this is right. I don't know any other reason why it would be done.