So I was going to trade 10 $1 bills for a $10 bill but I saw a $100. I HAD to search the serial code and it was a RADAR!! My mom and I were shockingly out of words and I told her it can be worth more than face value. There is one, almost unnoticeable, crease it the middle but I hope it won’t affect the total value too much. I would like to the value of this impossibly lucky bill. *note: the last photo shows the authenticity of the bill by showing the invisible face of Benjamin Franklin on the right and a dark stripe towards the left Pictures:
It's everything you say it is. I don't know too many people who collect $100 notes, though. It's an expensive habit, let me put it that way.
Nice radar. The condition is definitely a bit worse than you described though. I see multiple creases and circulation wear. A radar on a $100 note with some condition issues makes it a much harder sell. A high denomination note needs to be pristine for it to command top dollar. I'm sure you can get a small premium, but nothing that'll make you rich. It is a nice find though. If you can afford to keep it, throw it in a pvc free sleeve and save it.
Nice Radar.. His face tells it all! Ben is thinking.. "Really dude? You want to try to sell me for more than face value?.. The time and effort is really not worth it" IMHO
Sort of neat, but not amazing. Keep it if you can afford it. By the way, Meow got a dollar bill today in change that is stamped "www.WheresGeorge.com" Meow might participate if the mood is right.
Cool Radar note. The “invisible face of Benjamin Franklin” is called a watermark. It’s used on all modern US notes from the $5 denomination and up.
Neat find, but as a higher denomination note, harder to sell, but hey, what the heck, put it on eBay and see what happens.
Bump. I found a $1 Radar today. It's got a little over inking on the 3rd digit but the condition is pretty bad so it'll probably go back into circulation.
Your bill is very neat and a sweet find but the larger the bills denomination the more difficult they are to sell. It also has more circulation issues than you listed. Best to put in a plastic sleeve had tuck it away.
Nice, I like it. If you can afford to keep it put it in a sleeve, enjoy it, and let your hiers figure it out. Good luck.
In some circles it could also be considered an "up ladder (1020) down ladder (0201)" but that is stretching it a bit.
When I first started collecting fancy notes back in the early 90's we had a much longer list than what is accepted today. 8 digit radars we called mirror notes and 4 digit x 4 digit were double mirrors. Ladders had 6 varieties, ascending ladders, descending ladders, ascending even ladders, ascending odd ladders, descending even ladders and descending odd ladders. There were other types too that I would have to think about to remember... I can see why they shortened the list, lol.
I've always wondered why that big ugly vertical 'security band' has to deface our c-notes like that. Is there some compelling reason why the tech can't be integrated into the design just a bit? It's depressing every time I see it. Once upon a time our currency was quite beautiful.
Personally, I still think it’s beautiful. The design and colors used on our $50 note is nothing short of amazing.
