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  1. GoldFinger1969 liked Neal's post in the thread Some graded small notes I own.

    Inform my ignorance here, please. Two of the notes say "Experimental." (R and S) What does that mean? Why the R and S?

    Aug 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM

  2. GoldFinger1969 liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread Some graded small notes I own.

    Experimental issues had blue seals like the standard Silver Certificates but were differentiated with a red "R" or "S" overprint on the...

    Aug 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM

  3. GoldFinger1969 liked TreasureInChange's post in the thread Some graded small notes I own.

    These are some of my pick ups over the last 3 months or so... going to dig into error notes soon. What are you all collecting? Anything...

    20260504_143502.jpg Aug 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM

  4. GoldFinger1969 liked -jeffB's post in the thread Small Size Currency: Low Prices for FRNs, USNs, SCs.

    At the risk of threadjacking, is UV-B commonly used for inspecting bills? From the mineralogy side it seems like folks mostly use UV-A...

    Aug 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM

  5. GoldFinger1969 liked Notaphylic_C's post in the thread Grading Calculator Online.

    Good observations & points about inspecting the edges & or roundness/bumps at the corners of a banknote @GoldFinger1969! "Nifty tool"...

    Aug 5, 2026 at 10:40 AM

  6. GoldFinger1969 liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread Silver Is On A Tear Today.

    It’s now $62.38. That’s quite a jump. In the right direction. :)

    Aug 5, 2026 at 10:40 AM

  7. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Silver Is On A Tear Today.

    Risk-on trade strengthened; AI, Tech, Memory, NASDAQ. Pretty simple ! :D

    Aug 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM

  8. GoldFinger1969 liked -jeffB's post in the thread Small Size Currency: Low Prices for FRNs, USNs, SCs.

    I know almost nothing about paper money grading, but I do know that you can get pretty powerful UV flashlights for ten bucks or so now....

    Aug 4, 2026 at 11:21 PM

  9. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Small Size Currency: Low Prices for FRNs, USNs, SCs.

    I agree on the minute differences between 1 grade increments in the 60's. But the "slider" problem with High 50's vs. Low 60's is also...

    Aug 4, 2026 at 11:21 PM

  10. GoldFinger1969 liked wholenotes's post in the thread Small Size Currency: Low Prices for FRNs, USNs, SCs.

    Eyeball-grading the Unc's is a skill I just have not been able to pick up. Up to AU, I can guess the grade fairly easily. But the...

    Aug 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM

  11. GoldFinger1969 liked mpcusa's post in the thread Is GOLD still a bargain @ $4,650 and can i get some more please !!.

    Its about time...LOL

    Aug 4, 2026 at 11:09 PM

  12. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Small Size Currency: Low Prices for FRNs, USNs, SCs.

    I'm actually debating submitting the Top 20-25 bills or so that I have to PMG and seeing what kind of grades I get. For the most part,...

    Aug 4, 2026 at 2:44 PM

  13. GoldFinger1969 liked wholenotes's post in the thread Small Size Currency: Low Prices for FRNs, USNs, SCs.

    I've been working on my small-sized $1 set for less than a year but I've noticed the same thing. The silver certificates from series...

    Aug 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM

  14. GoldFinger1969 attached a file to the thread Is GOLD still a bargain @ $4,650 and can i get some more please !!.

    Interesting...... [ATTACH]

    Bank of Korea Gold Purchases July 2026.png Aug 4, 2026 at 11:25 AM

  15. GoldFinger1969 liked Notaphylic_C's post in the thread $1.00 Silver Certificate - Series 1935 B - Cool Serial Number!.

    I would call that serial #00088000 a real "Beauty" with all those zeros & double 8's. Some of my fellow collectors here might call that...

    Aug 4, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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