Opinions on leading zeroes.

Typically, when it comes to saving notes with lower serials, I have set aside anything with 4 or more leading zeroes. Today, I was given a series 2006 $10 with the serial:

IL 00006115 B.

Condition is about average circulated.

So, this had me wondering, what do you all consider a low serial? Just curious to hear the differing opinions.

 

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That question is more of a personal one. If I were buying a note, anything from one thousand down would make it interesting enough (for me) to think of it as a low number. If the condition was excellent and I stumbled apon it from change, perhaps four zeros would catch my eye. A lot would have to do with denomination, series, etc... before I would feel there was more benefit to save it than use it to buy something else for my collection.

 

Agreed 1000 and down.

 

Plus 1

 

[HR][/HR]Clarification requested..."1000 and down" meaning <= 00001000 ?

OP I also keep the minimum of 4 leading zero notes and have only found a few even that low.

 

Counting zeros may not be the best way to classify a low serial number. Here is one of mine with just three zeros, but would still be a low number, regardless.

 

Thanks for the input so far, guys.

To answer the post above, yes, the idea for this topic is centered around the current 8 digit serial numbering system.
However, if people wish to include older notes, such as the very nice national posted above, than go for it.

My intention, though, is based around notes found in circulation, and what may catch somebody's eye when, say, going through change, or a bank strap.

 

I collect all S/N's with 4 leading 0's as well. My lowest S/N yet is a $5 strap find ID00000250B and then after that, a $10 IG00000751B. It's easy so find 5 digit serial numbers, but I have not found too many 4 digit and lower serial numbers and that is why I collect what few 4 digit serial numbers I find.

-Travis

 

That's my line of thinking too, t-bud.

I frequently find notes with two or three leading zeroes, but four or more are pretty few and far between.
The lowest numbered notes I've ever found were a 2006 $10, and $5 with 6, yes six leading zeroes.

 

just sold this note a few weeks ago

 

6 0's? Wow. That is very low! What is the S/N? It could only be between 1 and 99, lol.

-Travis

 

The $10's number was 00000026, and the $5 was 00000073.

I used the $10 in a trade, to aquire some notes that I rather would have had, and gave/sold the $5 to a buddy of mine, because he really liked it.

 

This is the lowest serial number I have in my collection:

 

I collect serial #12




Two of my most recent examples

 

I was afraid that Steve was going to bring out the "twelves"!

 

Why '12' out of all numbers?

 

In an alternate universe he's forever 12 years old.

 

It became my favorite number when I made the Little League All Star team back in 1963 (Jacksonville, Florida) and number 12 was my uniform number.