Hey guys, now that I'm back up and running, I thought I'd go ahead and catch up a bit by asking a question I hope I can get some help with. I'm starting to get into U.S. paper notes now, since I've pulled all but a few of the coins for my modern US sets out of circulation. I'd like to know what sorts of notes, if any, with the "old-style" design are worth keeping. Specifically, I received an "old-style" crisp, about uncircluated $50.00 bill from 1990 at work today from a customer, and, since it was in such good condition, I decided to buy it off my drawer. Does anyone have an estimate of value/projected value for this and other "old-style" notes? I appreciate the help! ~AJM PS, I'll try to find my camera this weekend and post a couple photos of this $50 for y'all to take a gander at!
that depends on your definition of valuable. Now... you might not get much more than face value maybe 55-60 bucks for it right now... but if you hold onto it for some years, i'm sure it'll escalate! What to look for... I'd look for really old bills... pre 1963 and also star notes on the old faces. i come across a lot of 1950 year bills.
No, I work at a cash advance corporation. We take in a fair amount of cash and distribute checks for payroll advances. This is how I get to look at a lot of bills. Mostly $20s, $50s and $100s.
The bid on these is nil, Must be CU better(centering etc) perhaps you can sell on ebay for more than face, but net loss after fees. Keep it if you like, but NOT a keeper for future investment value
Lol.... yeah I did! Like I said, I was on a hiatus from here for a while with school and stuff, but I'm back now! As for whether to keep it or not, my coin dealer friend said that in the condition it's in, from 1990, it would be worth some money over face. I am not looking to sell it just yet, but I figure it's good for three things: 1. documenting a AU/CU $50 old-style note for my collection, 2. a potential rise in value in 30 years, and 3. saving my money (I'm a college kid.... I can use a little savings! If collecting gets me to save, so much the better!). Anyways, thanks for the help! AJM
Lol.... I finally broke down and bought it off my drawer.... now it's safe and sound in a nice holder in my collection. That marks two things: 1. the only non-star, non-silver cert, non-red seal note I've kept in my collection and 2. the LARGEST bill in my collection! Yay. Now I have no choice but to search for a hundred dollar bill to top that! ~AJM
I know that feeling of trying to find a worthy Benjamin to stack atop the $50. Mine's just a 1990 star note. By "star note", I mean someone drew a star over "Series 1990".
Lol... I don't even have more than 1 star note in my collection! Actually, I have very few notes in my collection - I've just started breaking into them. It's a whole new world! Who knows, maybe after a while with them, I'll move on to *GASP* world coins....
On a semi-related note (pun intended), I've been finding a lot of old-style $5s lately. Living in a small town, I guess that means someone found Grandma's stash in the mattress.
Yesterday I got asked to work at a bank here in Arizona. I said to the teller: "I collect coins and old bills; I bet you guys see a lot of that come through here. It would be fun to work at a bank and see all of it." She says, "Yeah, I see a lot of older coins and stuff. By the way, our bank is hiring one more person right now. With your personality, I bet you'd be hired. Would you like some information on applying? I'll put in a good word for you." Um.... YEAH! We'll see what comes of that! Would be awesome, though! AJM
