Got a star note yesterday...The serial number was nothing special 005435966 or something like that (don't have it with me). Series 2009. Not fantastic condition. Is it a spender or a keeper? If it has any kind of potential premium I'd prefer to keep it, e.g. I don't spend wheats I find in circulation. So is it cool at all, or too common?
Need more info than that. Too many denominations and runs in the 2009 series to make any conclusion. What's the denomination? Which district? The exact serial number is important. A photo is best.
Might be a keeper. That print run was 1.28 million notes, but it was a sheet run--these weren't issued in the form of full star straps, so there shouldn't be large quantities of uncirculated notes in the market. And there were no other large runs in the JG..* block to help satisfy collector demand, either. I'm not the right person to ask for up-to-the-minute pricing data, but I can tell you that this is a better-than-average star note. Nice find!
Thanks for the info Numbers! Glad to know I might have something. Does anyone have a ballpark value on this?
Bump....approximate value? Or even if someone can give me a brief idea of where to go to look this up I'll be glad to do it. I mean, I can't just go on ebay and type 2009 $20 star note JG series and expect to find anything. (I don't think anyway?)
Honestly, in that condition I don't see any value over face. It had 2 runs printed and a total of 1.6 million notes. Not a huge print run, but not small either. Because the note is so new, these are readily available in hem CHCU condition. Personally, I would spend it.
Recently SOLD 2009 $20 Star notes on eBay. http://www.ebay.com/sch/Paper-Money...w=2009+$20+star&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc
OK thanks guys - looks like JG is the rarest but still doesn't command too much premium particularly since mine isn't in the best shape - I still think I'll keep it though just cuz it's cool.
It's not the rarest...I'm not sure where you got that information. There are 3 other issues that had a lower printing (D, J, K).
Oh I just got it from what the one fellow said above, and that I didn't see very many JGs. Trust me I know nothing about this stuff
The JJ..* and JK..* did have lower printings, but they were released in packs, so more of them should make their way into the market in uncirculated condition. The JD..* and JG..* were used as sheet replacements, so they'll appear sprinkled through packs of non-star notes, and a far smaller percentage of them will be saved by collectors/dealers while they're still uncirculated. In most series, the sheet-replacement star runs are also the shortest star runs to begin with. The 2009 $20 breaks the pattern; this JG..* run has an unusually high printage for a star that doesn't come in packs, while the JJ..* and JK..* have unusually low printages for stars that do come in packs. It'll be interesting to see how the relative values shake out over time....
This is very true...however, the JG notes like this one are by no means rare and are quite easy to obtain right now in gem condition. Will it always be that way? I don't know. However, I have a hard time believing a circulated example of this note will be worth saving in the foreseeable future.
I have a 2009 10 bill star note in good condition. Serial number jg 00661510. G7. In good to very good condition. Do you have a ball park value. Ty
