I have 2 star notes and was wondering if any of the others are fancy or something like that??and are they worth collecting?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I know someone that collects barbed wire... I dont let any star notes of any denomination leave my posession once it is in it, for the last twenty years anyway. I just file them away in my safe. Are they worth anything? Maybe some have small value, I wont be taking a cruise off any unless I use them to pay for a ticket. Hehehe. If you like it keep it.
I think I'm becoming obsessed I don't remember having this much trouble spending a penny, don't even mention" NOW DOLLARS"
Ahhh, obsession! Wait until you see that twenty, fify or even the hundred star note. LOL you will keep it... I have them. When I die, my family will wonder: "What the...?" LOL.
I have the same problem, hahaha. I think I have about $1000 in star notes that I've saved or currency that I thought was just cool in general
In most cases, well circulated star notes and fancy SNs are probably best saved up and used to buy better quality coins and notes with, like when you go to a coin shop or show and look for something special or rare to add to your collection. Certain series of notes are more rare than others and it would do well to get hold of a reference guide for paper money such as Small size Paper Money of the US or United States Paper Money. From these you can look for low(er) press runs (printages) and which notes are the ones to spot in any condition which may have a premium. However, with the majority of notes, condition is everything in terms of value and it's hard to say whether it's worth your time searching for the rarities in circulation or not. You have to decide that. Do you have the time and money to invest in searching straps of notes from the bank? Or is it more of a casual thing? Try looking at a search of completed auctions on eBay for fancy serial numbers and check out coolserialnumbers.com to see what really gets collectors excited to pay a premium. Remember, condition is fundamental, so you'll need to learn some paper grading skills as well to determine what condition your notes are in. PMG and PCGS grading scales. Hope this helps shed a bit of light on your inquiry.
The two star notes you have are not from a short run (640,000 notes or less) so I would say they don't have extra value. I used http://www.uspapermoney.info/serials/ to get this information. For example, for the 2009 D-*, I clicked on 2009 $1 and found the group in which that note was printed. That particular note was printed in a batch, or run, that went from D1* to D03200000*, which means it is a run of 3.2 million. This is a fairly large run size. As for the other notes that might have fancy serials, the only one I noticed was the 66698968, which is called a 'trinary' because its serial only uses three digits. However I wouldn't place any extra value on it because of it. But like what others said, keep what catches your eye and have fun!
Generally no for high-denomination notes, even if new, unless the note comes from a minuscule run size.
I've picked up three at work this month. I hate keeping them because I'd rather be buying some gold or something but at face value it seems like I have to keep them.
I've only come across 3 * notes in my time collecting coins and currency. A $1, $5, and $100. The $1 and $5 are still with me but I couldn't bring myself to keep the $100. I ended up buying 4 boxes of cents with it instead
I know how you feel, I have more money around than ever and I don't want to spend it because it may be SOMETHING SOMEDAY!! It's the BUG... LOL
Ok guys...I have 5 consecutive uncirculated crisp 2009 Dallas $2 bills. That was a low run. Thoughts please. Yes....star notes. I think low serial number around 69,000.
Yep, that is indeed a low run. I'd certainly be interested in one. Generally runs of 640,000 or lower are savers.
