It is a rare series so for this reason I would hang on to it. Also, I would put it in a heavy book for a while and let it flatten out.
There were 111 million of this specific note printed, so I hope you are a patient soul for it to rise in value. If you are going to be disappointed if it only goes up one or two dollars in the next 10+ years, maybe take a pass on it. If you compare it to a 1934-B (80 years old) which has the same production for the same bank as yours, it is the first $10 Federal Reserve Note to double in value in likeness. ($20). And that's in XF condition where I would say yours is in VF. So you have approximately 45 years to wait if history repeats itself.
I didn't realize we have a note doctor in the house. Thank you for your great expertise. Hold on to it. BUT DON'T PUT IT IN A BOOK TO FLATTEN IT OUT. You're only going to damage the paper further and void it of its originality/embossing. You won't improve the condition, but will lose a potential EPQ/PPQ grade.
I have it in my plastic pages with all of my other bills (star notes)and my 2$ bills so I'll hang on to it
I have a lot of experience with notes from circulation. This note is not worth submitting for grading. The general consensus on this forum is to not iron notes but that putting circulated notes in a book is fine. A note in this condition likely has little or no embossing left. Putting it in a book for a while will do it wonders with its creasing issues while keeping it as original as possible at the same time. There is a difference between how notes that haven't been in circulation should be treated and notes that are low-value (albeit historical) circulation finds which have been in dozens of wallets over the years should or can be.
I know this note is never going to see the likes of PMG or PCGS. But placing notes in a book to flatten them out is just a bad practice to promote on the internet. When a crease is made on a note, the fibers along the crease are broken. Flattening the note crushes the weakened fibers, causing the broken ends to fold over one another, and also causing them to interlock due to the unevenness at the fiber ends. However, the weight breaks the weakened fibers on the crease even further. The unevenness of the fiber ends causes them to interlock, a few micrometers on either side of the crease. But with the fibers in the area of the crease now damaged further, the area is not able to support the weight of the note. The damaged crease and the interlocked fibers on either side causes the note to go limp.
I'd keep it. I have some 1976 $2 bills that were horribly crumpled. I sprayed them with a bit of water and ironed them flat with a 1960's General Electric iron on permanent press, and they were good as new again. Got them inside a rigid plastic holder, they look great!
Sorry, but I'm not as neurotically paranoid and obsessed about monetary value as you guys. I don't have a cornary just when a coin drops on the floor, or when someone sneezes on a note. I collect because it's fun, and I like the note, not because it's worth hundreds of dollars.
You can collect for fun as well as like what you collect, but you don't have to purposely destroy its value to achieve this. I would hope if you dropped a coin on the floor, it was by accident, not to damage it. This is neither paranoid or being obsessed. It is treating something of value with proper care while it is under your stewardship. As far as sneezing goes, I further hope your mother taught you to carry a handkerchief or at least turn away when this happens.(Regardless if it is on money or another person.) That is called simple hygiene and it won't give you a coronary. I'm following right behind you funkee.
