Yesterday, Ma set aside two $100 that are not only consecutive, but both have stars on them. I gave her what i owed. Their serial numbers are: LF00973621*, and 2* Today i found three additional consecutive notes, that are not related to the ones i found, but it's kinda overwhelming, and I'm also feeling very greedy. Are they worth anything in a pair, and should i keep the additional consecutive star note? (I want to keep one.) I can post a picture if anyone wants. Thanks,
Check your star notes here: http://mycurrencycollection.com/reference/star-notes/lookup If they are a high print run, I'd spend them. Not worth enough to keep that much money tied up in them IMO.
I don't understand, sorry. $100 2009A LF00973621/2 Run Size 3,200,000 Total Printed 9,600,000 Other Info Run Number: 1 Serial Number Range: 00000001 ↔ 03200000 Printed in FW in 8 2013
They were printed in runs of 3,200,00 at one time. 3 runs of 3,200,000 = 9,600,000 total notes printed - common so spend them unless you can afford to have 100$ bills laying around!
A standard full print run of star notes is 3,200,000 notes. Sometimes much smaller partial runs are printed; those tend to be the valuable ones to collectors. Your star notes come from a full run of 3,200,000, and there have been a total of three full runs (9,600,000 notes) printed in the LF..* block. So as star notes go, these are pretty common. They'll certainly look pretty cool in your collection if you can afford to save them, but they're unlikely to be worth any substantial premium over face value any time soon. (Aaand, ninja'd! )
Nope. The print run is high, they are not rare, I wouldn't keep $200 tied up in them. I've run across notes like yours in the past, I just took a picture to document what I've come across and then released them back into the wild. Of course, if you have plenty of disposable income and $200 isn't a lot to you, why not keep them? I guess it's all a matter of perspective on what is a lot of money to someone or not.
I'm surprised no one has asked about their condition. I find it amazing that folks would suggest spending them without knowing if they are possibly Superb Gem, although unlikely for circulation finds. With that said, I do agree with others that they're only keepers if you can afford to tie up the money (and condition is high grade). As previously mentioned, the print run is on the higher end. So not scarce or rare.
However, IF you run across 2004A $10 Atlanta Star note that is a GF - * grab it, there were only 9,600 of those printed. Circulation production, star notes: Begin serial End serial Type Length Run GA 000 00001 * - GA 032 00000 * fw n 3,200,000 1 GB 000 00001 * - GB 006 40000 * fw s 640,000 1 GF 000 00001 * - GF 000 09600 * fw s 9,600 1 GG 000 00001 * - GG 005 12000 * fw n 512,000 1 GL 000 00001 * - GL 001 28000 * fw s 128,000 1 GL 032 00001 * - GL 037 12000 * fw n 512,000 2 GL 064 00001 * - GL 096 00000 * fw n 3,200,000 3 GL 096 00001 * - GL 115 20000 * fw n 1,920,000 4 Total: 8 star groups. Special production: none.
I don't believe the GF*'s were put into circulation. They were sold directly to collectors in sheets. If you find one in circulation that would be really rare.
Almost forgot, in answer to the OP's question, are consecutive notes worth saving.....mostly no. Just about ALL notes are distributed consecutive when new....no big deal.
Only a slight bend on the upper right hand corner, completely untouched beside that, like most 2009A $100.
Well, just for fun, == == × $10 2004A GF00008976* Run Size 9,600 Total Printed 9,600 Other Info Run Number: 1 Serial Number Range: 00000001 ↔ 00009600 Printed in FW in 3 2006 == I do have another, from circulation, but can't find the scan or the note since I'm "reorganizing" my office and files. LOL ==
High grades are not unusual for the 2004A $10 GF*'s .....all of the single notes were cut from 8-subject sheets.
I noticed that. I went on eBay and saw a few at 67, 68 and 69. Was a bit surprised at how many there were for a print of only 9,600. Now that you mention they came from uncut sheets @SteveInTampa ...how is value affected for what I presume is cutting by an individual, and not from the BEP. I see the grading companies don't discount the grade cause of it. How about collectors?
Endeavor, frankly as a collector if I need a particular note for my collection then it matters little to me the source so long as the note is genuine. Oh, and the price is right.
