I found this one at work, probably not fancy enough to be worth anything and its a near miss for being a radar but off it goes into my book lol.
Looks like it has a slight fold to it as well. I don't think too many modern notes are worth much unless they're UNC, have a fancy serial number, and/or are star notes, and this one doesn't seem to be any of those. (I'm not a paper collector, so someone might jump in to correct me.) But, still, it's a buck. I'd keep it if I found it interesting.
yes it does have a fold, from what I have read even modern notes sometime command a premium even if it is in circulated condition such as solids, super radars and just whatever someone likes to collect. I'm not a paper money collector either but i'm obsessive compulsive so I save little things like this because it tickles my fancy per say lol. And like you said a buck is still a buck
I just don't get it. Is this what it's come to? We are now keeping circulated notes that come close to being fancy. SMH
I just don't get it. Is this what it's come to? We're now criticizing what other people collect and how they have fun with the hobby? SMH I'm not about to criticize anyone's collecting preferences, unless they like polishing their old, tarnished coins, or something. It's not my place to tell people how to have fun. I'd wager that 90% of collectors started out by saving common circulation finds. I know I did.
Why not keep all the cash you receive, regardless of condition or serial numbers ? Didn't mean to come off as critical, just my personal opinion. I saw that the OP's avatar was a coin and their byline was "well known collector" and took it for granted that maybe paper currency wasn't in their wheelhouse. If this is what they like, and keep, then good for them.....but I would not consider them a paper money collector, maybe a hoarder, like that jar of wheat back pennies I keep.
Me too, and I think this raises a really good point: There are basically two ways to learn what is and isn't worth saving. One way is to listen to what somebody else tells you. The other way is to save everything that looks moderately interesting, until you wind up with dozens or hundreds of common notes, and you really *understand* how common they actually are--and which ones aren't all that common at all. I never collected too much paper from circulation, but I did that with nickels at one point. I started out saving everything older than 1970; if you know anything about nickels, you know how ridiculous that is. But it was a really good way of learning that 1964-D nickels are incredibly common and that 1968-D nickels are scarcer than you'd think.... And once I had a few dozen 1964-D nickels, it was easy enough to throw most of them back into circulation and start looking for others that were *actually* interesting. As long as you're collecting from circulation, at face value, the method of "save everything in order to discover what's not worth saving" works out pretty well. (On the other hand, you can get yourself into trouble if you apply this method to *purchases* for your collection!)
I did the exact same thing. 68-D was one of the last few holes I filled past 1940, but I ended up with a really nice one when it finally arrived.
Steve, like I said I am not a paper money collector but I do collect things I find interesting, while you may not save something like this I thought it was cool so I put it in an old book. Like I said earlier i'm obsessive compulsive so something like this I wouldnt spend unless I was desperate so its an easy way for me to save money. Also in a way someone who collects something is a hoarder but just a special kind of hoarder. I may one day when and if the opportunity comes around and if I have the extra money start collecting higher end paper currency because it's cool to have something a little extra nice every now and then but until then I just keep circulated finds.
Here's the link Eric http://www.coolnumbers.com The coolness factor appears to look at the numbers, the order they are in and how many times it's used. It's looking for patterns as well. Try it with any serial numbers from bills and you'll get it. Try your number, then rerun the number changing the last digit to make it a repeater.
anybody know where this site went? I would like to add my "00099000" to the gallery. I also have a few others: 22292222, 99999955, 95999990, 55544555. found this week (3.2. > 3.7.16) True-radar(s) A46111164A and E60055006E.
