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Good point, I forgot to note that.
Long story short, eBay is never really worth it.

 

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what other online auctions do I have to work with? making something is better than nothing. I would gladly take suggestions.

 

To be fair, eBay is a good option as long as you are pretty sure you'll make enough to compensate for the fees.

 

anyone 111 years old lol

 

Know it’s been a while since I found this bill, but had curiosity as to what kind of premium it might pull as it’s from a very short star run. Only draw back is some writing on reverse but bill in excellent shape! Thanks in advance!

 

I'd keep it for sure. It definitely has a premium. I'd think at least $135, in even better condition I've seen them go for as much as $180.

 

Thank you. I've been holding onto it and wasn't sure. With the writing, you think grading even worth it or just as is?

 

I wouldn't submit it to grade because that's pricey and would eliminate your profit, if any. Also, ebay will be tough because of the percentages taken. I'd see if you could find a private buyer or something like that.

 

I agree. Thank you for the advice!

 

100 in $1s... one series 1993.

 

No one has commented in a while. I went to my good luck bank today...and you could say I had some good luck.
5 $1 blue seal
11 $2 red seal
2 $5 blue seal
4 $5 red seal
1 $10 blue seal
1 $10 1934-A series
1 $20 1934 series
1 $50 1934 series
And so much more...a bunch of 1st day of issue 1976 $2 bills with stamps (2 stamps torn off). I'm actually going to spend the ones at the very top as they're either torn or just too "new". Truly a miraculous find...23 blue/red seals, my best to date!

 

That's incredible luck! Congrats. Most look in decent shape too!

 

Yeah, they're getting lunch next week over there for sure!

 

very nice

 

I went to a bank today and asked the teller if she had any cool old notes. To my surprise she said she collects them. While I don't plan to keep it, the $100 note stands out to me as the low ball of currency as 1990 $100 notes tend to be in nice condition due to their limited opportunities to freely circulate due to redesigns. The $10 note is cool because it's from the hard-to-find 1969x series and is my first $10 1969A note to have been found before.

 

Picked up 50 singles today. One 1995 and one 1969b.

 

That's really good for going through only 50 singles. I find a pre-1981 $1 note an average of one out of every 3,000 singles searched; sometimes I go through up to 4,000 or 5,000 ones before finding one. An exception was a year or so ago I asked for 10 ones at a bank and one of them was a 1969D C-A note. I was naturally very surprised given the odds and typical averages considering the 1969-x series don't turn up too often.

 

NOS- It's a good idea to keep the 1969A $10. I've been looking, and never received a single 1969 banknote since 2004! 1990 $100s are common, even in crisp condition. I have one (in crisp CU), and apparently it doesn't have any extra value.

 

Oh, I plan to hang onto it or see to it that it goes to another collector if I decide to let it go at some point. Two weeks ago I received a 1969D $1 note from a bank; on Thursday I found a rare 1969C $1 note from another. They are out there; it just comes to being in the right place at the right time.

Dealers will tell you they're only worth face value but $100 1990 notes in Mint CU condition can be worth more than face value but to the right collector. Examples would be from someone who is looking for a series example of the denomination or is looking for a specific block or district (although, block and district collectors are said to be rare for $100 notes due to their face value).


About 60% of the time when I ask a teller at a bank if he or she has any "cool old bills" I will walk away with something of interest. I picked up these old hundreds quite recently. Sadly, I can't justify hanging onto every old $100 note that I come across. The A-A and F-B I plan to trade out at a nearby casino; the G-A I plan to hang onto for a while as a crisp series example; I may hang onto the L-A for a while as a novelty since worn 1990 $100 notes don't turn up too often. I ponder about the life it's had since it's clearly been allowed to freely circulate for a good while even though these have been actively sought for destruction since 1996.

 

I try to save old banknotes, even crisp 1980s and 1990s hundreds, but, I see what you mean. My student loan debt wouldn’t agree with a hoard of hundred dollar banknotes. A 1993 Bentsen $100? How have I still not found one? I have a crisp ‘88 L-A; crisp 1990 H-A, a 2003 DD-A, and a 2003A FF-A, but no 1993.
NOS, you really are lucky when it comes to finding old notes!