do you have any pictures. that serial # could possibly fall under a run of 320,000 notes. if so in CH CU condition it books for $75
not in the greatest shape. still part of a really short run. heck if you got it for face its definitely a keeper. nice find:thumb:
I found another one, same series. So I figured I'd post it here as well. 2003 A Philadelphia, F 289, C 02931205*
Very nice, that one's from a run of 3.2million. Not quite as good of a find as the first one, but its still a star note. Being that its only $1, I would hang on to that one too.
grnwavdav, here's an ebay guide that will answer your questions (with pics too): http://reviews.ebay.com/Fancy-Bank-Notes-10-Most-Common-Categories_W0QQugidZ10000000001758931
Thanks becky62, That was very intersting and informative. Thanks. But that page didn't touch on the star notes. What is the story behind those?
grnwavdav. . what story are you looking for? how and why star notes came into existance? how to tell star nots from normal notes? i guess i am now confused as to what you are asking.
A star note is a United States bank note that has an asterisk (*), or star, before or after the serial number. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing inspects currency for printing errors prior to releasing notes into general circulation. When notes are discovered that have been printed incorrectly (such as having the serial numbers upside down, etc.) these misprinted notes (error notes) are replaced with star notes because no two bills can be produced with the same serial number. They are used to maintain a correct count of notes in a serial number run. By their nature, star notes are more scarce than notes with standard serial numbers and as such are widely collected by hobbyists. Some of the highest prices paid for modern (post-1928) U.S. banknotes have been for star notes. A star note is also substituted for the last note in a series rather than printing a note with a serial number consisting of eight zeros.
