Been a great week for my paper collection!!!! I just went to one of my banks and they didn't have a box of half dollars for me, but my teller had saved a log cabin for me. I asked if she had any crisp 1 dollar bills and she went through $400 of ones right in front of me!!!! I was looking for stars and spotted my first two (I had found a $100 star before but turned it in). I also got the 3rd note because of the cool serial number. These are not in great condition, would they carry a small premium or just be cool finds?
nice notes! and a real nice teller to go through the notes like she did for you ... flatter her alot that way she might continue to be so nice lol
Yes. On my way out, I told the bank manager that I go to a lot of banks (they know I'm a collector) and that their teller was the nicest and most helpful that I have ever run across. They seemed quite pleased!
So, do star notes carry a premium in this condition? OR just fun to find? Would you consider the 3rd note a keeper with that serial #? thanks.
i keep all stars, especially on the $1 notes... the higher notes i tend to try NOT to get because if there is a star ... well the last note is kind of cool. Maybe not worth anything, but if you like it - keep it. certainly no rule against keeping a note that might neverbe worth anything :thumb: i do it all the time lol
The last note with the 20000300 serial numbers reminds me of the Series 1995 $2 "Millennium Star" Federal Reserve Note!
Star notes have a premium depending on the collector (his/her collection) and the printing run information. Some star note collectors only collect based on FRB and series. So for them, any of the 7 printing runs for L* in 1999 works for their 1999 L*. However, to print-run collectors (like myself), I want 7 of them: one from each printing run. A typical star note printing run is 3.2 million notes: 100,000 sheets of 32. However, some runs are less, typically 640,000 notes or 320,000 notes (20,000 or 10,000 sheets, respectively). Sometimes, it's smaller (there's been one printing run of 160,000 for circulation), sometimes it's just different (1.92 million once or twice). For the two stars listed, the 2001 G* is from a full run, and the 2003A F* is also from a full run. Since the F* was one of 6 print runs for Atlanta 03A, there's no premium there. The 01 G* is from one of 3 print runs, but the other two were short (640k). No premium there, either. For what it's worth, I do collect star notes based on print run (from 88A on). My collection with haves and wants is located here: http://www.teamsaber.com/john/notes_needed.html John
