is this odd?

when i get new bills i look at them, such as today i found a $10 today from 1981. Not in the greatest shape, but i kept it anyways. How many people do this? I do it with my change too..

 

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No not at all....


RickieB

 

I do it too. Then I run it by numbers site and check for fancy serials and errors. If nothing good, then I set it free. BTW my standards for anything good keep going up and up.

 

i keep them all.. it seems i find more ones and tens then anything else. i wonder why that is..

 

I had to limit myself (just by date) to the 60s and before.

 

To me it depends. Low serial #'s and condition. Eventually I spend them later if really need cash.

 

first i look at series date ... anythign older then 1995 i keep since the feds would destroy it if they got it. If its older then 1995, and a small enough denomination i keep them all. If its a star, i try to keep them all - even the higher denoms.

Then if its a 1988A, 1993 or 1995, i look for web notes (for an explanation on those click here ] /url]).

Then i check all 1995's for the 295 back plate number. There is an error for thatseries with that back plate. I dont yet have a page on my site showing all my 295's or an explanation about them. Try to google '1995 fort worth 295 error' that should help you find out about them

After i search for webs, 295 errors and stars... i have a list of short print runs for certain series and blocks. I try to save what i can find of those. Some folks collect small print runs even if the total priting for that district was 20 billion. If there was a print run of 160,000 they will pay high dollar amounts for them. IMHO its a bit silly, but i know i have some collecting quirks that others think silly so it all averages out. So if i find some of those short print runs, i keep them and then either sell or trade them for things i DO like.

Then you have to check everything for Radars, Ladders, and other things of interest. Some folks LOVE to find what are called 'fancy' serials. I dont find much interest in them either... but again.. its up to each collector what they collect... so

There are also some older district, block numbers, and other oddities that fetch high premiums over face or a simialy note from the same district but a different block number. Books really help keep all these things straight. The more books and reading you do - the more collectibles you can pull from circulation!!!!