Hey all found a $1 star note the other day in circulation. # is 05629265 I call that a radar, the 0 not counting as a digit. I figure it's a matter of perspective but just wanted to hear it from the gang. I haven't been able to post pics for a while, but I got neat stuff to share, including a unc. 100 pack consecutive stars ($1) wrapped in orig. bank band (2006 G). Anyway, I'm hoping most are in agreement that that one counts as a star RADAR. Thoughts?
There are others on this forum that can say with more certainty than I but I would have to say no it's not a true radar. If all the zero's were discounted would 00000011 then be considered a radar as well? I would guess not, but 10000001 certainly would.
There's a certain amount of tradition behind calling it a "seven-digit radar". Leading zeroes are sometimes ignored by collectors who are used to the large-size serialling convention that omits them. A large-size note with a serial of 5629265 is considered a radar, so why not a small-size note with what's effectively the same serial number? Note that this only works with leading zeroes: 00028682 is a five-digit radar, but 28682000 isn't, and certainly not 11128682. And of course, collectors who are mostly into small-size aren't likely to consider anything a radar if it doesn't use all eight digits. (For which reason, it's not going to be worth the same premium that a true eight-digit radar would, if that's what you wanted to know.)
Yeah I was thinking of it as a seven digit radar. I find 8 digit ones out n about but this is the first example of 7 I've seen in hand, and I only think of it thar way cuz the 0 is at the beginning.
