Let me start this off by saying GREAT FORUMS! I have been browsing them for a while but haven't joined until now. I am not much of a currency collector, mainly coins... I was super excited today after several months of looking for star notes while counting currency at work because... I found two! I don't know anything about star notes except the fact I am supposed to keep them. I found two today, the first was a 2006 $100 in semi-ok shape, it has a few wrinkles and has been folded, and a crisp brand new never folded 2006 $1 note. Can anyone tell me anything about these two? Are they worth holding on to? Value over face if any? I will definitely keep the $1 due to its uncirculated condition, the $100 -- unless it is a rarity -- I will probably spend. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
I save all my star notes. No matter the condition I found them in. A pristine note is nice but most of mine have come from circulation. The wife and I see it as saving money. A dollar is a dollar. If something comes up and we need to spend them.......well I hope it isn't anytime soon. Nice finds though. *smile*
first, let me say congratulations on your find. I enjoy star notes than any other type of modern currency and am always on the hunt. I searched for years and never found one. Other people did and gave them to me, or made an exchange with me for them. It wasn't until I went to D.C. one weekend that I received 2 in change down there! One a $5, the other a $10. How strange... Anyway, I always keep mine, even if they're in not-so-great shape. As Bill said, my wife and I see it as a dollar saved, even if it's not too desirable otherwise. Your $1 is about in XF+ to AU grade and is worth about $8 now. The $100 is a Fine+ to VF and is worth about face value right now. You never know though, it may one day go up in value. Hope this helps and congrats again!
The $1 is from a short run of 640,000 notes. Definitely a keeper, especially in CU condition. The $100 is from a run of 1,920,000, which is pretty large for $100 stars; and it's also from a district that's had a lot of star runs printed in the series. That, combined with the fact that it's fairly well circulated, will keep it from being worth any significant premium over face value for a very long time. In other words, this one's safe to spend, yes.
These days, star notes account for around 0.5% of all notes released, or 1 in 200. The number's been a lot higher in the past--e.g., the 1957 silver certificates, the first series printed by the dry-intaglio process, had a star rate of well over 10%!
On the "star note lookup" it appears that the $1 has a run of only 320,000... this would be considered a "rare" note wouldn't it? Denomination $1 Series 2006 Serial Number J03491861* Run 2 Run Size 320000 Run Range03200001 - 03840000 Total Printed3520000 GapsNone Month PrintedMARCH 2009 FacilityFW
Hey Scrible, nice finds. I was pumped when I found my 1st dollar star. Definately hang on the the $1 star. As far as the $100 star, hang on unless you must spend it. Congrats. Brian
Up here on Long island I see star notes all the time in the register at my job and im starting to run out of money because im finding so many. Got my first $100 the other day also, it was almost a radar... HB01488411* also found a regular 1963A $1 FRN in the register the same day. Usually find a couple of notes a day at work if its a good day.
Thanks all you guys on this info. I didn't even realize the subtle variation. Sooo... checking through the 56 various US notes I have, found... Woohoo...
My very first post on this site. I found this thread while doing a google search. I too recently have begun searching my daily currency for star notes after buying a couple $2 star notes on eBay. I recently found a 2003A $2 star note and a 2006 $100 star note. I'm disappointed to hear the $100 had a printing of 1,920,000 as I thought the errors were less frequent with the modern printing process. Oh well, I will keep it until I have to spend it. Scrible, I would say keep it, even though the serial number isn't low it is a cool pattern. Looking forward to posting alot more on this site, as I love collecting coin and paper money.
