Hey everyone! So, I own a small currency collection and would like some help with values. What particular websites besides Ebay can you provide me with for Values?? I have Ha.com and this website: United States Currency Price Guide (papermoneyguide.com) Are there anymore?? Also, need help with grading. Thanks!! Here's just one example.
Grading requires common sense and experience. Your note appears to be a really nice Fine or poor Very Fine. The more graded notes you look at and their grades, the better idea you’ll have when evaluating a note for a grade.
I like guides (& catalogues with their estimates) & sometimes I'll check eBay (to get a handle on what a note is selling for). That's the economical (& old school) way to check how your note will fair but collectible currency (& coins) will fluctuate a bit according to world economic outlook & stability. If everything's humming along nicely (no invasion of another country like Russia's 2nd invasion of Ukraine last Feb) then you should expect close to the price that has been quoted (or seen in your catalogue) or better. If some "sh!te hits the fan" so to speak (like the example I used) then you can expect less. (Happened to me). But grading is a crucial step in getting a handle on how your banknote will fair in terms of sales. Higher graded notes are like prime real estate properties -in that the higher grades (best examples) perform like choice locations. Everybody wants the best grades so prices will go higher for TPG notes with high # (super gems). It can be surprising sometimes (esp with the more common stuff). So, it is important to get a hang of grading. I often see posts where the owner of the note over grades & would hazard to say this phenomenon is much more common than it should be. But, having said that, it took me years to grade closer to the level most experienced collectors assess a note at. It takes a lot of practice (hits & misses), learning about "issues," a well centred note (registry), decent embossing (original & EPQ), etc for many of us while others pick up all the intricate levels very quickly. I don't mind admitting my shortcomings b/c so many collectors think they're experts overnight & I just feel it takes time to develop the kind of critical eye (skills) needed to grade correctly. (Perhaps I was too infatuated with the notes in the beginning & held fast to my biases!). Anyway, I got over it & feel like I finally can grade a note pretty close to what the experts would say (though I need to get a light-box & loupe). If you wish to have a no-brainer/quick approach (& perhaps more accurate) estimate of value, you might wish to give "Track & Price" for nailing down the approx market value of your note(s) (esp your TPG notes which can't be disputed unless poorly assessed). I've never resorted to this app myself but I have heard some positive feedback here & from collectors elsewhere who swear by it. Hope that helps!
