I would actually be a bit surprised if that was true. If you read the link I mentioned in post #16 of the referenced thread, it shows that the...
If you're going to be picking up binders full of foreign currency, you may want to get a copy of the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (from...
With the other three margins essentially straight, this note could be made from any $20 in your wallet, with a pair of scissors. Dave
Very cool notes, jhinton! Dave
Thanks much Dave
Neither www.ebid.com nor www.e-bid.com look like what I would have expected. Could you give me the link you're referring to? Thanks Dave
As you can see, there's a set of folks that base a significant amount of their collecting energy on serial numbers on US banknotes. There are...
Hard to know what prices would bring, and whether I could find them, but sticking with the theme: $250: 5000F P-4c O. Bongo (pit mining) $500:...
While I'd love to find some of these errors, I'm not willing to try that technique... :D Interesting theory! Dave
Man, you certainly pull quite a few of these out of circulation! This one's quite cool, very obvious compared to some of those different S/N...
Its just like any other collectible, DF. Rarity, quality, demand, beauty... all end up determining selling price. There are certainly banknotes...
I don't really know how the serial numbers are applied, but I have to say I'm surprised at the PCGS call of "insufficient inking" for that note....
Sounds like a plan. Krispy has all the enthusiasm in the world for this topic. And Rickie, thanks for all your hard work on the SEG, you deserve a...
It looks to me like you may have scanned at 100dpi or so. Always better to scan at 300 or so then reduce for the web. Dave
I would use the IBNS grading page (http://www.theibns.org/ and look under banknotes->grading) for some pretty good details on grading. Also I...
Nice job, beef. DF, welcome to the paper money hobby, and it sounds like your coin experience has kept you wary. I would echo the concerns about...
If my birthday was 3/3/1954, I'd be pretty happy to have this note, and wouldn't be arguing about the zero being "wrong" or even about the...
Thanks much, guys! I will pencil this stuff down, for future reference. Krispy, all my banknote $ goes toward the French stuff these days, so...
But I do have one reasonably nice US note in my collection. I'm hoping you experts can tell me the correct Fr. catalog number and estimate the...
Interesting summary at the bottom: "People should check to make sure they do not try to spend outdated cash and get suspected of spending...
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