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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 1462743, member: 5233"]IMHO, this note is a spender. It has a center crease in it which takes away the collector value. One thing to understand is how paper money is used. $100 notes don't circulate much and as a result they tend to last. What you have is probably a note that spent much of it's life in a bank vault on in someone's safe. However, that is common for this type of note so many have survived like this. If it were completely crisp and uncirculated, it would have a premium to it. But, it has been circulated some and it is evident based on that center crease. Because this is a common note (from a print run of 12.8 million) it's only worth face value.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you like this note because it is older and you found it in circulation, there is no reason not to keep it if you can afford to do so. However, I don't anticipate this note increasing in value in the foreseeable future.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, just for your own information...the dates on paper money aren't like the dates on coins. Just because the note says 1981 does not mean it was printed in 1981. Your note was actually printed in November 1984.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 1462743, member: 5233"]IMHO, this note is a spender. It has a center crease in it which takes away the collector value. One thing to understand is how paper money is used. $100 notes don't circulate much and as a result they tend to last. What you have is probably a note that spent much of it's life in a bank vault on in someone's safe. However, that is common for this type of note so many have survived like this. If it were completely crisp and uncirculated, it would have a premium to it. But, it has been circulated some and it is evident based on that center crease. Because this is a common note (from a print run of 12.8 million) it's only worth face value. If you like this note because it is older and you found it in circulation, there is no reason not to keep it if you can afford to do so. However, I don't anticipate this note increasing in value in the foreseeable future. Also, just for your own information...the dates on paper money aren't like the dates on coins. Just because the note says 1981 does not mean it was printed in 1981. Your note was actually printed in November 1984.[/QUOTE]
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