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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TradingGreen, post: 8294460, member: 75262&quot;]If you don&#039;t already have a reference book - I would recommend that you pick up a copy of Paper Money of the United States by Arthur L and Ira S Friedberg.&nbsp; If you are serious about collecting paper money you really should have this book.&nbsp; It lists all of the signature combinations for issued notes and you will quickly see that values vary by changes of signatures.&nbsp; The values in that book are good for general reference only however.&nbsp; It offers a great overview of large, small, fractional, colonial, confederate and others.&nbsp; If you decide to specialize in one area you can then purchase a book that details just that area.</p><p>Large size notes were called &quot;horse blankets&quot;.&nbsp; Men didn&#039;t all carry wallets early on but a lot had money belts.&nbsp; So a lot of times you will find a crease in the note along the center of the length.&nbsp; When wallets became popular notes were &quot;quarter folded&quot;.&nbsp; Once in half and then in half again so it could be slipped in a section of a wallet.&nbsp; Check the backs of your currency at an angle under a light and you can get a better sense of whether it had been previously folded.</p><p>Happy hunting!</p><p>Rich[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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