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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 505867, member: 8033&quot;]We recently ordered this book at work to check it out. I now have one.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s by Krause Publications</p><p>Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money (27th edition).</p><p><br /></p><p>Just over 400 pages with great pictures and covers large size to fractionals and even errors.</p><p><br /></p><p>It also provides quick cross references to Krause/Lempke and Friedberg numbers.</p><p><br /></p><p>What REALLY impressed me though is the breakdown of grades in modern notes. Now I&#039;ve always been a fan of Schwartz and Lindquist (formerly Oakes and Schwartz) but the new stuff was only listed in CU no matter how scarce it might be.</p><p><br /></p><p>Case in point is the 1999 F-* $1 note. Only 640,000 printed. That is a PALTRY sum in $1 FRNs. Schwartz and Lindquist lists it at $100 I believe in CU in the new addition. It&#039;s the only grade they list.</p><p>Now the Krause book lists it at $5 in fine, $25 in XF, $115 in 63, and $140 in 65.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now with an obviously scarce note this is one worth hanging on to. I have three myself but one is XF-AU versus CU.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can use this book as a guide for buying at work. We recently had a guy come in with a bunch of star notes. Most were very common I&#039;m afraid and if the boss had looked at them he would have turned them all away. I spotted the 1999 F-* and a 1963B star note. Both we&#039;re circulated but at least I had a reference point. We bought those two notes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Drawback is that it doesn&#039;t break down blocks or give printing figures. However, in conjuction with Scwartz and Lindquist one can get a real good idea on small size.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course there are more books to be had. I just happen to really like this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>clembo[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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