I got this $20* note from the atm machine today and am trying to determine a value, Unfortunately I’ve misplaced my Black Book of US currency price guide. It's a series 1996 and probably grades Fine since it has a pretty ugly fold in the middle. I doubt that it's worth more than face value, but I wanted to confirm that Before I spend it. Any help from someone with a price guide would be appreciated.
Whoa! What's up with that technicolor effect on the motto and the upper 20s? Scanner effect? That's sweet!
If I were you I would hang on to this for a while because I would say its value will increase quite a bit over the next several years.
I'd save it. You can always change your mind and spend it later. I am fond of face-value priced collectables, both coins and currency.
YEAH I had to scan it at 100dpi for the file to be under 100kb so it comes out with that psychedelic effect. I'm going to hang on to it for the time being. This makes two star notes from the atm in the last 6month's,maybe they’re not as rare as were lead to believe, I’ve only been checking for them in the last 6-8 months.
Too bad the serial didn't start AA 19....then you'd have a radar star I believe the rainbow effect is by design, i.e. built into the design to thwort counterfieting. P.S. Just pulled a $1 2003 *. Fourth * this year (3 1$ and 1 $20). Got to love livin in NYC, best place to collect from your own pocket change!
For whatever reason the rainbow effect only seems to show up when i scan notes at a low DPI(dots per inch)
Thanks for the reply. I was just wondering b/c I know the mint retooled that series and the next to try and prevent home "minting". A higher DPI scan might come clean, but will it print back out clean? Not suggesting you try, just wondering
