Any good sites with useful drop-arrows or the like to make finding valuations for bills easy ? Besides Ebay and the online auction sites, I have the STANDARD GUIDE SMALL SIZE (Schwartz/Lindquist) and STANDARD CATALOG (Krausse Press) for approximations. But sometimes I can't find the bill and it's confusing with the "High" and "Low" range for Serial Numbers in the SMALL SIZE book (Krause has less detail for bills from 1920-1970). Any suggestions ? I have HUNDREDS of bills to look at, and while I am sure the bulk are worth a few quarters over face value, I am sure others are worth $10-$25 and who knows, 1 or 2 or 3 might be worth a few hundred. They are from my grandparents and mother so if I sell them I don't want a windfall to go to some sheister who thinks he is doing me a favor by giving me FV + 10% when it could be worth low-4 figures.
I like to use Heritage Auctions "SOLD" listings. It might take a while to find what you're looking for though so maybe just use that for the banknotes you think are worth at least $100.
Divide it up into manageable, similar groups of notes and check recent SOLD results at Heritage, as mentioned above. Always observe the date sold, it’s important. Try to evaluate ten notes a day and in less than a month, you should be done.
Thanks, Gam...thanks Steve. Yeah, it seems bills/currency is much more time consuming to check prices than the coins I have because the variations and differences with micro backs and serial numbers and FRNs vs. USN's vs. SCs...etc....makes for tons of places to check. Online auctions are the best, but I'm going to have to probably use the Freidberg # or something to make sure I get the right bill on my end matched up with an accurate sale online.
Get yourself a copy of “Bank Note Reporter”. It is a monthly publication that has interesting articles about paper money AND a paper money price guide. You can subscribe to it at www.numismaticnews.net.
Aside from the ones mentioned, there are some web sites that give approximate values, if that helps. https://coinsite.com/us-paper-money-values/
It seems to me that most coin collectors are NOT currency/bill collectors, too (as I am). Would you guys agree ? Do any of you also dual collect ? I guess when you figure that there are fewer bill/currency collectors than coin collectors...and you can have super-high production and survival numbers for bills....add in increased variety, SNs, microbacks, other differentiating factors....and they are more illiquid than coiins.....hence the lower prices for stuff even in good condition like my (ungraded) bills.
Some guy named Guido stopped by yesterday and told me that either pay the bills or get two broken legs. I guess the value of the bills are two good legs.
First: I think you're right, not as many currency collectors as coin collectors (probably 10-15% of the # of coin collectors). Plus a lot more dual (coin & currency) collectors than strictly currency collectors. A LOT of collectors who want to just source from change or circulation. 2nd: I have never used TRACK & PRICE but I have seen a few other members on other forums swear by it.
I have a 1935A SC.....KB serial number in the 4's....can't tell what it's worth approximately with the mule and macro/micro thing from the books. Anyone ?
