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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pocket Change, post: 218980, member: 8012&quot;]<b>Head Scratcher</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I must admit that I&#039;ve always wondered what the attraction of star notes is....</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, the cool thing is that it&#039;s only costing face, so you lose nothing.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess my thinking goes something like this-</p><p>* there are a whole lot of these.&nbsp; I suppose you might do themes or something, but it would seem like a never-ending collection - almost hoarding.&nbsp; </p><p>* there&#039;s really nothng special about them visually except that *star*.&nbsp; How many do you need?&nbsp; I can&#039;t think of anything more boring than looking through pages and pages of star notes.&nbsp; At least $2 notes or the older notes are different and provide some variety.</p><p>* As far as potential increase in value...&nbsp; I always apply my own test.&nbsp; I ask myself whether I would be willing to pay a premium for what I am collecting.&nbsp; In my own case, I&#039;d be happy to pay a &quot;small&quot; premium for wheaties, pre-1960 nickels, unc state quarters, etc.&nbsp; Would I be willing to pay $1.25 for a normal $1 star note?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; I really couldn&#039;t justify it from a visual or investment angle.&nbsp; Of course, it might be in UNC condition or have a weird serial number, but that would apply to any bill.</p><p><br /></p><p>But of course, to each their interest.&nbsp; However, I really have serious reservations about saving more than a few choice specimans.&nbsp; There are just so many more cool items out there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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