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<p>[QUOTE="Numbers, post: 744802, member: 11668"]Barr notes are Series 1963B $1's; they carry the signature of Joseph W. Barr as Secretary of the Treasury. He was only in office for a month, so this series has the lowest total printage of any $1 FRN, and no higher-denomination notes at all were printed with his signature. However, the Barr notes are still not all that scarce in an absolute sense--nearly 500 million were produced, and many were hoarded by folks who heard exaggerated stories of their value, so they're still remarkably common today. Circulated examples trade for pretty close to face value, I'm afraid.</p><p> </p><p>Web notes are $1's that were printed on an experimental press in the 1990's. They come in Series 1988A, 1993, and 1995, but in each case they make up a small minority of all $1's printed for the series. For identifying marks and serial ranges of the web printings, see <a href="http://www.uspapermoney.info/general/webs.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.uspapermoney.info/general/webs.html" rel="nofollow">this page</a>. All web notes are worth over face value in pretty much any grade, and some of the scarce ones in top grades can be worth four figures.</p><p> </p><p>Some star notes have significant value even in circulated grades; it depends on the printage numbers for the block and, in some cases, the print run. If you find a star note in circulation, it's probably best to check it before spending it. Most circulated stars from recent series, though, will be worth essentially face value.</p><p> </p><p>Hope this helps! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numbers, post: 744802, member: 11668"]Barr notes are Series 1963B $1's; they carry the signature of Joseph W. Barr as Secretary of the Treasury. He was only in office for a month, so this series has the lowest total printage of any $1 FRN, and no higher-denomination notes at all were printed with his signature. However, the Barr notes are still not all that scarce in an absolute sense--nearly 500 million were produced, and many were hoarded by folks who heard exaggerated stories of their value, so they're still remarkably common today. Circulated examples trade for pretty close to face value, I'm afraid. Web notes are $1's that were printed on an experimental press in the 1990's. They come in Series 1988A, 1993, and 1995, but in each case they make up a small minority of all $1's printed for the series. For identifying marks and serial ranges of the web printings, see [URL="http://www.uspapermoney.info/general/webs.html"]this page[/URL]. All web notes are worth over face value in pretty much any grade, and some of the scarce ones in top grades can be worth four figures. Some star notes have significant value even in circulated grades; it depends on the printage numbers for the block and, in some cases, the print run. If you find a star note in circulation, it's probably best to check it before spending it. Most circulated stars from recent series, though, will be worth essentially face value. Hope this helps! :cool:[/QUOTE]
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