So I collect world paper money, particularly Russian Imperial notes, and have very limited knowledge of US notes and the intricacies that make them unique. But a few days ago I withdrew $1k in $20s from a local bank and didn't think anything of it. The girl just put it in an envelope and I left. Once I actually opened it up, I found that it contained 35 1981 $20s (which I have not seen in circulation for a long time) together, and 10 consecutive 2013 $20s. Anyone want to take a look at these for fun and tell me if there's anything significant hidden here? While my first thought was "coincidence", the sheer quantity of them and the weird combination made me wonder if maybe I'm actually looking at someone's liquidated collection? The 1981's are all mixed conditions, highest is probably an XF/XF+. The 2013's are UNC, just a faint counting fold along an edge. Thank you very much in advance for taking the time!
You need to send them all to me so I can physically inspect them.. I will send you my address when you are ready!
Absolutely! Packed up and ready to go These extremely rare bills require the hands of an expert handler. Jokes aside, if these notes are nothing but junk and face value, it wouldn't surprise me either, maybe grandma just deposited all her mattress money. Anyone who collects this series, I'm all ears as to what would actually make a 1981 unique or rare aside from a star or UNC condition.
The 2013s are ordinary notes, despite their condition. But, it might be worth saving some of the 1981s- particularly the ones in fairly crisp condition without pen markings.
What you have is a small hoard of notes that were stashed away in the middle of 1985. The hoard itself is not so unusual; what is unusual is that the teller gave them out to you and did not send them off to be destroyed. Filter through the notes and remove any with writing, tears, creases or ink stains. Then from the remaining notes keep the five or so that are in the nicest and most crisp condition. Do this process and you'll have your keepers and your spenders from the lot.
IDK how it works, but there's probably less paperwork to just hand these notes out to a customer (if they are in good condition) rather than return them. It's still legal tender. I would just spend them. They aren't rare.
Looks like the older $20s returned from an extended vacation from circulation. Unfortunately, being old doesn’t necessarily make them valuable. Condition really holds them back. And the modern consecutive notes are no big deal...that’s how they are distributed, in packs of consecutive notes. If you like, pick one of the nicest of each series and set the others free.
If you like, pick one of the nicest of each series and set the others free. "If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they’re yours; if they don’t they never were."
