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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 1765422, member: 19065&quot;]Welcome to Paper Money Tater!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Paper Money is really a deep field of numismatics and collecting. It may take you some time to figure out just what you like most about it and where you really wish to start collecting. Do lots of research before you start buying and have lots of books at hand, that&#039;s what I&#039;d spend that first $200.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Remember, that just like coins, currency is used all over the world and there are many many beautiful examples of world currency you may enjoy collecting alongside any interests in US currency you may be starting out with, going by your &#039;stars&#039; question.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Like anything else that you are accustomed to in coin collecting, premiums and value comes from the finest quality, highest conditions and rarity of a given series note. You&#039;ll have to learn a bit about &#039;printages&#039; to get a feel for how star notes impact rarity across various series and understand that currency, unlike coins, tends to have a lot less survive-abilty over the years due to its inherent fragility and how easily notes can take on damage.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There&#039;s a lot of fuss about collecting fancy serial numbers (SNs) and while those do tend to command &#039;premiums&#039; it&#039;s not really something all collectors must or have to follow in their own collecting&nbsp; interests and pursuits.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>While the history of US paper money (PM) is broad and the market for US notes is quite, quite strong as a collectible (check out past auction results on Heritage for example), remember that security engraving is something that can be appreciated across borders, especially if you start out enjoying US notes, because you will soon learn that many US based printers and engravers lent their expertise, craftsmanship and materials to other nations in times of need when a secure currency was in need for a given economy. Similarly, many skilled artisans influenced the great engraving houses of the US.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It will be exciting to see what gets you interested and when you do start acquiring notes, post some to get some feedback and any answers you need questioned. There&#039;s not too many PM members on CT but I think between here and anywhere else you may share online, you&#039;ll find an eager audience willing to help. I know I got lots of support from the forum and I try to give it back when and where I can. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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