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<p>[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 4784060, member: 15588"]Though I don't think there is one particular "king of serial numbers," because it depends a little bit on who your audience is, I can say that when I look at "fancy serial number" sections on banknote sites, the most expensive examples always seem to be the lowest of the low serial numbers. A "00000001" serial number seems to almost always be worth more than its weight in rhodium.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, a site that I won't mention right now has a serial number "00000001" 1995 $1 bill certified in Very Fine 25 condition for almost $2,000. The bill is folded strongly both horizontally and vertically and looks like someone might have even sat on it folded for a while. It's not pretty. Regardless, it's still selling for almost $2,000.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, that same site also has a 2009 $2 with serial number "11111111" selling for $5,000 in Extremely Fine 40. I'm not sure if the condition or the serial number is the major factor in the pricing difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the other fancy serial numbers from similar date ranges seem to fall around $100 or less.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 4784060, member: 15588"]Though I don't think there is one particular "king of serial numbers," because it depends a little bit on who your audience is, I can say that when I look at "fancy serial number" sections on banknote sites, the most expensive examples always seem to be the lowest of the low serial numbers. A "00000001" serial number seems to almost always be worth more than its weight in rhodium. For example, a site that I won't mention right now has a serial number "00000001" 1995 $1 bill certified in Very Fine 25 condition for almost $2,000. The bill is folded strongly both horizontally and vertically and looks like someone might have even sat on it folded for a while. It's not pretty. Regardless, it's still selling for almost $2,000. But, that same site also has a 2009 $2 with serial number "11111111" selling for $5,000 in Extremely Fine 40. I'm not sure if the condition or the serial number is the major factor in the pricing difference. Most of the other fancy serial numbers from similar date ranges seem to fall around $100 or less.[/QUOTE]
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