I received five consecutive 2006 $100 star notes from the bank today in uncirculated condition. Also two others but non-consecutive from same district. I am guessing these aren't keepers due to the number of total printed. Run Size: 3,200,000 Total Printed: 9,936,000 You think these would sell on ebay? Or anyone here need these for their collection? Thanks. The one scan got cut off.
Just received my copy of the 10th Edition Standard Guide to Small-Size U.S.Paper Money and these notes book for $125 each. They are distributed in packs of 100, so I doubt being consecutive will add any value.
Yeah man good luck. I would have a hard time believing any of the above comments about them being worth $125 each and so on... They are just too common and have too many print runs... I mean the print run itself is high, let alone how many other print runs there were for the same distict. I just turned in some 2006 $100 *'s (1 SF and 1 Atlanta) to the bank temporarily so I can go back and buy them along with some other old/star $100's. Let me tell ya this: The 2 2006 $100 stars would be the last 2 I would get if I had to choose some to buy back and some to just spend. They are too common, I have seen too many of them, and there really aren't enough $100 collectors out there who want to purchase $100's for over face, IMO. I of course still like to keep one nice example of every series and denomination, so I would keep one '06 $100 star.
I had some of those and decided to just spend them after much deliberating with myself. The run is too high and the examples I had were XF to VF. If you can afford to hold them, I would. Too bad I couldn't at the time.
$100's are tough. I've come across a few, here and there, that piqued my interest, by I just couldn't rationalize sitting on that much cash. It's because of that, that I decided to only collect the lower denominations. $1's through $20's, that;s it....and even with $20's, it has to be something really special to me, for me to set it aside.
I think that is an extremely intellegent decision; I wish I could talk myself into doing something similar. Still, $50 is my favorite denomination, so I'd always collect those. But I have to agree with you on the $100 thing. Its just too much money and because there aren't too many $100 collectors, they seem to be common.
Thanks man, I appreciate that. My favorite denomination is the $2, so it's pretty easy to set those aside!
Well, if $2 is your favorite denomination, do you go through straps of used $2's? The last strap of used $2's I went through gave me awesome return. I got 3 stars (Series 2003, Minneapolis) as well as a minor but error enough 1976 error $2 with its consecutives that weren't errors. I'm also working on getting an entire set of 1976 $2 district set uncirc going. Believe it or not, it is still relatively common to find uncirculated 1976 $2's. I have yet to find any Monticellos from circulation, but I did buy some back in my buying days so I'm straight as far as red seals go anyways. Do you happen to have any interesting $2 finds?
I don't usually go through "straps" per se, but every few weeks, I'll go to the bank, and buy between $20 and $50 worth of $2's. If I find anything neat, I keep it. Otherwise, I just set them aside as spending money. I usually keep at least 1 $2 in my wallet, just because I like carrying them around. Believe it, or not, there have been a few instances where having that $2 on hand, has really come in handy. In my searching so far, I've come across quite a few red seals, a couple of first day of issue (stamped) 1976's, and some low run's (6.4m) from the most recent 2003A series. No star notes yet, though. 1 $2 that I am dying to get my hands on is a 2003A F*. Of course, any star note $2 would be great, but a 2003A Atlanta star, would make my day! As for 1976's still being common, you are absolutely right. One time, I went to the bank, and bought $50 worth of $2's. They were all 1976's!
I don't think too many of those '03A $2's were actually released into circulation. I have't heard any reports of people actually finding them in change or strap searches. I have one example. I paid $75 for it a while back. Worth every penny, if you ask me. I expect to see huge returns on it. It is of course GEM, with a nice 5-digit serial number. The part about buying $50 worth of $2's and them all being 1976 doesn't surprise me at all-one bit. I've had similar experieces with $2 strap searching. Yet the funny part is, it seems like every Tom, Dick, or Harry will buy a "RARE 1976 $2 bill US" off you if you post it on eBay. I could just picture the listing now, "FROM VERY RARE L SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT!!" Haha, its amazing what people will do to make a penny or two on eBay! I have yet to find any red seals of anything-yet that is. I'm sure that they are probably becoming too scarce for circulation, but I'm looking for them anyways. Most bank tellers I talk to tell me, "I keep the red ones" when I explain what I do and collect.
