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<p>[QUOTE="PlanoSteve, post: 3870374, member: 91609"]Well Joseph, [USER=74571]@Stevearino[/USER] & [USER=27107]@SteveInTampa[/USER] pretty much nailed it. Let me see if I can put it into perspective from another angle.</p><p><br /></p><p>While the notes you posted may appear to have a "special" quality, things are not always what they seem. You may choose to keep them in your collection because you like them, or because you found them in the "wild", but I'm afraid you will find that as "special" SN's they are really spenders. </p><p><br /></p><p>When collecting "special" SN notes in general, condition is critical, of course, especially when anticipating flipping it for profit. Your notes, especially the first one lack this quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>Secondly, generally when looking at a "special" SN, you want it to jump out at you, to be very obvious. On your 2 notes, you really have to look hard to see that they use 8 consecutive digits only once...they don't have that "esthetically pleasing" appearance.</p><p><br /></p><p>And lastly, while you may think this is a rare occurrence, it is not. Let's do a little arithmetic on <b><i>just the consecutive sequence 1 thru 8</i></b> (keeping in mind there is also 0 - 7, 2 - 9 & 3 - 0):</p><p><br /></p><p>Using your "mixed" ladder:</p><p>the first digit can be one of 8.</p><p>the 2nd digit can be one of 7.</p><p>the 3rd digit can be one of 6....and so forth, so we end up with:</p><p><br /></p><p>8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 40,320 ways to make a mixed ladder with the digits 1 thru 8.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now lets look at an actual ladder using the same digits 1 thru 8:</p><p>If the 1st position is 1, then</p><p>the 2nd position must be 2, then</p><p>the next position must be 3, and so forth until the number 8, so we end up with:</p><p><br /></p><p>1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 1, one way to make a true ladder out of 1 thru 8.</p><p><br /></p><p>OK, this is over simplifying it but you can see the relative rarity of a true ladder versus the "made up" uniqueness of a "mixed, broken, or scattered" SN.</p><p><br /></p><p>People may view "special" SN's with a bias based on what they want to see, whether it's a "special" alignment, or a "birthday" number, or whatever, since collections are very personal to each collector. But in the realm of collectables which are valuable (read: attractive) to others, there is a different set of criteria.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PlanoSteve, post: 3870374, member: 91609"]Well Joseph, [USER=74571]@Stevearino[/USER] & [USER=27107]@SteveInTampa[/USER] pretty much nailed it. Let me see if I can put it into perspective from another angle. While the notes you posted may appear to have a "special" quality, things are not always what they seem. You may choose to keep them in your collection because you like them, or because you found them in the "wild", but I'm afraid you will find that as "special" SN's they are really spenders. When collecting "special" SN notes in general, condition is critical, of course, especially when anticipating flipping it for profit. Your notes, especially the first one lack this quality. Secondly, generally when looking at a "special" SN, you want it to jump out at you, to be very obvious. On your 2 notes, you really have to look hard to see that they use 8 consecutive digits only once...they don't have that "esthetically pleasing" appearance. And lastly, while you may think this is a rare occurrence, it is not. Let's do a little arithmetic on [B][I]just the consecutive sequence 1 thru 8[/I][/B] (keeping in mind there is also 0 - 7, 2 - 9 & 3 - 0): Using your "mixed" ladder: the first digit can be one of 8. the 2nd digit can be one of 7. the 3rd digit can be one of 6....and so forth, so we end up with: 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 40,320 ways to make a mixed ladder with the digits 1 thru 8. Now lets look at an actual ladder using the same digits 1 thru 8: If the 1st position is 1, then the 2nd position must be 2, then the next position must be 3, and so forth until the number 8, so we end up with: 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 1, one way to make a true ladder out of 1 thru 8. OK, this is over simplifying it but you can see the relative rarity of a true ladder versus the "made up" uniqueness of a "mixed, broken, or scattered" SN. People may view "special" SN's with a bias based on what they want to see, whether it's a "special" alignment, or a "birthday" number, or whatever, since collections are very personal to each collector. But in the realm of collectables which are valuable (read: attractive) to others, there is a different set of criteria. Hope this helps![/QUOTE]
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