Lowest Serial Number You Have ? Seen ?

Hey, was just wondering what the lowest serial number you have for any bill is ? Could be old or new currency, it seems tough to get super-low numbers even for recent/new bills.

My lowest is 00000086 for a 1957 $1 SC.

I haven't seen a lower number at a LCS or Coin Show, but I'll be paying closer attention since I started looking more closely at low SN's.

 

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00000 on specimen notes

 

There is one famous note I can thing of- 00000000
Wasn't supposed to be released into circulation.

 

The lowest number note I've seen is a $1 B star note from 2013 with 4 leading zeros. Sold it some time ago, so I don't have a picture.
I've seen 3 leading zeros several times- on a couple of ones (star and non-star) and a 2006 $10 I got as change last week.

 

@GoldFinger1969 @Dave M @CoinBlazer

This story goes back a few years....

When the Bicentennial $2 note was introduced in 1976, a grandmother in San Francisco purchased a pair of the notes (at face value) at the FRB. She placed them in an envelope and saved them to be passed down to her grandson.

After she passed, the envelope was given to her grandson. The crisp new notes were serial #'s 00000001 and 00000002. The young man decided to place them at auction, and #1 sold for somewhere in the neighborhood of $27,000. IIRC, the #2 sold for about $9,000.

Chris

 

Cannot even imagine that! Very lucky that the grandson noticed the s/n and didn't just spend them.

 

I believe he was in his 30's.

Chris

 

Here's a couple with low serial numbers, but before anyone gets too excited, read the bottom of this post.









These are all reprints.

 

I like low serial numbers, the lower the better....and pricier.

I own one lower, but collect serial #12. I got this years ago from Dave Undis. He’s the owner/operator of http://www.coolserialnumbers.com/FancySerialNumbers.aspx

 

Wow....that is VERY NICE....and low !!

I would guess that bill costs anywhere from $500 - $2,000 given what we were told about the 1976 $2 bill ? Yours is a 1935 SC just below those in quality I guess. My 1957 is a PMG 66.

 

I once had a large-sized $500 in my hand with the serial number 1 and a star at the end.

It sold for several hundred thousand

 

That website coolserialnumbers is awesome. Some great stuff for sale. Wish I could afford some of the nicer, pricier stuff.

Some of the stuff is so unique it's tough to get comparision pricing.

 

NOT MINE, but it is up for auction in July at Scotsman’s Summer Auction

 

Am I wrong to think it's strange that a recent note -- 2006 -- would somehow have a sereial number of #1 yet circulate and get wear & tear and thus only merit a VF 30 Grade ?

I can see bills from decades ago being used, but surprised that any in recent years would not be immediately pulled.

 

UPDATE: Now my lowest number is 00000026...1935C Silver Certificaate.

 

Update Time....Lowest Serial Number bill you own ?

Mine remains that 00000026 above.

 

I had a dealer not far from where I live, once asked me if I wanted to see something cool. I said of course. The shop was empty, so he went into the back brought out a newer $20 in a protective sleeve. He handed it to me asked "so what do your think"? I just about had a heart attack, it was a 00000001 and uncirculated. I asked him if it was for sale, he said nope. It was part of his collection. He told me that a customer had brought it in a few years prior and asked what he could get for it. Not sure how much he paid, but I don't think that customer got as good of a deal as they probably thought they did.

 

Depending on the Gem (?) condition.....considering it was a $20 bill and not a $1....I'd say anywhere from $2,000 - $5,000.

But it could be more....

 

Unfortunately this was probably 5 years ago or so. I didn't know much of anything about currency other than keeping an eye out for fancy serial numbers. That serial number was burned into my memory with the exception of the block letters, I don't remember them. Most likely it was an L as I am on the west coast and we mostly find L notes from the San Francisco Fed in circulation around here.

 

That Hawaii note with a 415 SN is just like mine.....same batch, 3-digit SN (about 300 lower).....but I don't know what the grade was on it.