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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eowyn, post: 846856, member: 24307&quot;]Hi all,</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; My first thread concerning my collection of $1 and $5 silver certificates is here: <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t99467/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t99467/">http://www.cointalk.com/t99467/</a> .</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; I’ve learned much, but have much to learn.&nbsp; What I’m trying to understand are the price/value drivers that would cause 1 bill to be worth more than another.&nbsp; So far, the drivers seem to be:<blockquote><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The item itself, ie, 1934C $5 silver certificate</p><p>&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; &nbsp; Condition</p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>Since I have a slight history in coin collecting, this is all I really knew about valuing currency before I started researching/studying my new collection.&nbsp; Since,<blockquote><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; &nbsp; star notes (they’re worth more, sometimes a lot)</p><p>&nbsp; 4)&nbsp; &nbsp; Sequential serial numbers are better than random</p><p>&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; &nbsp; “unique’” serial numbers (radar, low, binary, etc.)</p><p>&nbsp; 6)&nbsp; &nbsp; Changeover pair (reverse changeover pair) where the serial numbers are in sequence, but the series letter changes</p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>&nbsp; The latest thing I’ve discovered is the concept of “wide” and “narrow” and the concept of “mules”.&nbsp; I’ve read RickieB’s posts and questions and am confused.&nbsp; I’m going to have to go through the stack again and I need to know exactly what I’m looking for so that I don’t make a mistake.&nbsp; It seems the concept of wide/narrow relates only to the 1934D series.&nbsp; It seems “mules” have something to do with front/back plates being mixed.&nbsp; I need some help here.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; Are there any other price/value drivers for 1934 $5 silver certificates, 1928 $1 silver certificates or 1928 $2 bills?</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; Are there any specific “error” notes I should be aware of?</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; I’m trying to avoid handling these bills as much as possible (they’re all uncirculated) and I’d like to limit rifling through them to 1 more time. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; I’ve been looking for a book to buy so that I can check for certain things to determine the uniqueness/rarity/value of my bills.&nbsp; Any suggestion?</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; Thanks for your help everybody.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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