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<p>[QUOTE="BigsWick, post: 315389, member: 3534"]Rickie,</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for the opinions, tips, and advice. I really appreciate your time and effort! :thumb:</p><p><br /></p><p>I went to the coin shop just to get some east coast state quarters from my album. It has become sort of an annual pilgrimage for me whenever I go back to Virginia. When I walked in I saw the owner had out stacks and stacks of currency. I started looking through the ones, fives, and tens and grabbed a few that appealed to me. They were the nicest of the lot, though maybe he didn't have a huge selection by comparison.</p><p><br /></p><p>He had a $10 Gold Certificate (I'd never seen one) that was really rough for $70. It was turning black and looked like someone ran it through a washing machine. I passed on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Daggarjon- I too like that Silver Certificate. It is really, really clean. I thought it was the best one he had out of maybe 100 or so. The shift was just a little bonus.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to the notes pictured I also got about 8-10 really nice Silver Certificates from my mother. Several of them are almost sequential with just a few numbers off in the serial numbers. I managed to get everything home (along with the 1869 and 1923 $1 bills) in my carry-on bags without hurting anything. I set it all out a couple of nights ago and took a look. I'll post some scans of the Silver Certificates soon.</p><p><br /></p><p>If things keep up like this I'm going to have to lose my car habit![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BigsWick, post: 315389, member: 3534"]Rickie, Thanks for the opinions, tips, and advice. I really appreciate your time and effort! :thumb: I went to the coin shop just to get some east coast state quarters from my album. It has become sort of an annual pilgrimage for me whenever I go back to Virginia. When I walked in I saw the owner had out stacks and stacks of currency. I started looking through the ones, fives, and tens and grabbed a few that appealed to me. They were the nicest of the lot, though maybe he didn't have a huge selection by comparison. He had a $10 Gold Certificate (I'd never seen one) that was really rough for $70. It was turning black and looked like someone ran it through a washing machine. I passed on it. Daggarjon- I too like that Silver Certificate. It is really, really clean. I thought it was the best one he had out of maybe 100 or so. The shift was just a little bonus. In addition to the notes pictured I also got about 8-10 really nice Silver Certificates from my mother. Several of them are almost sequential with just a few numbers off in the serial numbers. I managed to get everything home (along with the 1869 and 1923 $1 bills) in my carry-on bags without hurting anything. I set it all out a couple of nights ago and took a look. I'll post some scans of the Silver Certificates soon. If things keep up like this I'm going to have to lose my car habit![/QUOTE]
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