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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RickieB, post: 839050, member: 2486&quot;]Hello Penny Fanatic...</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me first say welcome to Paper Money. Secondly, let me say never believe anything you hear and only 1/2 of what you see.</p><p><br /></p><p>New York notes from the Fed Reserve are special to me as I am building my collection (small size) around this Fed District. The reason behind this <u>is not due to rarity</u> but simply due to the first note ever in my collection was this one..<img src="http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm184/rickieb1955/Large%20Size%20Blue%20Seals/bs029.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm184/rickieb1955/Large%20Size%20Blue%20Seals/bs030.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>and it was purchased because my son liked Trains! This is what lead me to start a New York collection. The New York District printings are among the highest printing for any of the (12) Fed Bank&#039;s (another reason I selected it..greater chance of finishing it). I can share my experience with you on trying to assemble these notes from 1928 thru current including stars....In my collection I will not accept any notes below the grade of AU58 unless it is all that is available for me. This makes it difficult to put together a complete Series denomination set from $1.00 thru $1000 for sure. I more than likely, I will never finish it, but I have a very good start.</p><p><br /></p><p>Each Series that has been printed has it&#039;s rarities so to speak but what I have been told by many dealer friends is this; &quot; The higher denominations from $20 and up are very difficult to locate for some issues in high grade, that was a lot of money back then to be collecting and not using...usually the affluent folks would hoard notes as well as Bankers, Investors but very rare was it the collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I encourage you to find your own area of interest, study the notes, do the population reports and census archives..find what you like and set out on the journey to complete a set or two. Then you will see what is out there, how much it will cost you and if your goal is obtainable or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Might I also add it is very easy to be side tracked and start several collections of notes. For some it is Nationals, others it is a Type notes, and yet even other kinds of notes interest other people. World Notes are gaining rapid popularity and offer some incredible designs..the books to read on all this can be found within this forum and the wealth of knowledge here and at other forums is virtually limitless.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck in your search and District selection...and stay away from those dreaded New York notes!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I still need a bunch of em..:thumb:</p><p><br /></p><p>RickieB[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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