Oldest note found in circulation

There is an "oldest coin found" thread going on over in the coin forums, so i figured we needed an oldest note found thread!


Here are my oldest. I found them separately in change very recently.

http://www.pix8.net/pro/pic.php?u=11130S5RAi&i=1044270

 

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very nice

oldest note I found, actually 2 of them at the same time, was a 1$ 1963 Barr Note

 

i found a 1963 5 dollar red seal once.

 

My wife found a 1950 $20 dollar note not too long ago.

 

DAAANGGG nice find on the twenty!

 

So far a 1988 & 1993 $1 note. I also recently came across a 1995 $10 note. I did once get a 1976 $2 note in very crisp condition.

 

i've gotton a 1981A and 1993 $1 notes in circulation. i also got a 1985 and 1990 $20 bills. spent them.:whistle:

 

I found this when I managed a truck stop.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x275/clembo1872/280001.jpg

....and it made me do this.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x275/clembo1872/dancingalien.gif

If you can't tell by my "lovely" scan it's a 1928A Series.

I actually pulled a lot of the 1934 series' in denminatiions from $10-$100 back then. Lots of 1950 series' as well.
My wife found the oldest star note for me. A 1950E $5 star note.

That's the ONLY thing I miss about managing a truck stop.

 

a 1934 $5 note

 

1957 $5 silver cert.

 

In 1987 while working as gas station attendant in Oregon somebody paid for some gas with a 1928 red seal $2.00 note, when they left I bought it out of the till.

John

 

Tie between 1950 $20 and $5

 

Got a silver certificate from the register at work around a year ago. Have it somewhere, probably 1950s

 

Woo! very nice

 

OK, not extremely old, but you'll all cringe at this story.

My sister works for a bank in FL and pulls things out for me.

One of the tellers at her branch came across a 1950 $20 bill and was thoroughly convinced it was counterfeit. She marked it all up with the "counterfeit pen" and the fact that the ink was black convinced her even more. So off to the secret service it went only to come back a week later with a letter stating it's genuine. Only then, was my sister able to buy it. For those that don't know, when you report a bill as counterfeit, you are required to write your name and date on the bill too.

I haven't seen it yet, so I'm hoping my sister was exagerating about the extent of the counterfeit pen marks.

 

You're right - that story REALLY hurts! On the other hand when you get it you can sell it as a "rare" note marked by a teller, determined to be counterfeit, proved otherwise, returned to the bank and signed by the teller. People DO buy that stuff.

Case in example, I have a one dollar note with a huge ink smear that was marked at the BEP to be destroyed. Slipped through the cracks and my local dealer put it up on ebay.
He didn't know what the marking was for but I did so I got it much cheaper than if he had known. Plus shipping was free!

Your bad story could turn out good.

clembo

 

Not too old but probably going to hold onto incase I need money. Got a 1977 20 dollar bill in crisp condition, just the lower right corner a little damage. Other than that not too bad.

 

those counterfeit pen marks should fade out eventually. i guess that teller wasn't smart enough to read on the pen effictive on series 1959 and older. thats what it says on my pens.

 

1935a $1

 

1928 G United States Note $2. Got it this summer.
Spotted it in someones cash drawer when they were putting a 50 under their till
Got a 1963 Red Seal $2 at the same time. Casier asked me if I wanted both.