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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SteveInTampa, post: 1182898, member: 27107&quot;]I usually don&#039;t get too excited about two dollar star notes, but I really liked the centering of this pair. Atlanta district star notes are the only star notes from the $2 2003A series,(320,000) and I&#039;ve only seen them in pairs......that&#039;s not to say that packs of 100 were not distributed. I asked a friend that specializes in modern era two dollar bills about the high &quot;book&quot; value associated with these notes......and this is how it went;</p><p><br /></p><p>Hi Michael, </p><p><br /></p><p>Was wondering if you know why most to all of the guides to&nbsp; small-size paper money overvalue the 2003A $2 Atlanta Star note. Robert&nbsp; Azpiazu&#039;s guide has them at $165, the Schwartz/Lindquest guide has them&nbsp; at $125, and in reality, these notes can be purchased easily for $25.&nbsp; Any ideas ? </p><p><br /></p><p>Steve in Tampa&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Michael&#039;s reply;</p><p><br /></p><p>Yep, I think I know why.&nbsp; They&nbsp; are listed in the price guides because only 320,000 notes were printed,&nbsp; making it the lowest printing by far for any regular issued $2 star&nbsp; note.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although, yes, you can get them for $25, I do see them go&nbsp; for $50-$65 on eBay as well as less too.&nbsp; The reason is these notes are&nbsp; found in bricks, often replacing the 0000 notes.&nbsp; I have sold a couple&nbsp; graded Gems for $100 but did buy them for much less though. </p><p><br /></p><p>Two&nbsp; are being found at a time in bricks, not all though.&nbsp; Anyway, right now&nbsp; they can be found at face value by people who can afford to search&nbsp; bricks.&nbsp; But one day, these 2003A bricks will dry up.&nbsp; Since they are&nbsp; found just 1 and 2 and not in packs, there are no huge quantities around&nbsp; though.&nbsp; So a pack of 100 is quite a bit to be absorbed by collectors.&nbsp; &nbsp; They are found mostly centered nicely which is great for grading, but&nbsp; due to being at the top or back of a brick they are condition sensitive&nbsp; too and prone to handling and rounded corners.&nbsp; Any rate, I think these&nbsp; are truly a key note based on the low mintage and the no pack or even&nbsp; sheet scenario.&nbsp; But it will take time for the face value supply to dry&nbsp; up.&nbsp; That could be anybody&#039;s guess.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Regards, Michael</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/mbwizkid/scan0012-15.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/mbwizkid/scan0013-15.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/mbwizkid/scan0010-15.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/mbwizkid/scan0011-14.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My guess for grading would be 66*PQ or 67*PQ[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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