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<p>[QUOTE="Numbers, post: 3602101, member: 11668"]In addition to what others have said: It's important to remember that notes don't go up in value just because they're "old". They go up in value because the number of collectors who want them is greater than the number of notes available to go around.</p><p><br /></p><p>So in order to know when (or whether) your notes will increase in value, we'd have to know how many collectors will want them in the future, which of course we don't know. If collecting early-21st-century $100 notes becomes very popular, then your notes could be worth many times face value in just a few years. But historically, collectors have tended to focus on lower denominations; if that trend continues, it'll be a very long time before there's strong demand for recent $100's.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another point is that, while there are a number of collectors of current notes, there aren't a lot of collectors of recent-past notes. There are dedicated collectors who are trying to obtain one of each new block that comes out, or each new star run, or at least each new series. But while plenty of folks are looking for the latest Series 2013 or Series 2017 notes, almost nobody is trying to assemble a block set of Series 2006 right now. The collectors who were collecting a decade ago already finished that set, and the collectors who've started collecting more recently are usually worrying about today's new printings, not trying to backfill. Again, it's possible that future collectors will behave differently, but that's not the way I'd bet.</p><p><br /></p><p>So my prediction would be that the collector demand for 2006A and 2009A $100's over the next couple of decades will be basically nil. Unless and until that changes, they'll be worth face value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, that doesn't mean you shouldn't save them. I've got one of each in my collection, because I want to have examples of each $100 design. But I wouldn't recommend saving them in the hope of selling at a profit in your lifetime. There are other ways of making money that are much more likely to work. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numbers, post: 3602101, member: 11668"]In addition to what others have said: It's important to remember that notes don't go up in value just because they're "old". They go up in value because the number of collectors who want them is greater than the number of notes available to go around. So in order to know when (or whether) your notes will increase in value, we'd have to know how many collectors will want them in the future, which of course we don't know. If collecting early-21st-century $100 notes becomes very popular, then your notes could be worth many times face value in just a few years. But historically, collectors have tended to focus on lower denominations; if that trend continues, it'll be a very long time before there's strong demand for recent $100's. Another point is that, while there are a number of collectors of current notes, there aren't a lot of collectors of recent-past notes. There are dedicated collectors who are trying to obtain one of each new block that comes out, or each new star run, or at least each new series. But while plenty of folks are looking for the latest Series 2013 or Series 2017 notes, almost nobody is trying to assemble a block set of Series 2006 right now. The collectors who were collecting a decade ago already finished that set, and the collectors who've started collecting more recently are usually worrying about today's new printings, not trying to backfill. Again, it's possible that future collectors will behave differently, but that's not the way I'd bet. So my prediction would be that the collector demand for 2006A and 2009A $100's over the next couple of decades will be basically nil. Unless and until that changes, they'll be worth face value. Now, that doesn't mean you shouldn't save them. I've got one of each in my collection, because I want to have examples of each $100 design. But I wouldn't recommend saving them in the hope of selling at a profit in your lifetime. There are other ways of making money that are much more likely to work. :cool:[/QUOTE]
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