Hello everyone, I don't know a whole lot about values of paper currency but from the research I've done on my latest find, I think I might have a decent one here. I don't have any books on star notes or paper money valuation. I was hoping some of you could either burst my bubble or confirm. Its a 1950B $10 note, District H (St Louis), Serial Number H05000333* Is that an attractive serial number? I thought it was. Condition: Circulated, most likely VF25. I'll scan it. In my research I found a census of star notes, and the serial number on this note wasn't included in the ranges known by the surveyor. Unless I'm reading it incorrectly, my notes' serial falls in between Run H014 and H015. *see below* I have to wonder if it is actually to be included in H014, but the surveyor simply listed just the "First 280,000 serials assigned" for some reason, without including the entire span of the run, if the run is in fact, more than 280,000 serials. SERIES 1950B $10 (signatures Priest-Anderson) expected gaps: ABBCDFGGHL Run# First 280,000 serials assigned Actual serial known to exist -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H011 H 036 00001 * - H 038 80000 * H 037 08279 * H012 H 039 60001 * - H 042 40000 * H 040 47143* H013 H 043 20001 * - H 046 00000 * none: H278A H014 H 046 80001 * - H 049 60000 * H 047 14177 * H015 H 050 40001 * - H 053 20000 * H 052 13762 *
The "5" in the serial number takes most of the value away. It it was a "0", then it would be considered a very low serial number, which to some people adds quite a bit of value. I don't know much about these otherwise.
Thanks Rick. I found that site when I was doing my research. The information on the runs I pasted was from that site. You've confirmed that was a reliable source. Thanks. I emailed the webmaster my specimen.
