Series 1950 $100 Bill

Hey all. So again, I'm not much of a paper money collector, so I don't know anything about this bill. I got this at the bank today. I was just wondering if anybody had an idea of rarity, value, condition, etc. There's a few creases, but otherwise, I'd say it grades fairly decent. AU, XF maybe? I just want to know if I should keep it, sell it, or spend it. Anyway, here's the pics:


Thanks for any and all help!!

 

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Nice bank find. The 1950 $100 was being distributed along with the series 1934D, (1949-1953) and the New York district had almost 4 million printed. The Heritage archives shows mid-grade examples selling for $125-$160 range, and uncirculated versions going for just under $300. I would guess yours would grade around EF40-45. Personally, I collect star notes and might try to find someone here that may pay you more than face value for it. I don't know too may $100 note collectors.

 

Yeah, I'd think it's worth a few bux over face, but you'd have to find just the right person to buy it.

 

Well, thanks for the replies guys! Glad to see those results.

 

It,s nice to find old money especially in that good of shape

 

Normally I only collect $100 stars or series 1928 and 1934. Not too many collect the $100's just because they're old since there is too much tied up in one note. You can always sell through ebay or Heritage to see what you would get, or just keep the note and see what its value could go up to.

 

I listed it on ebay, for 125.99 with free shipping. We'll see how it does. If it sells for that, and no more, I'd be making just under 6 bucks after shipping, tracking, sig confirmation, whatever. But, I figure at least somebody would have it that would hold on to it, I'd just hate to go spend it.

 

Let us know the outcome of the auction...

 

So it sold on ebay for the starting bid, 125.99. Fine with me, just didn't want to have to spend it.
Anyway, so funny thing, as soon as I sell off that note and free up the cash for roll searching, a teller at my dump bank today saved a bill "for somebody like you," meaning me, a collector.
So I now have a series 1934 $100 Federal Reserve Note, from the Chicago Fed Bank. Serial is G-something or other-A.
Anyway, guess I'll ebay that too.

 

Here's the latest FRN, that I mentioned in the previous post:

 

I seem to be getting a lot of old $100's from my teller as well lately. Hmm...wonder why they're all coming out now.