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<p>[QUOTE="moneycostingmemoney, post: 2776157, member: 86367"]I like what [USER=60292]@Endeavor[/USER] had to say. Goals are essential to keeping focused. </p><p>I'd like to add that if you'd like to expand into collecting paper currency, the easiest and cheapest route is via circulation finds. In any series you will find that star notes are always the most valuable. Why? There were few printed compared to the normal runs. They become the trump card of the series as far as desirability.</p><p>That said, condition and run length are the big gauges in how valuable the note is. I strap search to build series stars and have, a few times, thrown them back because there was more than 1 fold, stain, writing, etc. I tend to keep only notes in the condition that I would buy them in. But, if you can spare the dollar-per-play for every note you feel like keeping...have at it. It's your collection and you have the freedom to collect as you wish. I'm on the east coast and trade star notes with people from the mid west/west coast because they will get some series that I won't see or in better condition than in finding and vice versa. </p><p>If you want to do the research to see how many were printed from the fed you are finding and see the run lengths check this link out. It helps me gauge which non-stars to keep and which stars will probably be worth more down the road. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.uspapermoney.info/serials/f2013_s.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.uspapermoney.info/serials/f2013_s.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.uspapermoney.info/serials/f2013_s.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>PS... I read on a thread here that in a few years, or the series after series 2017 star notes may be eliminated. What that will do exactly...I don't know. But historically when something goes out of print, and isn't hoarded, it usually increases in value. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helped![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moneycostingmemoney, post: 2776157, member: 86367"]I like what [USER=60292]@Endeavor[/USER] had to say. Goals are essential to keeping focused. I'd like to add that if you'd like to expand into collecting paper currency, the easiest and cheapest route is via circulation finds. In any series you will find that star notes are always the most valuable. Why? There were few printed compared to the normal runs. They become the trump card of the series as far as desirability. That said, condition and run length are the big gauges in how valuable the note is. I strap search to build series stars and have, a few times, thrown them back because there was more than 1 fold, stain, writing, etc. I tend to keep only notes in the condition that I would buy them in. But, if you can spare the dollar-per-play for every note you feel like keeping...have at it. It's your collection and you have the freedom to collect as you wish. I'm on the east coast and trade star notes with people from the mid west/west coast because they will get some series that I won't see or in better condition than in finding and vice versa. If you want to do the research to see how many were printed from the fed you are finding and see the run lengths check this link out. It helps me gauge which non-stars to keep and which stars will probably be worth more down the road. [url]http://www.uspapermoney.info/serials/f2013_s.html[/url] PS... I read on a thread here that in a few years, or the series after series 2017 star notes may be eliminated. What that will do exactly...I don't know. But historically when something goes out of print, and isn't hoarded, it usually increases in value. I hope this helped![/QUOTE]
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