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<p>[QUOTE="Dave M, post: 1019499, member: 17469"]As you can see, there's a set of folks that base a significant amount of their collecting energy on serial numbers on US banknotes. There are plenty of other ways to collect of course. You can collect by "type" - one note of each different design and denomination, by date, by signature combination, by denomination, or by topic such as notes issued during WWII, designed by a particular artist, or showing pictures of animals - all would be acceptable collecting methods that have their own appeal and collecting community.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also keep in mind, if it wasn't blatantly obvious, that the USA is but one of hundreds of countries out there that you might collect. Here in the USA, the collecting community tends to be split into what's called "US" and "World" banknotes - USA the only country I'm aware of where dealers treat the collecting arena as if there are two halves, "us", and "everyone else", but nevertheless, "World Banknotes" has become a synonym for "Everything except the USA".</p><p><br /></p><p>Dave[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dave M, post: 1019499, member: 17469"]As you can see, there's a set of folks that base a significant amount of their collecting energy on serial numbers on US banknotes. There are plenty of other ways to collect of course. You can collect by "type" - one note of each different design and denomination, by date, by signature combination, by denomination, or by topic such as notes issued during WWII, designed by a particular artist, or showing pictures of animals - all would be acceptable collecting methods that have their own appeal and collecting community. Also keep in mind, if it wasn't blatantly obvious, that the USA is but one of hundreds of countries out there that you might collect. Here in the USA, the collecting community tends to be split into what's called "US" and "World" banknotes - USA the only country I'm aware of where dealers treat the collecting arena as if there are two halves, "us", and "everyone else", but nevertheless, "World Banknotes" has become a synonym for "Everything except the USA". Dave[/QUOTE]
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