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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 2017070, member: 19065&quot;]In most cases, well circulated star notes and fancy SNs are probably best saved up and used to buy better quality coins and notes with, like when you go to a coin shop or show and look for something special or rare to add to your collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>Certain series of notes are more rare than others and it would do well to get hold of a reference guide for paper money such as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Guide-Small-Size-Paper-Money/dp/1440217033/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1415329037&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=small+size+paper+money" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Guide-Small-Size-Paper-Money/dp/1440217033/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1415329037&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=small+size+paper+money" rel="nofollow">Small size Paper Money of the US</a> or <a href="http://A Guide Book of United States Paper Money" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://A Guide Book of United States Paper Money" rel="nofollow">United States Paper Money.</a> From these you can look for low(er) press runs (printages) and which notes are the ones to spot in any condition which may have a premium. However, with the majority of notes, condition is everything in terms of value and it&#039;s hard to say whether it&#039;s worth your time searching for the rarities in circulation or not. You have to decide that. Do you have the time and money to invest in searching straps of notes from the bank? Or is it more of a casual thing? </p><p><br /></p><p>Try looking at a search of completed auctions on eBay for fancy serial numbers and check out <a href="http://coolserialnumbers.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coolserialnumbers.com/" rel="nofollow">coolserialnumbers.com</a> to see what really gets collectors excited to pay a premium. Remember, condition is fundamental, so you&#039;ll need to learn some paper grading skills as well to determine what condition your notes are in. <a href="http://www.pmgnotes.com/grading/grading-scale.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pmgnotes.com/grading/grading-scale.asp" rel="nofollow">PMG</a> and <a href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_scale.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_scale.html" rel="nofollow">PCGS</a> grading scales. Hope this helps shed a bit of light on your inquiry.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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