Ok, so Web Notes have been discussed on the forum before, but for those who dont know, or need a refresher, here is a cool link with some info, as well as this site. This Beauty is a tool i use all the time. In fact, i copied down the entire thing into my excell spreadsheet. I use that excell book to notate each and every web i get, and helps me keep track of all the different front/back plate numbers as well as rarity. Its an awsoem tool, and one i highly reccomend bookmarking if you like to collect web notes! I have 100 or so web notes in total, and around 50 different block, run, and plate number combos. For anyone to complete the 'impossible' and collect 1 of every series date, blocks, print runs, and plate combos, there are 244 total notes. With that number in mind, my 50 doesnt seem like much lol I have been on a little buying spree lately with web notes. I have bought several 1988-A's as they were the first to be printed, and hence, most folks didnt learn about them until alot of the were gone. This makes most 1988-A's pretty rare. In fact, most (if not all) of the top 50 rare web notes ARE the 1988-A series notes. Collecting Web notes is kind of an aquired taste i think lol not alot of folks collect them, and if they do, they only grab 1 from each series. I know i will never collect a full set, but i will have fun filling in as many holes as i possible can. Up until now, my most rare web was a note that only had 11-20 known. It is in average circulated condition, but still cost a hefty sum... at least for me For those cought off guard by my mention of 'Up Until Now...' i will tel you this. While my most rare note was that 1 note with only 11-20 known to exist. My newest Web note addition is a close 2nd in rarity... Possibly even becoming my most rare note! If the seller is telling the truth, the web note i just bought is the finest graded web note graded by PMG for the 1988-A series. The seller claims the population of this note is 1/0. meaning it is the only note graded that grade, with NONE higher While i do not know if his claims are true, i dont much care lol if they are true.. BONUS! So.. here it is... a 1988-A Chicago G-P graded by PMG at Superb Gem UNC 67 EPQ. Front Plate #5, back plate #8. obverse reverse Its late, and i am dead tired, so im not sure if this note is now my highest graded note, but i think it is. I believe my old highest graded was a 66. But this is certainly my highest graded Web, and because of that, possibly my rarest im so excited!!!
Daggarjon...... Hot Dang!!!! I am excited for you!!! That is a wonderful note to add to your collection! Man...O.. Man....looks like you hit the on this one. Hey Clembo, did you see this one yet?? Excellent post with a great information source as well. Congrats my friend on a fantastic note...keep up the Great work. Regards SGR
Congrats on that note, it's quite the coup to have it I'm sure! And thanks for the links about web notes, some of us that don't collect US (me) can't keep up with the various terminology. Dave
Very nice crispy note there! Never seen one at that graded level in the series. Back in the mid 90's I was pulling them from circulation when I came upon them and was able to get one of the rarer G-P block, 4-8 plates, from circulation! It's probably a Fine+ condition example. http://www.webpressnotes.com/1988agp848.htm I only pulled one other 1988-A (F-U block, 9-4 plates) from circulation which was actually my first web note, a year earlier than the G-P block one mentioned above. I didn't know about web notes at that time. All I knew was that there was something fishy/unusual with this note because it looked like it had been copied on a cheap color laser copier. I even showed it to some close friends saying, at first, that I thought it was counterfeit. :mouth: Luckly I found out what was up with them, after inquiring with a coin dealer.
thanks finding webs in circulation is cool lol i think i have only found 3 or 4, either way, its been a while since finding one
Extraordinary note Daggarjon! I have a few hundred webs myself but none that nice. Never really tracked them either. If I ever decide to start "dumping" them I'll let you know. I've got a few tougher combos. clembo
I would appreciate it clembo... although, im not too sure what i could afford lol this particular note drained my fund
