Attending an auction Wednesday that has some paper money. Tell me about what I should pay for these. 1923 Silver Cert. 1914 5 Dollar Bill. 1899 Silver Cert.
Just open your wallet and let whomever take what they want for the notes... that's what you are doing based on the information you gave us. There is no way to give you any value based on these pictures alone. You also need to supply the missing reverse side pics to go with these shots, but better yet, get scans from the seller, of both sides of the note or walk away from the sale, unless you can see these notes in hand and make an accurate estimate to bid on them. Now, why not do some of your own reserach in the remaining time, before the auction and before you spend too much money on something you might not be well enough informed about by visiting the Heritage Auction Archives online as well as perusing eBay's completed sales for similar notes in the conditions you judge these to be. Also you could go buy a book on US paper currency and see what sort of information you can glean from the book on these Series. As well, Coin World's Paper Money magazine has a general price guide for ball parking values, but its nothing you can nor should rely upon for values. These ideas may give you a general idea of what these notes could be worth to collectors at this given time. But the time you spend doing the research will be worth much more than random figures from a forum given what you gave us to work with. I also find it odd they are dated 2007 as well.
Well, as your signature implies, you could start at the intrinsic value and work upwards from there...
Are these your pics? If not and if the time-date is accurate, who knows what condition the notes are in now. You have to look at them in hand. Are there tears, pinholes, missing pieces, stains, repairs, signs of cleaning, pencil/pen marks, remnants of tape or glue, etc., etc.. etc...... All these things bring down the value. Once you examine them closely, compare them to sold items (in a similar condition) from other auction houses and set your buy price below that. I wouldn't attempt a value based on these pics.
Detecto, I'm not trying to be insulting here, just helpful. How old are you? I'm guessing that you are only in your teens. You are a sellers dream. Based on this and your previous posts, you have no real idea of what you want to do. Sometimes you seem to want to be a collector, sometimes a dealer. You have no real knowledge of anything in the numismatic world, nor do you want to spend the time and effort involved in gaining it. Your tastes are all over the map. If it sparkles, you want it. You seem to have some money that is burning a hole in your pocket. Stop and take a breath. Do you dive into a swimming pool without checking for water? It takes years of experience and knowledge to become a dealer. You seem to have neither. Begin as a collector. Decide what you want to collect. Learn as much as you can about the subject. READ as much as you can about what you want to collect. Once you get that down, you can expand and move into something else. Never collect with the hopes of profit. Never. You will probably never see a profit. Collect because you enjoy the collecting. If you take it slow, coins and paper currency can be a very rewarding hobby. Jump in fast and furious and you will be seriously burned and turned off quickly. As a side note regarding the notes you have pictured in this post, forget them. They are too rich for your blood right now.
if you want them I would say on the high end 1923 $18 1914 $49 1899 $69 thats with out seeing them. look for pinholes,stains, rough edges etc.....
I like the last note. As far as price no idea? What do you pay for a piece of art? I have heard that on appraising high grade notes, they sometimes use 3 different appraisers who submit their estimated value on paper and then they come up with an accurate value.
but like others have said, you might want to slow down a little. there is nothing wrong with being excited but take your time. build good relationships with dealers and sellers. have a sense of direction. later you may find your self stuck with a bunch of low grade coins & notes just because you thought there where a good deal. why have 20 broke down cars when you can have 1 new one.
It would also be nice to see the signatures on the bills to decide on the FR number on the bills. I can not make them out based upon the pictures.
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I can't find the photos of the backs. What if there are stains, tape residue, or bleaching? None of them are rare. Put it opn your bucket list and pass for the time. Jim
