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<p>[QUOTE="Jhonn, post: 286599, member: 5418"]You should be able to find a wide variety of notes - even in CU condition - for under $15 if you hunt around. I have a $2 (1953 I think) United States Note, '57B $1 Silver Cert. and a '35G $1 Silver Cert. all in CU and I bought them all for under $15 each.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the most valuable thing to learn, however, is the difference between CU and AU notes. Oftentimes, a note may look CU but actually has a slight fold somewhere. Learn to look over notes VERY well in order to find any stains, small tears, or minor folds so that you don't buy something you think is CU but later to find to be only AU once you're back home.</p><p><br /></p><p>After learning the difference myself, I was able to purchase that 1935 Silver Cert. for $5 or so at a show because it was marked as AU, and yet I poured over it and found it to be crisp through and through![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jhonn, post: 286599, member: 5418"]You should be able to find a wide variety of notes - even in CU condition - for under $15 if you hunt around. I have a $2 (1953 I think) United States Note, '57B $1 Silver Cert. and a '35G $1 Silver Cert. all in CU and I bought them all for under $15 each. I think the most valuable thing to learn, however, is the difference between CU and AU notes. Oftentimes, a note may look CU but actually has a slight fold somewhere. Learn to look over notes VERY well in order to find any stains, small tears, or minor folds so that you don't buy something you think is CU but later to find to be only AU once you're back home. After learning the difference myself, I was able to purchase that 1935 Silver Cert. for $5 or so at a show because it was marked as AU, and yet I poured over it and found it to be crisp through and through![/QUOTE]
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