For christmas I received the book "Standard Guide to Small Size U. S. Paper Money 1928 to Date" Now my wifes business handles lots of cash so she pulls out anything that looks interesting and brings it home for me to look at. Recently she brought home a series 1988 $100 in great shape with only one rounded corner from the Fed Reserve in New York. I looked this up in the book and it says that in ch-unc it would be worth $160! I know that the books values are a little out of date, but could this bill really be worth something like that, and more importantly who would buy it? I don't think there is anything special about it, normal serial number, not a star note, so what is it about this note, other than age? Thanks, David
David.... Series 1988.... What is the SN# who signed the note? People that buy notes are just like coin collectors/dealers, those who need to fill a hole or a Dealer/Auction House that needs inventory! Will you get the $160... most likely not, but you should get a little over face for sure! Post an image..we can help you better that way! Oh Yea...People Like me buy the NEW YORK Notes!! LOL BTW what Edtion is tthe Book??? Schwartz/Linquist 6th 7th or 8th? RickieB
I've found that for most modern notes, there's a huge difference between AU and Choice Uncirculated in terms of desirability. Personally, I'm waiting for the Fed's Shredders to take out the surplus, but I keeps everything I finds. Unless it's a scarcer note, I've found it very difficult to economically unload any modern note that wasn't UNC (and I've found it emotionally difficult to unload any note that was UNC) For the record, I don't consider Fleebay to be economical. The book "Standard Guide to Small Size U. S. Paper Money 1928 to Date" is a really good reference for determining scarcity. That's said, if you can't afford to keep the note, please try to find it a good home before sending it back into the clutches of hte Fed's Shredders. If possible, swing by a local coin club or show to try to sell it first.
