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Found A $50 Star Note

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 Posted 04/28/2010  3:50 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add pennrj430 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi Everyone, I received this $50 Star Note as Change from my local bank branch this week. It's $50, which is a lot, I'm wondering if this is worth holding onto. Any idea on if it's worth anything or might be worth anything over $50?

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Thank you,

Ryan
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 Posted 04/28/2010  5:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Gothic Florin to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I found one a couple of weeks ago and posted, but no one responded, so I will respond to your post! I don't think it's worth hanging onto. It's a fairly common run, folded, and has an ink mark on it. It's also not a low serial number (most people look for at least 4 zeros and more like 5)
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 Posted 04/28/2010  6:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Libertad to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
What is that S stamp on the back?
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 Posted 04/28/2010  6:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Adam_E to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
its probably testing if its real
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 Posted 04/28/2010  7:58 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pennrj430 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
So, the general word is I should spend it? Thanks
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 Posted 04/28/2010  8:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Siuol to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The stamps on the note are money changing stamps. When you exchange currency usually the money changer will stamp the note with a stamp unique to them that way if the note turns out to be counterfeit it can be traced to them. Also I would spend it.
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 Posted 04/29/2010  08:01 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pennrj430 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
In the future, how can you tell what Star notes to keep?
Thanks
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 Posted 04/29/2010  2:24 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Namachieli to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
its more the serial number that matters than the star. pattern and low numbers like Gothic Florin said. Patterns like 11223344, 12345678, 11111###, 12344321, 00000###, etc.

Then again you could always just keep it. The cool thing about mabeys with circulated currency is you can always just hold on to it for a bit, and spend it if you decide its not worth holding onto.

Personally I hold on to any oddities I find for this reason.
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 Posted 04/29/2010  7:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pennrj430 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you Ian. I'll hang onto it for now then..
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