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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I always like to post this on Black Eagle threads - most of you have seen it before.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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And I will look at it everytime you post it coinfrog...thank you for sharing.
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Valued Member
 United States
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And you call yourself a "coinfrog"....man that is a great looking Black Eagle and that serial number is mighty low too....
How long have you had it?
Thanks for sharing.....Do you have a "Bison" in that class?
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Bedrock of the Community
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I wish I had a Bison in that class!! Two-digit Black Eagles in 64 or better are found frequently over the complete series, I should point out. Many were saved, but not as many as you might think, as I have seen many circulated examples as well. What appeals to me about this note is the symmetry of the prefix and suffix, the fact that X is just kind of a cool letter, and the mid-point number of 50. I would rather have a true radar, of course, but this note is much more appealing to me than, say, the number D27J. I've owned it for 2-3 years and actually bought it on ebay from a liquidation auction that had only a handful of notes on offer. Just dumb luck trolling one night. |
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Love Black Eagles. OP you said you plan on selling it? Did you post it on ebay? |
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hoosiergator....sorry for my slow response regarding selling on ebay. No I have not posted any of my large bills on ebay. I decided to have all my large bills graded. As you know, when you send more then one the unit cost for grading drops considerably. I will decide my next step on all the bills, after I get them back in 30 days or so. I will repost hear before I do anything. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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We're here!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Timewise - the cost of a TPG holder for a common XF or lower Black Eagle is generally not warranted compared to market values. |
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United States
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hoosiergator.... Sorry for my slow response. I have sent all my large bills to be graded, I have not posted them on ebay. Deciding to sell or not to sell will depend how the grading turns out. By combining all my large notes together the total cost of grading was minimized, so I am doing them all. I will post them after they are back to me.....in 30 days or so. |
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Coinfrog, When I was deciding on sending my $5 Star note in for grading I asked the guy I was working with if you saved money by sending in more than one note. He said yes, of course it depends on exactly how you do it some efficiencies can be gained. I sent in My 1914 $5 Star note, 1899 $1 Black Eagle, a 1923 Note and two Fractional (1874 25cent and 1875 fifty cent)... my total cost was $200! I just wanted these notes graded, to start a collection. My Dad's collection had 300-500 coins, except for a stack of Proof Sets and a few Mint Sets they all are circulated coins. I have been through most of them and selectively putting the 'better' coins on this site to get a perspective. Right now my plan is to sell off the coin and silver and use that cash to purchase currency. I kinda fell in love with currency, primarily big bills and I hope to convert 100% of my efforts and time to that....it makes me happy.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Good input. Large-size notes have made a big impact on my collecting habits as well. They're colorful, wonderfully detailed, easy to look at with their size, and can be just as common or rare as any coin.
Let us know your results!
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Valued Member
United States
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My 'Black Eagle' came back with my others bills I had graded. No real surprise but I now want a better note...save my pennies...!
It graded 25 Very Fine. Fr230 Others I sent to be graded are listed below FYI....
$1 1923 Silver Certificate, Fr.#237 Speelman/ White - Graded Choice Very Fine 35
50 Cent Fifth Issue Fractional Currency Fr.# 1381 Allison/New/Blue Right End pp A - Graded Choice Very Fine 35 EPQ
25 Cent Fifth Issue Fractional Currency Fr.# 1309 Allison/ Spinner/ Short, Thick Key pp L - Graded Choice Very Fine 35
Comments welcome....
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Bedrock of the Community
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Well done, and you now have some examples in hand to ponder the next time you ask yourself, "do I want to spend money grading mid-level notes that I already know how to grade?"  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Coinfrog, as someone told me early on, getting an item graded is a rather a personal decision, not always dollars and cents....and I actually feel real good about spending the $200 bucks on getting these graded...my ole Banker Dad would never have spent that money, but he raised me to be a little more of a free spirit...SMILE!
If I learned nothing else I learned that many of you guys actually do know what you are talking about....although some did fall off the wagon a bit...I will mention no names either way!
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