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Pillar of the Community
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Wow, I had no idea. Thanks for the info!
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Pillar of the Community
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Steve...Thanks for sharing. Your right....I would have never known!
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Great idea, Steve!  |
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Very good point Steve! :)
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Bedrock of the Community
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I have a hard copy of his book. He has the next edition ready, but can't get it published.
I wish there was an Ebook format, that would be super handy and easier for him to update.
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"A microscopic 3.2 million J-D notes were printed. A wee bit of hype/hyperbole here, perhaps? I realize there weren't nearly a many of these printed as other prefixes, but, still... we're talking 3.2 million here. And yes, I realize far fewer have survived until today and even fewer are in really nice shape, but "microscopic"? Seriously? |
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I feel it is microscopic given the perspective. Considering the BEP printed 5.5 trillion $1 series 1981 notes over 74 blocks including stars, 3.2 million is 0.000000581% of the denom/series. That is a microscopic amount already. Then figure in survival rates and quality, along with every other series and the odds are phenomenal. Just my opinion tho. Edited by GoldenChest
05/09/2016 12:56 am
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It was actually 5.5 Billion $1's printed for series 1981, but it was the perfect storm.
The 1981 $1 J-D notes were printed in February 1984 and the very next month,(March) the BEP had switched to printing the 1981A series notes. Block collectors already had the J-A, J-B, and J-C notes because they had 3 years to find them and almost 300 million to sift through. The J-D notes were released and distributed in a rural part of the country that didn't travel much. They mostly stayed local, were used in a humid environment, and eventually were destroyed. Block collectors were blindsided.
There are other obscure $1 notes like this, for instance the series 1988A F-N (fw) and I-A (fw). This was the first series where WEB notes were being printed and the new BEP facility in Fort Worth was cranking out notes. By now the BEP was printing 15 Billion one dollar bills compared to 5.5 Billion for the 1981 series.
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SteveinTampa,  Thanks for this posting. I've tried to encourage collectors to GET THE BOOK;almost always recommending Robert's book and/or the Friedberg catalog.
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You sold me on it Steve.  |
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Wow, very interesting. Thanks for sharing! I've put the book on my numismatic "to-buy" list.
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Thanks for the correction there Steve. Guess ive been staring at too many numbers lol
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Another must have book for your numismatic library that I would recommend is the Whitman Encyclopedia of U.S. Paper Money by Q. David Bowers. The first 100 pages are great reading for history, for becoming a smart buyer, for grading, and general guidelines for new and seasoned collectors.
I've always thought of Q. David Bowers as a coin guy, but he did a great job with notable help from names we are all familiar with like Peter Huntoon, Tom Denly, Don Kelly, and Gene Hessler, just to name a few. Beautiful full color photos of both large & small size notes. This is my "Go To" book when referencing large size notes. Once again, not necessarily for the prices, but for all of the additional information about the history of the note, signatures, and determining a Friedberg number.
On a personal note, I contacted Q. David Bowers and was able to get him to autograph my copy of the book while attending FUN in Tampa several years back.
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