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Pillar of the Community
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It's been about 2 years of constant dollar bill searching since the last radar bill I've found.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very nice!  |
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Outstanding! |
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It's been about 2 years of constant dollar bill searching since the last radar bill I've found. It often takes me several months to a year to find one & I make several recycles (withdrawals) of about 500-1000 notes per month at times. Plus I'm looking for 7 digit (Canadian radars) not 8 (which are even tougher odds). I must admit I'm inconsistent (partly b/c it sometimes seem so fruitless/daunting at times). I think if collectors knew how tough these numbers are to find, they'd be appreciated more. Nice set of numbers on that one too. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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My guess is that the time spent on searching for circulated notes like this will not prove financially rewarding. but perhaps that's not your goal.
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Pillar of the Community
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It is rarer to find a radar bill (1 in 10,010) than a binary bill (1 in 8,749). I have found 3 binary bills (one I found in change which isn't counted in my hunting stats).
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Pillar of the Community
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Coinfrog, I have found bill searching quite financially rewarding. It makes a good hobby job.
There are less rare kinds of fancy serial numbers that people will buy.
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My guess is that the time spent on searching for circulated notes like this will not prove financially rewarding. but perhaps that's not your goal. -Yes "Coinfrog" you're absolutely correct. But I do it more out of curiosity & consider it part of the hobby. If my goal were strictly to score radars (or any special #), a change-over, or anything collectible, than it could become frustrating fast. I enter some (or all) of the notes serial # (+ FPN & BPN's) into the CPMF's (Canadian Paper Money Forum's) SNDB (Serial Number Database) which helps us collectors determine the scarcity of today's signature change-overs & short prefixes. Knowing that my recycling cash isn't all about scoring helps as it can become pretty tedious waiting in a queue to change (recycle) 100 notes. I take frequent breaks from it as it became even more challenging recently. As a minor plus, it has also given me a healthy perspective on how tough finding a 2 digit radar (vs a 3 digit), a low # (I've caught a few) or even an error note (which I have yet to find). |
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Valued Member
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I sold this bill on ebay for $18.50 |
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Congratulations! |
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So, 2 years of searching for a sale of $18.50, is that right?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Looking in my records, I've sold about 30 $1 bills for $10 or more.
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Posted 03/23/2022 6:55 pm
