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My First Birthday Note!

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 Posted 07/23/2023  9:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add NumismaticsFTW to your friends list
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 Posted 07/23/2023  10:15 pm  Show Profile   Check datadragon's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add datadragon to your friends list

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People collect this? I really question the way this hobby has turned out. What happened to collecting a note because it has history, some people collect just for random numbers. I just don't get it.


They are different things entirely. Some collectors just happen to also like fancy serial numbers which of course are different if you had a solid 22222222 vs a 12222221 vs a 41222221 and so appeal to different types of collectors out there, and others like date notes. Maybe they will be of high demand and value if you find the right person/collector who is looking for a specific date like the anniversary/birthdays but to others of course those dates have no demand or value as I mentioned for the normal random notes with a specific number. They are willing to buy certain notes only in those cases, and yes there are people selling them on sites and ebay etc. A note like the below or a specific date can also appeal to some at a higher demand for them than others - really depends what happened on that date or a person its attached to and if that is something of meaning to people.

Not my note but cool. If you call it a spender, maybe its just not for you and thats ok, but send me the note first
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07/23/2023 10:22 pm
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 Posted 07/23/2023  10:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add hfjacinto to your friends list
If I got that note I would spend it. I would also write on it and fold it a few times before I spend it. You collect what you like, but this has 0 interest for me.
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 Posted 07/24/2023  05:47 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nickelsearcher to your friends list
Congrats if you like it - but these types of notes are not for me.
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art
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 Posted 07/24/2023  08:51 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add hfjacinto to your friends list
Birthday notes are like Littleton coins. Overpriced and mostly worth face value.
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 Posted 07/24/2023  09:19 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nfine to your friends list
Birthday notes are an entry point for many collectors. Most of us started our collections with pocket finds.
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 Posted 07/24/2023  3:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Joshu - a to your friends list
'1776' notes are actually one of the fastest sellers on ebay. They are usually sold within 1-5 days.

Birthday notes on the other hand are one of the slowest sellers. The birthday note often has an audience of the one with that birthdate. That one may or may not see interest in the bill. Some people will pay a whole lot of money for a note with their birthday. Others would pay very litle.
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'1776' notes are actually one of the fastest sellers on ebay. They are usually sold within 1-5 days.

Birthday notes on the other hand are one of the slowest sellers. The birthday note often has an audience of the one with that birthdate. That one may or may not see interest in the bill. Some people will pay a whole lot of money for a note with their birthday. Others would pay very little.


Thanks for your added info. The only issue is just that some people on the forums continue to say only something like 'Its a spender' on a lot of items they arent personally wanting to collect and therefore might leave the original posters with a wrong assumption that some notes have no value or interest to any collectors period and therefore are wrong to enjoy/keep them.

Thats the reason I post sometimes the added info as like what Joshu and I said, yes they may appeal only to a select few in some cases like a birthday note and therefore for some if they found that note they would spend it while others would keep it or desire it. I see these days people even collect and grade old VHS/BETAMAX/DVD/VIDEO GAMES/CARDS/MAGAZINES/RECORDS etc and I cant tell you how many others have zero interest, but theres value sometimes to consider in certain cases. I have zero interest in those lowball coins but others love em. To each their own and no need to put them down over it.


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Birthday notes are an entry point for many collectors. Most of us started our collections with pocket finds.


Another great point and forums like this can help introduce them to other areas they may not even yet know about.


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Birthday notes are like Littleton coins. Overpriced and mostly worth face value.


Birthday notes as well as anniversary or some key date are most likely worth face value but have some meaning to a specific person while none to others. However dates can also have meaning to some event or person and for some that also adds value enough to buy over face. I do agree that generally they arent great investment items. Littleton appeals to casual collectors and has some interesting items (like the counterstamps) over the years, but if you are a regular collector I wouldnt use them as a main source for NEW items as their pricing tends to be higher than elsewhere.
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 Posted 07/24/2023  5:06 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add suipakpaikungfu to your friends list
Have you guys, that put me down, ever heard the saying "if you can't say something nice, don't say it?"

Please pat yourselves on the back for the negative posts.

Don't worry about this idiot, I doubt I'll ever post or visit this site again.

Too bad, I was close to 1000 posts.
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 Posted 07/24/2023  6:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SteveInTampa to your friends list

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"If you can't say something nice, don't say it ?"


Glad I took this approach for this thread.
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 Posted 07/24/2023  7:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add hfjacinto to your friends list
Seriously, you are annoyed because some one didn't like your found note?
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Hi, I reread the thread and I dont see any personal attack when you calm down, only that some people here are not interested in some of the lower tier serial numbers. Keep in mind that these serial numbers like dates are special types and not really fancy serial numbers so generally have no set pricing for their value.

Maybe they will be of high demand and value if you find the right person/collector who is looking for a specific date like the anniversary/birthdays but to others of course those dates have no demand or value which is why you get some people to say just a spender. I was told a 6 of a kind is a spender as well because to some they are only interested in certain types, and so I just mentioned above that in some cases it still can have value at times even though they personally might not like to collect it themselves and maybe should point that out.
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 Posted 07/24/2023  9:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add hfjacinto to your friends list
I collect currency from 2 places, Portugal and US. I have 2 notes from portugal that don't exist in any catalog (they are unique) 99.9999% of all people have no interest. I've been sent a message asking why I would pay so much for a note no one had interest in. My take is that not everyone likes all you collect, I have 0 interest in serial/special numbers/ fancy any of that, unless your serial number is 1 or 9999 9999 there is no interest from me, I just wouldn't collect them, but like I posted above I collect currency from Portugal which you probably have no interest either. Get a tougher skin, not everyone collects what you or others like. Actually probably more people collect errors or fancy serial numbers than currency from Portugal, it's all good. But even you said you were going to ebay this note so it has no interest for you either other than the profit potential.
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