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Newbie Needs Help With 1976 $2 Serial Number Valuation

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 Posted 02/18/2024  1:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add logdog141 to your friends list
Thank you for your response, but do you think you could be a little more useful with an actual answer?
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 Posted 02/18/2024  1:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Blastenpene4 to your friends list
I'm far from an expert, but the serial numbers that have value seem to fall into 1 of 3 categories:

Very low serial numbers - 3 digits or less, like 00000247
Radar serial numbers - 12344321
Single digit or binary serial numbers - 77777777 or 67676767

Star notes, depending on the age and condition of the note, can bring a premium.

I haven't read the article that's out there, but it sounds like hype to me. That big dollar note probably ends with a 1, like 00000001.
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 Posted 02/18/2024  1:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add logdog141 to your friends list
Thank you. Yeah I was wondering too since I couldn't actually find evidance of the serial starting with 1 being anything special. The only note I found that sold for 19K was a double printed serial.
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 Posted 02/18/2024  3:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add logdog141 to your friends list
Thank you
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 Posted 02/18/2024  3:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SteveInTampa to your friends list
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I Googled Market Watch, found the article you're referring to and read it. I believe you're misinterpreting what they've said. They're saying that a serial #1 (00000001) could be worth $20,000.

I did a screenshot of the article

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 Posted 02/18/2024  3:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add classic_coin to your friends list

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I read an article yesterday on Market Watch that talked about 1976 $2 dollar bills that start with a 1 can be worth up to $20,000.

That's not at all what the article says. Steve has the right interpretation: it would be a bill with the serial number "1" that would have great(er) value.
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 Posted 02/18/2024  4:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nfine to your friends list
Serial #1 wouldn't start with a 1, rather it would be 7 zeroes followed by a 1 - 00000001
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 Posted 02/18/2024  5:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list
Serial numbers are read from right to left?
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Serial numbers are read from right to left.
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 Posted 02/18/2024  7:53 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Blastenpene4 to your friends list
No, serial numbers are read from left to right, just like you read text.
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 Posted 02/18/2024  8:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list
00000000
note #1 = 00000001
note #10= 00000010
note #1 would not be 100000000 that would be 10 million
Maybe Steve can explain it better. I know what I mean
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 Posted 02/19/2024  06:23 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SteveInTampa to your friends list
I definitely get what John1 is talking about.

We read modern 8 digit serial numbers left to right except when they're low serial numbers. I collected serial number 12, and I didn't present notes saying that they're serial number zero, zero, zero, zero, zero, zero, one, two. I'd just say twelve.
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 Posted 02/19/2024  06:57 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list
Thank you Steve,I now feel a little less than stupid
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