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When I was young, my Dad used to give me old currency for my birthday. (He was a huge collector.) He died about 15 years ago and I picked up a few more of his notes from the estate and they have been stored in my safe. I'm trying to figure out what the approximate values are... Here is a 1896 series $1 Silver Certificate... Any idea what it's worth?   Thanks! Paul NHP3145 Edited by NHP3145
01/04/2012 09:40 am
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Valued Member
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Retail $150 and up, not sure at the condition your's is at.
I'm interested in this , especially if you have better quality ones from the "educational note" series these are a part of (all are printed in 1896).
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I don't know how to "Grade" any of these... This is the only 1896 that I have. I can post the others that I have... Was considering selling them but haven't decided yet; that's why I was trying to figure out what they are worth.
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Here's more of the collection if interested... Some in beautiful condition with the fibers still readily visible in the bills... 1899 Series $1 Silver Cert  1899 Series $2 Silver Cert  1907 Series $10 Gold Cert  1914 Series $5  1917 Series $1  1917 Series $2  1918 Series $1  1918 Series $2 (I think my Dad told me this was one of the more valuable ones, but I don't really remember.)  1923 Series $1 Silver Cert  1935 Series $20 Hawaii Note  More Hawaii Notes (Front & Back separate pics)   Edited by NHP3145
01/04/2012 09:41 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow, that's quite the collection!  |
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Rest in Peace
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Your 1899 $1 silver cert. has a nice serial number -- that should bump up its value.
Nice collection! Thanks for sharing.
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NHP3145,
I would also be interested in your 1896 educational, and also could use a nice 1934 20.00 Hawaii if you have one.
Mods,
I know he cant sell or trade here because of his low post count but would it be out of line if he let us know where he intends to sell them, e bay or somewhere else.
Regards
The Bill Collector
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Bill Collector - I'm not sure I want to sell anything yet; difficult decision as they came from my Dad. I also have two Model A's that I won't part with that were his and I am realizing that I will always have memories of my dad so I don't necessarily need all of the "stuff" that he had collected. (The Model A's my two boys want.) I will try to stay active on this forum and if I decide to sell I will wait until I can post them...
My only issue is that I really don't know how to "Grade" them. I have been reading a lot and there seems to be a lot of different variables. Any recommendations on who to see / how to grade them and come up with a value?
Thanks again!
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You have a really nice collection of notes! I often use Heritage's auctions archives for values and for grading help. Access to the archives is free. |
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NHP3145, I understand. As to Grading them, that's very hard to do with just a photo. Some collectors that have been collecting for awhile still cant seem to grade their own notes, I guess that's why TPG,s stay in business, and even those guys make a lot of mistakes. I looked at a note graded by one of the top three graders not long ago, it was graded as Fine, it was very dirty, had tears, holes, and pieces missing, I do have what I consider Find condition notes in my collection but none of them look that bad. If your not going to become a currency collector I would take them to a show if possible, get some opinions as to what others say they grade as and plan accordingly. I don't know if it would be worthwhile for you to send them out to be "professionally" graded as the cost may not be reasonable for you. None of my notes are "professionally" graded, I've learned over time to do my own grading, and I go by what I see and feel, all my notes have decent eye appeal and I think from what I've seen the pros would grade them higher than I do, I guess that's ok but at this point I don't see any reason for me to pay them the BIG BUCKS for their opinion. Regards The Bill Collector |
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Thanks, Sir! Obviously I'm not a "Serious" collector, I appreciate the advice. Not ready to pay someone to grade them or appraise them. I guess I will have to figure that out should I decide to part with any of them. Funny though, now that I have been researching I am finding it more interesting and I guess I am getting less inclined to part with them. I pulled out the rest of the collection last night, I do have a lot of duplicates of some of the more common ones above including two of the 1918's with the ship on the back. My Son was taking an interest last night as well... I will also check out the Herigate site.
Anyway, Thanks again!
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01/04/2012 2:58 pm
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That educational note is really beautiful. I hope to buy one, some day, but they are expensive and in very high demand. Probably the highest in demand, barring any key and unique pieces. Here is how PCGS grades their notes: http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_scale.htmlIt should give you a good guideline on grading them to help determine a value for them. |
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Thanks, Sir... Great information...
Paul
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If your son is taking an interest, let him have the notes. Keep the set in the family.
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Thanks... Lots of great memories with my Dad, so I'm leaning toward giving them to my Boys.
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