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So I have this bundle of $1 bills in a group of 100, encased in a case. Resin is what it's called? Well I have this, and I've been reading about it, and I have bills from 1969 and it's group C and that's really all I know. I'm not sure if this is an obnoxious question, but would it be worth it even to sell it on ebay, or am I better off cracking the case open and spending it as is? I'm a dunce when it comes to anything like this, and I just want to get the most out of my find. I'm going to try to attach a picture, I'd appreciate it so much if anyone had any ideas on what's best to do or any interesting info at all. You guys all seem to really know what there is to know with money, I figured this would be the best place to try.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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stick it in a vault and give it to your kids. it might be worth something more than face one day
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United States
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 to CCF. They are worth more then face value so don't spend them as $1 pieces. Fancy serial numbers bring a premium and if they are a low print run that would add collector value as well. If you don't need the money right now hang on to them, the value will probably go up as time goes on. John1  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Welcome to the forum!
I was at an auction a month ago where one of these was sold. You aren't from York, PA are you? Here are some of the things people were talking to the auctioneer about before the auction. "Are there really 100 bills in that strap?" The answer was no one knew for sure. Since the strap was being put in acrylic it is possible the person putting it in could have replaced 98 of the bills with blank paper and only the outside bills are authenic dollar bills. "How can you remove the bills from the acrylic and can they still be spendable?" Several people speculated on this but everyone agreed that the acrylic would stick to the outside two notes and they would probably get ruined in the process. The rest of the bills would have damage to the outside edges at the very least. I think I would try to sell them before trying to open it.
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04/04/2012 06:31 am
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Thanks a lot for the answers guys. After reading what you guys said, and reading randomly online, I think I will def not be opening it. It's just super tempting to just kinda want to feel those bills and see what bills are behind the first one lol. You're right thought it would probably damage a lot of it, and I'm way better off trying to sell it, and I'd probably look silly trying to buy things with damaged old bills from 69. I'm not exactly sure what I'd put on ebay if I did want to sell it right now, as I know nothing about serial numbers and whatnot, I guess I must do more reading. Thanks a lot though! If anyone else has anything more to add more than welcome to, since I'll be holding onto this for a while. |
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 with pyrbob Good chance the thickness is made up of blank papers. Better to offload it as is without the risk that you actually have nothing because even the two end notes that are genuine are ruined by the resin and the rest is just paper. |
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Just for your reference, the lot I saw one month ago at the local auction sold for around $70 because of all of the uncertainties. Most people at the auction were surprised it brought that much.
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04/04/2012 09:15 am
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One observation
WHY is the pack NOT starting at zero one...01?
Most collectors who buy ChCu packs buy packs that run in sequence staring at X01 to Y00. (like 201 to 300...last 3 digits).
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Yeah, it is strange that the first serial number ends in 854 and not 801. I've only seen packs that start that way. Makes me wonder what else is in the pack? Why can't you open it up and look at it? Just handle it carefully and put some cotton gloves on when you do handle it. And there is nothing special about the serial #s in that pack. Good ones to keep are ladders, repeaters, binary (just 2 different #s), very low #s, etc. What series is the pack? And if you sell it on ebay and someone opens it up and it isn't legitimate, you'd get dinged for a bad sale. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The band is a bank band not a BEP band.
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congrats some people say that the series 1969 c is one of the hardest to find. I myself have about 3-4 of them.
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United States
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Many years ago I worked for a company that made those. There are only two notes in the pack and the rest are plain paper. Also trying to crack those notes out is futile. The liquid lucite penetrates the paper before it hardens, so the notes will never separate from the lucite.
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Posted 04/03/2012 9:25 pm
