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All right, I've looked around and there doesn't seem to be any sort of "type" albums available for currency analogous to the Dansco 7070 album for coins. So I went ahead and bought a couple of nice generic albums (one for large bills, one for small bills) and have decided to make my own type albums, starting with the bills I currently own and (hopefully) moving on from there. I realize it's impossible (or at least very impractical, not to mention hideously expensive) to put together a complete type album, so for now I've decided to make the following concessions: - The album will cover the years 1900 and later (except for a couple of pre-1900 $1 bills I already own).
- The album will cover $1, $2, $5, $10 and $20 denominations. I might add $50 and $100 denominations somewhere down the line, but not anytime soon. Anything above $100 is right out.
- The album will only include examples that are show a distinct change from the previous series and will not include every single series or letter variant.
- The album will not include rare variants that are difficult to find and/or expensive, such as the Series 1918 Five Dollar National Currency Note. Basically, I'm limiting myself right now to bills I can get for $300 or less in G-VF condition.
Still with me? If so, here is the list of notes I have come up with that I think should go into my type albums (ones that I already own are bolded): $1 Notes: - Series 1886 One Dollar Silver Certificate (Large Size)
- Series 1899 "Black Eagle" One Dollar Silver Certificate (Large Size)
- Series 1917 One Dollar United States Note (Large Size)
- Series 1918 One Dollar Federal Reserve Bank Note (Large Size)
- Series 1923 One Dollar United States Note (Red Seal)
- Series 1923 One Dollar Silver Certificate (Large Size)
- Series 1928 One Dollar Silver Certificate ("Funnyback")
- Series 1928 One Dollar United States Note (Red Seal)
- Series 1934 One Dollar Silver Certificate (Transitional)
- Series 1935 One Dollar Silver Certificate (North Africa/Yellow Seal)
- Series 1935 One Dollar Silver Certificate (Hawaii/Brown Seal)
- Series 1935 One Dollar Silver Certificate
- Series 1957 One Dollar Silver Certificate
- Series 1963 One Dollar Federal Reserve Note
$2 Notes: - Series 1899 Two Dollar Silver Certificate (Large Size)
- Series 1917 Two Dollar United States Note (Large Bill)
- Series 1918 Two Dollar National Currency
- Series 1928 Two Dollar United States Note
- Series 1953 Two Dollar United States Note
- Series 1963 Two Dollar United States Note
$5 Notes: - Series 1899 Five Dollar Silver Certificate (Large Bill)
- Series 1902 Five Dollar National Currency (Large Bill)
- Series 1907 Five Dollar United States Note ("Wood Chopper")
- Series 1914 Five Dollar Federal Reserve Note (Large Bill)
- Series 1915 Five Dollar National Currency (Large Bill)
- Series 1923 Five Dollar Silver Certificate
- Series 1928 Five Dollar United Stated Note
- Series 1929 Five Dollar National Currency
- Series 1934 Five Dollar Silver Certificate
- Series 1934 Five Dollar Silver Certificate (North Africa/Yellow Seal)
- Series 1934 Five Dollar Silver Certificate (Hawaii/Brown Seal)
- Series 1934 Five Dollar Federal Reserve Note
- Series 1953 Five Dollar Silver Certificate
- Series 1963 Five Dollar United Stated Note
$10 Notes: - Series 1902 Ten Dollar National Currency
- Series 1907-1922 Ten Dollar Gold Certificate
- Series 1914 Ten Dollar Federal Reserve Note (Large Bill)
- Series 1928 Ten Dollar Gold Certificate
- Series 1929 Ten Dollar National Currency
- Series 1929 Ten Dollar Federal Reserve Bank Note
- Series 1934 Ten Dollar Silver Certificate (North Africa/Yellow Seal)
- Series 1934 Ten Dollar Silver Certificate (Hawaii/Brown Seal)
- Series 1934 Ten Dollar Federal Reserve Note
- Series 1934 Ten Dollar Silver Certificate
- Series 1953 Ten Dollar Silver Certificate
$20 Notes: - Series 1906 Gold Certificate (Gold Seal)
- Series 1928 Twenty Dollar Gold Certificate
- Series 1928 Federal Reserve Note
- Series 1929 National Currency
My current collection can be seen here. So... what do you think? Have I missed any specific series that are significantly different and semi-affordable in G-VF condition? Am I deluding myself in thinking this is even close to being a "complete" type set? |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I don't know enough to offer any advice but I wanted to say that I like that you have a plan and that the plan has limits.
As for the albums -- I really think it is better for the collector to define the collection. The whole hobby would stop being fun for me if I opened an album and was constantly reminded that I couldn't get certain coins.
Good luck.
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Interesting, I think it is great to have a layout as to what you want! Plus, it seems as though you've already got a good start on your collection.
Keep us updated on your progress!
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I like the idea of a currency type set.  Edited by Fuzzy317
11/07/2012 7:36 pm
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United States
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Looks like a great plan - much like my own. My plan has morphed and gone off on tangents, and I'm not sure I will ever be done at this rate... but that way I'll always have something to do! If you want to compare, my collection of US notes can be seen here: http://www.banknoteden.com/USA.html but my web building skills are poor and it loads kinda' slow at first. The important thing about it is that I have a lot of fun putting it together. Hopefully you do too! Hope that you can keep updating us with the new additions to your set! |
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As for the albums -- I really think it is better for the collector to define the collection. The whole hobby would stop being fun for me if I opened an album and was constantly reminded that I couldn't get certain coins. Well, with the 7070 album it really gave me the incentive to keep on collecting, but I see your point. For now, I will not be pre-labeling any of the slots in the album -- when I get a new note I'll just rearrange things to make room. Quote:
Keep us updated on your progress! Oh, I will, don't worry! In fact, here is today's purchase:   I'm going to a large coin show this weekend and hope to pick up a few more specimens. Quote:
my collection of US notes can be seen here Very impressive! Thanks so much for sharing that with me. |
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United States
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barryg,
That's almost exactly the way I've built my collection, except I went up to the 50's and 100's in the Small and Large size. Then much later had to have a 500. and a 1000. to round things out. I see that you left out the R and S experimental small size 1's, is there any reason for that ?.
I included them in my set being that there not really that expensive and are "different" looking.
Bill Collector
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I see that you left out the R and S experimental small size 1's, is there any reason for that ? Yes -- I'm not familiar with those. Which is why I asked if there was anything I missed...  |
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No $1 WEB notes (1988A, 1993 & 1995)? How about the 1976 $2? I like your "rough draft" as far as "types" of notes. I guess the Friedberg (?) Numbers could give some structure as well...sounds like a weekend project.   Edited by oih82w8
11/08/2012 08:11 am
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have you considered and looked at fractional currency? Your notes are gorgeous! I may consider getting some of those someday, but I think I'd need a whole separate album for them... Quote:
No $1 WEB notes (1988A, 1993 & 1995)? I don't know anything about them. Are the designs significantly different, or is it just a matter of whose signatures are on them? Quote:
How about the 1976 $2? I actually have one of those in my album already, but forgot to include it on the list. I struggled with whether to include it or not since I'm really focusing on "obsolete" notes and the design is still in use today. For similar reasons, I'm not planning on adding any of the post 2000 notes with the big heads and color schemes that seem to change every couple of years. Basically, it's like my Dansco 7070 album, which comes to a screeching halt at the end of the 20th century. |
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All right, I just looked up Web notes... I don't think I'll be adding them to my album. Aside for the fact that they are apparently quite scarce and expensive in decent grades, the observable differences appear to be extremely minimal. I really don't think they would qualify as a separate "type," at least not for the purposes of my collection.
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@ Dave L, Very nice collection & interesting article Cheers |
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United States
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barryg, Here is a scan of the R & S notes so you know what to look for if you want to included them in your type set. I added web notes to my type set but they really don't jump out at you like some of the others do, unless of course you flip them over to the back side and look for the plate number. Bill Collector  Edited by The Bill Collector
11/08/2012 10:04 am
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Barryg, web's are not that expensive in chcu as long as you are NOT into block combos. Generic web notes can be had for less than $10 per note in ChCu....you just need to look around and have seen common chcu web's go for as little $5 shipped.
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