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Valued Member
United States
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Looking at getting into some different notes and just want a little starter set of some different kinds not to big though but kind of like a 7070 for US coins...anyone have any good ideas on where to start....im not that knowledgeable on notes btw |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I would think a 1923 $1 is the perfect starter. Readily available in good condition but also pretty cool. Know as the "Horseblanket". I also like the 1928 and 1934 $1 for small bill starters, the 1934 is one of my favorite small notes. They are known as "Funnybacks". After that I would look at either North Africa or Hawaii issues and Red Seals or just hop in the deep end with some of the larger notes from 1899-1918.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I started my collection with recently obsolete notes that can be found in good condition for not a lot of money. Things like $1 silver certificates from the 1950s, $2 "red seal" notes form the 1950s and 1960s, etc. And then I slowly started working my way backwards...
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Valued Member
 United States
250 Posts |
thanks for the help I did not see that thread and that is a good place to start....ill look around and see what interests me and will probably post some pics later in this thread of some of the pick ups I get.....think I'm going to start with 1$ bills and work my way down with dates and then go up to bigger denominations....would like to know what some people on here collect like a whole set of something....like in the coin thread people will try and get a whole set of wheat cents or something but how does that work with notes?
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New Member
United Kingdom
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I am trying (it'll taek me a while as I am based in UK and funds are limited) to create a set of $1. I am trying to get one example from each reserve for each year of printing, from current all the way back to 1963 and then an example of each $1 for each year printed back to 1862.
Its going to take me a while!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I just started collecting a few months back and probably the biggest mistake I have made is not being focused on something specific. I have narrowed my search considerably as of late and it has definitely helped. So I would recommend picking a set to focus on for a start. It can be large notes, silver certificates, gold certificates, hawaii notes, north africa notes, red seals, a specific denomination or a year like 1934. It will make your collecting more enjoyable imho.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm the exact opposite of starbuxinvestor. I get bored if I focus too narrowly, which is exactly why I like collecting broad "type sets", whether it be coins or bills. I love looking at the variety of different items and seeing how they have evolved over time, without getting mired in the specifics of comparing Series 1924A vs 1924F or collecting all the various Federal Reserve Banks that appear on the seals of a Series 1963A One Dollar Federal Reserve Note, etc.
Really, though, you need to collect what appeals to you and there is no single right way to do it. If you have an interest in minutia, there's nothing wrong with trying to collect every single variation of a particular series for a particular denomination. If you don't, then there's nothing wrong with trying to collect a representative sample of major types. Whatever makes you happy!
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United Kingdom
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I am probably not as in the minutia as I came across, I just found when I was looking at everything I missed more than when I focused. Like right now I am focused primarily on Large notes from 1899-1918. But I definitely agree with Barry you collect what brings you the most enjoyment.
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United States
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Pardon my ignorance, but what does 7070 mean?
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United States
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The 7070 Album is a "Type Set" album for U.S. Coins (1800-2000) produced by the Dansco company. Each of their various albums has a unique part number, and 7070 is the number of this album.
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