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Valued Member
United States
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Hi guys, I got a $10 bill back from a gas station this week, and want to know if you would keep it or spend it. It's a brand new perfectly crisp 1982 $10 bill. Nothing unusual about the bill or number aside from it being a crisp 30+ year old bill.
Is it worth hanging onto and adding to my small collection of bills (that are mostly star notes)? Or should I not bother?
Thanks
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1397 Posts |
I personally would not keep it.
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Pillar of the Community
614 Posts |
Id keep it, considering its a $10. I mean, if you ever do need it you can just get it out and use it.
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Valued Member
 United States
132 Posts |
I may keep it. I'm not going to "need" the $10, I was just wondering if it was silly to hang on to it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1796 Posts |
If it's crisp, give it 25 years. It'll be worth something then. :-)
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Pillar of the Community
979 Posts |
i would keep it. it sounds like you have a rare error on your hands with that 1982 $10. are you sure it is not a 1981 or even 1981A $10.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 You might have some phony money. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36741 Posts |
Inflation will go up faster than the value of that note, spend it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
814 Posts |
I would keep it,of course, I keep all small faced currency I come across.
And we want pictures!
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Valued Member
United States
207 Posts |
On one hand it's only ten dollars and it is 30+ years old so you should keep it. On the other hand it really has no premium on it right now and might take quite a long awhile before it acquires a premium. If your collection is still small I'd say keep it until you have a larger collection or better notes. Fed Reserve Notes 1969 and onwards (small head portraits) are generally very easy to get and you only need to pay a small premium over face value to get one in very nice condition. It is rather inexpensive to collect those.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1397 Posts |
I said originally I would not keep it, but sometimes when I find a note and I am not sure I usually just throw it in my safe. Sooner or later I will get in and sort/organize stuff and I will come across it at a later time. That is usually when I make the decision to keep or spend. May turn out you have learned something in that time that would better help you to make that choice. And you may need cash then too and that also helps make that choice easier.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
United States
132 Posts |
Thanks for all your input, I am going to keep it. Sorry, I misquoted the year. I wrote the original post at work, after looking at it at home it is 1981 not 1982. The serial number is A02565379A if anyone cares.
Thanks again.
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Valued Member
United States
137 Posts |
I don't see any reason to keep that.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12819 Posts |
If it makes you happy, keep it. It's only 10 bucks. Personally I'd have a hard time not rescuing a bill that's survived (relatively?) unscathed for 30 years from further circulation.
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Posted 02/09/2013 2:18 pm
with ckrakowski.
