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New Member
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I have a quick question that I'm confused about. I have some star notes that I am looking up on mycurrencycollection.com and I read on the site that the star notes with the smaller run sizes are considered to be more rare and valuable. I believe it said run sizes of 640,000 or less were considered rare. My question is: can you simply tell the run size by the serial number or can it be random. For example, does a star notes serial number have to be under 00640000* to have a run size of under 640,000, or can it still be a low run size even if the serial number were to be something such as 12345678*. Thankyou. I hope my question is clear enough to understand.
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Moderator
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Jdionne, I split your post into its own topic for proper attention. It might have gotten lost in that ongoing thread. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Star notes can be anywhere in a run of bills, they are usually sequential, but not always.
BTW a "skid" equals 640,000 bills A strap is 100 notes banded together, forty straps make a brick which consists of 4000 notes
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Valued Member
United States
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The serial numbers can be random, it depends on the notes they have to replace. To find the infomation for run sizes I use "Paper Money of the United States" by Friedberg, but I'm sure there is a website with this information(where is John1 with a link when you need him)
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Rest in Peace
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Simple answer to your question is no,,You cannot tell by serial number....More research is needed
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 A note can have a serial number under 640,000 and still be from a larger run. It would just be one of the earlier notes in that run. |
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Valued Member
United States
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I agree with Buddy's post ans babysitr's post.
Short runs can happen early, mid or late in the series of star runs. Therefore serial numbers are basically useless to determine if it is a short run or not. Also, short runs can vary in size, depending on the number of sheets in the short run.
To make it more interesting, on some of the older series, short runs created gaps in the serial numbers ranges. Reference material is necessary to help figure it all out.
As far as value is concerned, it all depends on how the short run stars were distributed by the BEP. If they released a lot of them in pack form and they were found for collectors, then the premium is usually less. But if they released them as individual notes or pairs, then they usually end up with higher premiums as they are quite difficult to find in numbers.
Good luck!
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