How Often To You See Old Style FRN?

I rarely see them anymore. It's fun to see one in the wild, but if it's not in exceptional condition, I won't hold on to it.

They're uncommon, but anything past the 1970s isn't particularly rare yet. I saved all $1-20 notes I came across that were in the old style (or any $1 from the 1980s or earlier) back when I was a cashier from about 2008-2011. Most of them came from people who ran vending companies and the occasional person spending the old rainy day fund (one lady paid $380 in 1980s $20 notes). I got to about $800 and then massively downsized once I needed a new car.

I hardly ever see them now, but I'd get an average of 2-4 per month back when I worked with $2000+ per day, 5 days a week. My absolute favorite was a crisp $10 star note from the mid 60s, right after the blue/red seal was retired.

I think that the same value rules apply here as for all FRN's--nothing is worth more than face unless it's a star note and/or low/unique serial. Also I think the Barr notes carry a small premium if they're in decent shape since he was only in office for like 3 months.

I don't keep any. There are plenty of people who are collectors who hoard them and I just can't for the life of me understand why. They will never go up in value much because there were so many printed and so many non collectors began hoarding them thinking they would one day be worth a fortune when they got replaced by the new styles. It's currencies equivalent to the $1 Sacagawea coin lots of non collectors are sitting on them waiting for the day they can sell them to become instant millionaires. All the while not realizing that everybody has them, the mintages/printings are huge and that they are worth less now then the day you collected them.

I have seen them get circulated TWICE, the rest of the ones I have are from the tellers saving them for me. I have 3 small portrait 10's, and saw a 4th in a cash drawer, but told the cashier to give it out as change to someone who seemed interested.

A very nice example to bump this topic! Well done.

Nice-looking early CGA note. I agree, hardly ever use cash any more, much less coins. I have a $20 and a couple of $5s in my wallet that I'll bet have been there for 6 months.

I would rather save up extra cash and buy one note of real interest and appreciation potential than save a bunch of old notes that will unlikely ever be worth more than face.

Case in point. Five years ago, I bought this nice raw 1923 horseblanket from a major ebay dealer as Gem 65, original paper, from an original pack for $87. It is certainly all of this - the paper wave is clear through the holder. I could sell it on ebay today (raw with full return) for no less than $130. Is this not a better use of your old notes than saving them?