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Valued Member
United States
100 Posts |
Hey guys,
I'm a teller and today some elderly lady came in to trade her "rainy day fund" for modern bills. Her fund consisted of $800 of CU 1974 $10's and 1950A-D series $10's. I put these aside but I don't know what to do with them. They are in such great shape (look freshly printed) so I don't want to hand them out but I also don't have $800 to take them out of circulation.
I'm in a bit of a pickle here guys, what should I do?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Sell them. Try a coin shop or ebay. The coin shop won't pay as much as the bay, but it's better than releasing them into the wild. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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buddy, I believe you misunderstood. the op has them at work and does not have funds to take them home...I think, lol.
if you are very desperate I would look for a good friend or family member to exchange cash for them at the bank. then just pay them and take some bills when you can.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2850 Posts |
Look for any fancy serials, errors etc on the 1974 notes. Grab the 1950 notes if you can because they carry premium in CU.
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Moderator
 United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I would agree that taking them to a dealer for evaluation is the best way to start.
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Valued Member
 United States
100 Posts |
Called a local coin shop that I have done business with. They said bring in all of the ones I thought were uncurculated without any marks. That was about $400 worth. Me and my other teller split the cost and bought $200 each. I am taking all of them to the shop next Thursday to hopefully make a profit!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Let's see what they look like!  Edited by oih82w8
06/20/2015 7:17 pm
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Valued Member
United States
100 Posts |
Hey guys, I got pictures! Anyway, I have the best 9 in the currency protectors (I only had 9 protectors) and then the rest are in the stack in the background. Also snagged a picture of a 1929 National Banknote that my friend gave me to have the coin shop send out for grading. Can you believe that the national banknote came in a cash shipment to our bank from Brinks?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice notes.
I try not to hold onto paper as I usually trade in $100's from dumping coin and it is a whole lot harder to hold $100's just because they are old or interesting VS. $1's or $10's.
I have also found in the past when I stop collecting that even holding $1 stars just because they are different you will be tempted to spend paper that you have saved VS. classic coins because the paper looks like it has for 100 years where as obsolete coin designs still hold some allure.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
Sweet score! You might hang on to the best ones, especially since Hamilton is slated to be removed from the "saw buck".
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Valued Member
United States
100 Posts |
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Sweet score! You might hang on to the best ones, especially since Hamilton is slated to be removed from the "saw buck". Got ya covered. I've got a small currency type set that I already pulled one of the best for. The other teller also pulled a crisp star note from the pile as well. |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Great notes! Thanks for the pics too. I'll be tuning in next Thursday to hear how things turned out...  |
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Valued Member
United States
100 Posts |
Took them to the shop. They said that they weren't complete CU but were AU. They bought 25 of them for 10.50 each. They also bought a 1950 $20 I had for 20.50, that was AU too. Not much over face but I can sleep well tonight knowing I wouldn't have to spend them and put them into circulation again. They also gave me $50 for two commemorative halves that I paid $40 for a few months ago (I bought them from them too!)
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Posted 06/15/2015 10:19 pm
