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I am looking into some options and great ideas to create ways to keep track of Notes I do/don't have. Something that makes it easier to search for notes you may need or be missing. I have a couple saved and bookmarked but every checklist I find seems to be incomplete. Does anyone know of or have a checklist for US Small and Large size currency that is complete. That would be a good start to have put together. Also a good source for Friedberg Numbers, My comprehensive catalog has them but only for the large size notes. Checklists for confederate currency will be easier when I get to it. I would like any thoughts and input on this because I am looking into creating the perfect checklist for collectors to use that makes it easy to see what you got and see what you don't got. Would anyone pay for a software or program for note collectors that contains information on notes and or complete/full checklists that made collecting easy? (This is obviously a question for the future)  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Does anyone know of or have a checklist for US Small and Large size currency that is complete. Define "complete".  I use a spreadsheet and maintain the checklists myself based on the the parameters I've set for my own collection. What are you collecting? For small U.S. Notes, do you want one of each series? With/without Stars? With/without experimental varieties such as web notes? Do you want to collect blocks? Known errors? Your relatively simple question is such a potentially complex question -- we could give you a list to start from, but only you can decide what money you want to spend your money on. If you haven't already I suggest going through uspapermnoney.info to get an idea of just what it is you're up against and then set some goals. Checklists (as you have suggested) are an excellent way to do that in my opinion, and building your own is an equally excellent learning opportunity. I put my own together and in the process, learned that 1.) There is no such thing as a simple checklist and 2.) I need to make a lot more money to buy the money I want.  |
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I started out collecting small size stars, and I bought the 9th edition of the Standard Guide to Small-Size US Paper Money 1928-to Date (Schwartz/Lindquist) and used check marks and notations for grades in the guide to keep track of what I have and what I need.
Edited to add; I also use Robert Azpiazu's Collectors Guide to Modern Federal Reserve Notes Series 1963-2009 to make check marks and grades to track what I have.
Edited by SteveInTampa
03/29/2016 06:59 am
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Since I'm new to this myself I wouldn't be the best person to ask this question. It would be nice if someone could come up with a software program for this specific collectible (others have it). I just use a spreadsheet and when I come up with a new and interesting detail I just add another column. The chart below was very helpful in my note collecting quest.  https://resources.sei.cmu.edu/asset...1_312199.pdfEdited by cashhound
03/29/2016 07:30 am
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I figure If I could get an Accurate list of Friedberg numbers that would be a big help, and a great way to start. I already have the 10th edition I believe it is of the small size guide to small size paper money but it does not have Friedberg numbers listed for each note. It's a great book otherwise as it carries all the infor you'd need with mules listed, scarcer blocks, etc but no Friedberg #. The comprehensive guide to US Currency has all the Friedberg numbers for Large size and Fractionals but again the small size notes are left without Friedberg numbers. As I gain more information my plan is to share the checklists and guides I come up with, with the Paper Money Community. And also I'm looking to create a checklist everyone can use that is generally complete w/ FR#'s. Not trying to just put together a list that supports only my colleting, because in general over time I'm trying to collect everything. Edited by CollectorKing
03/29/2016 10:23 am
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Nice chart, cashbound!
@CollectorKing, when I get home tonight I'll post my small U.S. $1 note spreadsheet/checklist. I don't have the Fr #'s in mine.
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cool, sounds good celticknot... Looks like I'm on the hunt for FR #'s, that's where I'll start.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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CK, below is a screen snip of my small US $1 note checklist. If you think this would be useful to you, I can send you the spreadsheet. My criteria for the checklist: 1. One each of every series. Bank/block/print run/plate/etc. not important to me. 2. Includes varieties such as Hawaii and North Africa notes. 3. Includes "major" experimental notes (such as "R" & "S" Silver Certs and web notes) 4. Stars for each where possible but not tracking as a check. If I get one I add it to the checklist and check it off immediately. 5. FW and DC notes for applicable series. I'm not collecting one of each block/bank within a series.... yet. I have similar lists for $2, $5, and $10 notes.  |
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that looks great celtic, definately something for ideas to go off of. I am currently searching for a good list of FR #'s.. Thanks for posting
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03/30/2016 01:03 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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I personally prefer the Coin Elite and Currency Elite programs from Trove Software. These are very user-friendly with a bit of practice and do not rely on Friedberg (or other) numbers for input or storage. Printing summaries is a snap.
My favorite collecting software by far.
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I am going to look into those programs coinfrog. I did find a good set of FR's for the small series, so now I am able to push a little further, TO BE CONTINUED...
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