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New Member
United States
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Hello All, I just started collecting bank notes a few days ago. Basically what I've been doing is exchancing about $200 worth of $1, $2, $5 and $10 bills from one bank and taking them to another bank (I have several banks within walking distance from home. Anyways Repeat the cycle a few times and that is how I've started hunting. So far I've found 2 star notes and a stamp as shown below. They are circulated condition but I'm happy anyways.    |
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Moderator
 United States
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Moderator
United States
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Nice examples!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Very nice!  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4637 Posts |
Welcome to CCF.
Are you limiting your collection to circulation finds ?
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New Member
 United States
38 Posts |
John 1 - Thanks for the website
jbuck, Coinfrog, and SteveInTampa - Thanks for the warm welcome!
SteveInTampa - Yes for the moment I will only keep bills in circulation.
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New Member
United States
38 Posts |
Well the above statement isn't exactly true. For my first collection I'm going to try to find Star notes on ebay for small $2 bills printed by year including red seals. Condition will probably still be circulated/ungraded though. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4637 Posts |
That sounds obtainable. Be patient, be picky, do your research and ask questions.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
600 Posts |
For new collectors, I usually recommend picking up the Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money. A not-quite-current/used edition is easy to find for under $10 on Amazon...or just get the latest new one for $25. The previous editions won't give you the latest pricing (which is off anyway), but it will show you all the bills, signatures, series, Fr#, etc. to help you get into the hobby, decide what you like and might be interested in getting, and help you to know what notes are rarer and which are common. Star notes aren't my thing, but I'm sure @SteveinTampa can recommend some online resources for you there too. As he stated, be picky. It is usually cheaper to buy a slightly better note than it is to buy a second note later because you decide you want something nicer. |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12477 Posts |
Nice finds. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7273 Posts |
Good luck! Please keep on posting!
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New Member
United States
38 Posts |
No star notes today but I did find a note with 0's every other number with random numbers inbetween. Check it out  Probably nothing special but I like it. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
@BankNoteHunt, That's so far how I collect circulated note's, but I never find any $2 note with stamp cancelled yet. Look out for radar, bookend, repeater's in circulation. |
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New Member
United States
38 Posts |
Yay! Got my first ebay order today Check it out   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7273 Posts |
Nice but you have to take better pictures. They are all blurry.
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Moderator
United States
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Very nice! |
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