Posted 09/19/2022 9:17 pm
Hi Mikev50, No. The definition of a high serial number is a note that has a number of 9999 0000 or higher. These are the last notes printed in any run of notes, and are less often talked about than low serial numbers because modern runs never reach that amount. You will most likely find these high serial numbers on silver certificates or older notes.
My currency collection adds some more info to what I mention above:
Serial numbers that start with four or more nines are fancy: meaning 99990000 - 99999999. The higher, the better. All notes are printed starting with serial number 1, but recently notes have NOT been printed to 99999999. Notes printed on sheets of 32 and 50 within the past few decades (uncut sheets excluded) are only printed to 96000000. Prior to that, block letters have rolled over at various increments - 99200000, 99840000, and 99999999. This means that these super high serial numbers also tend to be older notes, which will skew their value higher.
For a recent note that has a block rollover at 96000000, you might think "that means 95999173 is rare because it's within 827 of the highest number, similar to five leading zeros." Maybe a collector might find it interesting to pay over face value for, but I think it would be considerably lower than a five leading zero number.
Values
9999XXXX: tbd
99999XXX: $50 - $75
999999XX: $100 - $300
9999999X: $500+
My currency collection adds some more info to what I mention above:
Serial numbers that start with four or more nines are fancy: meaning 99990000 - 99999999. The higher, the better. All notes are printed starting with serial number 1, but recently notes have NOT been printed to 99999999. Notes printed on sheets of 32 and 50 within the past few decades (uncut sheets excluded) are only printed to 96000000. Prior to that, block letters have rolled over at various increments - 99200000, 99840000, and 99999999. This means that these super high serial numbers also tend to be older notes, which will skew their value higher.
For a recent note that has a block rollover at 96000000, you might think "that means 95999173 is rare because it's within 827 of the highest number, similar to five leading zeros." Maybe a collector might find it interesting to pay over face value for, but I think it would be considerably lower than a five leading zero number.
Values
9999XXXX: tbd
99999XXX: $50 - $75
999999XX: $100 - $300
9999999X: $500+
Edited by datadragon
09/19/2022 9:23 pm
09/19/2022 9:23 pm
