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Valued Member
United States
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Today a couple came in and bought a TV, and as I was counting the money I noticed a $100 star note. Then, a $20 star note! I told them about it, they seemed to think it was cool, but didn't care enough to keep them, so they went in the register. I thought about it awhile and decided I could get the 20, but obviously not the 100, so the next time the register was opened, I swapped another $20 for it. Since I don't know much about collecting bills, I was tempted to see what the $100 was/could be worth. Long story short, I put the $100 star note on top of the stack and when I got off work, I bought some gum and got $100 cash back using my debit card.   Pics:   http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/uploaded/Texas  collector/2009713_100far.jpg Any idea how good a find these were or what they are worth, if anything? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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a cool find indeed but as far as a premium on them it will take a long while
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd spend both. The 20 is way too worn and the 2006/H is the current series.
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Valued Member
 United States
369 Posts |
Thanks for the quick responses.
They were fun to find, anyways. I may keep them for a little while, see if my local dealer wants them, since he collects paper currency as well as coins.
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Valued Member
United States
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I guess these aren't as rare as I thought...I was paid another $20 star note today. I didn't "buy" this one though.
How do I know which star notes to keep and which to spend?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think the first step is to see the date. If it's too recent, then I'd look at the condition. For 2004 on (colored notes) I'd only keep the UNC ones.
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Moderator
 United States
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The first thing I look for is how many zeros it starts with,at least four is what most collectors look for,then the date then condition. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I got my first star note $1 bill today. I've only been looking for them in my change for a couple of months. It's nothing special - circulated, pretty new date, but I figured I'd hang onto it to see how many I come across. Worst comes to worst I can always spend it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
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How on earth can a star note circulate that long? High denominations?
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Valued Member
United States
369 Posts |
karrlot, thanks for that site, it's great!
Now, for the $100 star note I found, it shows "Total Printed" = 10880000
I assume that's how many were printed in that series and at that facility?
If so, what is an estimate/average for the % of bills printed that are stars?
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Posted 07/14/2009 12:21 am
