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Secret Argent Man Valued Member United States 320 Posts	Posted 04/28/2011 12:32 am OK, so my grandfather passed a few months ago, and while I have already assisted in the process of valuing his coin collection, lo and behold when they opened his safe deposit box there is apparently a "good amount" of currency too. I am told it is silver certificates, ranging from $1-100 face value, and then one large note. That's all the details I have, I don't know dates, series, anything. Question is, and pardon me that it is rather broad, but is there anything of special value I ought to be looking at? I have minimally dabbled in currency before, so I know about radars, stars, red vs blue, and 1928 being good... and of course condition...but is there anything else? Any other primers that I should look for? I'm going to try to help the family get them appraised and would like to be able to reasonably ensure the value is in the ballpark. Also when working with someone who is knowledgeable in a relatively obscure field, and one I am interested in to boot, I like to make small talk with the expert. I usually find it informative and occasionally beneficial to do so. Report this Post to the Staff

eric273 Valued Member United States 289 Posts	Posted 04/28/2011 12:33 am Anything very old... and in good condition. Report this Post to the Staff
peteramadeus Valued Member United States 79 Posts	Posted 04/28/2011 01:01 am Low serial numbers are always desirable. A good way to get an idea of real values is to look for completed auctions on ebay that actually sold for similar notes. It's a good way to gauge what you can realistically expect to get should you decide to sell anything. Edited by peteramadeus 04/28/2011 01:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
Ceylon62 Pillar of the Community United States 1285 Posts	Posted 04/28/2011 06:08 am Here is how I would break the series years out -- 3 Groups. Pre 1928 1928 to < 1963 1963 to Date Set aside stars, Fancy serial numbers, errors and notes in sequential order, larger denominations (2 and up) separate. One thing though -- Make sure the person you are dealing with is well aware of Block and Run combo's of Notes. There are some rare blocks etc and, most are not aware of these facts. Good luck. Report this Post to the Staff
Secret Argent Man Valued Member United States 320 Posts	Posted 04/28/2011 3:20 pm I googled a bit and hadn't come up with much but the term "rare block" seems to give a lot of results. Not sure I understand them, but that's on me. Now I know why I prefer coins... A coin dated 1942 was minted in 1942. A key date is a key date... sems a lot easier bu maybe it's just because that's what I'm familiar with. Report this Post to the Staff
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