GoldFinger1969

Thanks Mike. It really was amazing how the low-60's bills almost always had uneven borders that really stood out. 65's and above were nice...if too expensive, I would drop down to the 58 range and take an "invisble" fold or crease or two over uneven borders (like my PMG-45 GC).

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So this isn't/wasn't a legit $100,000 bill -- just a specifmen with no face value ? This one sold for under $75,000. I wonder how these 3 bills got out from the BEP ?

It's not a recent addition but it's something I bought pre-Covid when I was really active in the HA weeklies. I didn't know growing up there were different Seal colors except for the Silver Certificate Blue. Though sometimes the Light, Dark, and Normal Greens can be tough to differentiate. This one is clearly Light Green. I have to review what the different Greens stood for.

Nice finds....the "close calls" I focused on were ones where if you had 1 serial number changed the note sees a big absolute AND relative value boost in price. In the notes you showed, you'd have repeater quads or whatever if not for the close call.....which still usually sell for < $100. Still, nice finds.

Jog, bills like that -- at least in lower denominations -- are auctioned every week or every few weeks over at HA. I saw a few $100's sell in the $300's a while back. It does appear that the $100's are rarer -- I guess they are hoarded because mathematically there should be as many as $1's and other denominations. https://currency.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?term=%24100+quad+double&si=2&dept=2021&archive_state=5327&sold_status=1526&sb=1&mode=archive

Nice note.....where'd you get it ?

"Gas pump" meaning the old digital numbers that would sometimes not line up with the rest of the gasoline total on the readout ?

You referring to the dropped "2" ?

Grade is the key. Even PMG 20-30 graded Red Seal $100 bills sold for only $110 or less a decade or so ago. AU graded they sell for $300 and in MS they sell for $500. The higher the grade, the more likely it is worth certifiying. Again, this is aside from any sentimental reasons one might have for the bill.

I've never submitted a coin or bill for grading. I can only say it's a function of how much to get them graded AND what the likely value is. At $15 each, sentimental value aside, if the bills aren't each worth $75, it's a waste IMO. Check comparable note sales on GC or HA or Ebay (but use Ebay last ).

Sometimes a teller puts them right into the ATM machine and they are super-crisp....I don't know how a professional would grade such bills, though. Ditto those straight from a teller without the machine. Maybe both are high-60's ?

If you belong and have a credit, then that changes the calculus for sure. Go for it !! Not an expert on star notes -- I think I have maybe 5 out of 300 bills !! -- but 6 sequential could be worth something. What year are those PB's ?

I'm not sure how the procedures for bill grading work -- I know for coins you just don't submit only one as you get screwed on the price. So explore your options with PCGS (or their successor) and PMG (the leader). If the bill is circulated -- a 50-58 grade -- then aside from sentimental reasons, there might not be a monetary reason to pay for it to be graded and holdered. It might be worth $125 and it might cost you $40-$50 to grade/holder it, understand ?

The key is the grade, I think. Are all 4 corners razor sharp...it looks like they might be a bit dulled. I trust it's well-centered and no discolorations. Too many de-merits and then your $100 bill might be worth $150 after spending $25 to grade it, that's what I mean. But definitely get more opinions and tell us how the bill looks to you. The higher the grade, the more likely it is to be worth it.

A binary $100 like yours that is PMG-67 might go for $200-$250. It MIGHT be worth it to do so...you'd be protecting the bill...you'd also have an official grade....but it's not a huge windfall. If it doesn't get a 65 or 66, I'm not sure it's worth it.

I don't recall what I paid for this and why I even bought it !! I remember at the time I didn't know about National Bank Notes...never knew that private banks names were on currency in the last 100 years or so (figured maybe after/during the chaos of the Civil War for a few years something like that may have existed). So a bit intriuqued by them and I bought this one in decent grade. FRB's and private banks both had the language attesting to treasury bonds on deposit.

Never heard of that $1 MM thing, very interesting !! I wonder where the other 99 bills are ?

Is scanning better for images/photos than a hi-res photo with a camera or smartphone ?

HA had a weekly currency auction last night. Lots of modern radars and repeators, and I never heard of it before but something called a "rotator" which I will investigate further. Prices seemed higher in general than a few years ago but every now and then you had a bill go for 2-3x the prices of others. Could be a rarer block or just the composition of the fancy SN's -- tough for me to tell. This one went for $456 (w/bp): https://currency.ha.com/itm/small-size/federal-reserve-notes/fancy-radar-serial-number-77700777-fr-1921-a-1-1995-federal-reserve-note-pmg-gem-uncirculated-65-epq/a/142410-81370.s They like to package them in twos (2 bills auctioned at the same time) so adjusting for that it appears that for common modern "fancy" SN's the prices have about DOUBLED in the last 4-5 years. My own records indicate I was buying a bunch of Quads, Repeaters, and Radars for $35-$50 (for 1 bill) and the cheapest I saw last night for a pair was $89 with most going for about $125 for a pair.

They are nice. Even Americans don't really look at our currency...all the intricacies....the words, even big ones like "E Pluribus Unum"....the wording regarding Gold, Silver, public and private debts, legal tender, duties payable or not, etc....meaningless to people using them at the time, but very important and probably vetted by an army of BEP and Treasury lawyers.

World War II currency or military coupon from Ukraine ? I have a couple of MPCs (USA).

I like the artwork on that note, Mike. What country and who is the lady ?

Wow, that much ? Not familiar with error notes. So the bill has extra paper clinging to that corner, am I correct ? How the heck does that happen ?

This is the lowest SN in my collection, #26. It's a Silver Certificate so a bit more than a low-SN modern. Pretty good quality, off the top of my head didn't cost me more than $100 but can't remember how much. But aside from my Hawaii, GC, and North Africa notes, I don't recall paying more than $100 for any SC or modern, in case anybody was interested. I'll try and find my records to see if any have appreicated, I really haven't been active in currency/bills in like 4 years but getting the bug again (thanks, FM ! ).