1Numismatic Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) Hey everyone, I had a quick question. I recently purchased $200 in 2 Dollar bills from the bank and they are all consecutive star notes. Is this something out of the ordinary. Just want some input on this if possible. Thanks!! Edited April 22, 2018 by 1Numismatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. D. Snyder Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 Depending on the actual series and district, I don't think it's a terribly uncommon event. Apparently star notes are printed ahead of time so that they will be available to substitute into packs of non-stars when a defective note is found. Because quality control of note production is much better now than in previous years FRN star notes often go unused and the star packs are released into circulation with standard note packs rather than simply destroyed or the notes put into BEP souvenir currency merchandise. The star packs undoubtedly are less common than those of standard notes, but aren't so rare that they can't be purchased on the secondary market at a nominal cost over standard uncirculated packs. On eBay I've seen $2 star packs listed for as low as $350. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Numismatic Posted April 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 Thank you for your input. I greatly appreciate any feedback in regards to this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve in Tampa Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 I generally agree with G D Snyder. Are you able to post photos or serial numbers of the packs you received? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
