![]() Thus his advice about handling that crispy new bill: "Don't fold it!" Check the serial number first.Īnother tip: Know an older relative with a stash of cash? Check it. In better condition, it might have been worth triple, said Baeder, a 39-year-old married father of three. Recently, Baeder, paid $2,000 for a 2006 $1 bill, with the serial number 00000001, that a woman got in change at Walmart. Your options: Try for a tidy profit on eBay, or consult a dealer, like Baeder's USA Rare, Executive Currency, Cool Serial Numbers, or Tickle Your Fancy Currency. ![]() Welcome to the wild world of currency collecting, where a " fancy serial number," a printing mistake, or even just a star can mean a lot of moolah, especially on a rare or historic kind of bank note.įind a bill with a serial number that's low (starting with 00000001) a "radar" (same backward and forward), a "solid" (every digit the same), a "ladder" (digits count up or down), a "double quad" (like 77773333), or has one of a half-dozen other patterns, and you might have a prize that blows the face value away. Not that Baeder, a Royersford dealer/collector and co-owner of a car repair shop, is ready to sell. $500,000 might be a reasonable asking price, one auctioneer estimates. currency printed since 1929, when bills were shrunk to their current size. Looks like something you could get in change at the Acme.īut it just might be the most valuable piece of U.S.
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