CURRENCY HUNTING
Rare And Unique Serial Numbers
Repeater/Super Repeater
Examples
When the numbers repeat in a pattern
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Only 2 digits repeating in a pattern is a super repeater
Repeater
Super Repeater
Repeater
73887388
12311231
Super Repeater
92929292
27272727
Binary
Only 2 numbers appear
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A true binary only contains 0 and 1
Binary
Examples
01010011
37377773
99911199
True Binary
* Ebay Avg. is based on the average price of $1 Denomination bills sold on Ebay. They are not indicative on what you can get for your bills but they are a good starting off point.
Low serial number
Below 9999
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Better if below 999
Examples
00000008
00000032
00003873
High serial numbers
Higher the better
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Above 99999900 is best
Examples
99999102
99999999
99999002
Star Notes
There will be a star at the end of the serial number
1$ Star Notes starting with an I are fairly more rare to find
Examples
28979218*
19208372*
57839201*
Flipper
Can be read right side up and upside down
Flippers only contain the numbers 0, 6, 9, and 8
Examples
90069006
89096068
99008888
Trinary
Only 3 numbers appear
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Examples
21201011
29926662
45666544
Solid
Only 1 number repeated
Examples
22222222
99999999
33333333
Ladder
Ascending or descending numbers
Examples
12345678
76543210
98765432
Radar/Super Radar
Number is same reading left to right as right to left
Super Radar is when the middle 6 numbers are the same
Radar
Super Radar
Examples
20000002
53333335
89766798
01244210
Birth Notes
Numbers that read as a date
July 04 1776
07/04/1776
Examples
02221732
07041776
09092001
Bookends
Same combination of 2 or 3 numbers at the beginning and end
A true Bookend has only 0's separating the numbers
Bookend
True Bookend
Examples
36000036
14000014
56754567
89034289
Prosperity Notes
Lucky "7's", 8'S ,168
Examples
77779036
16808732
88880192
In many Asian communities the number “8” signifies wealth and prosperity the number 168 signifies prosperity and good fortune.
Bills beginning with or even containing 7's, 8's, 168 could be worth keeping as lucky notes.
Silver Certificates
A silver certificate is a type of former legal tender in the form of paper currency, which was issued by the U.S. government beginning in 1878.
It represented a stated amount of silver bullion, enabling individuals to buy the commodity without taking physical possession of it.
Series 2013 Duplicate Star Notes
The range of serial numbers that have duplicated printings are:
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B 0000 0001 * - B 0025 0000 *
B 0320 0001 * - B 0640 0000 *
B 0640 0001 * - B 0960 0000 *
Examples
B 03339283 *
B 05039454 *
B 00229383 *
Single
Matching Pair
Web Notes
Web notes are a type of United States currency named after the "web printing production" method of printing on continuous rolls of paper.
Series 1988A, Series 1993 and Series 1995.
Regular Note
Web Note
Quad Doubles / Double Quads
Quad doubles - Serial number has 4 sets of doubles:
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Double quads - Serial number has 2 sets of 4 of the same number:
Quad Double's
Double Quad's
Examples
Quad Doubles
22993366
11008866
Double Quads
88882222
44447777
Barr Note
A series 1963B Dollar bill bearing the signature of Joseph W. Barr
Joseph W. Barr had a relatively short term of office, the shortest of anyone that has held the position. (28 days)
458,880,000 were printed
1935G Motto
The 1935 Series $1 Silver Certificates was America's last bank note without the motto "In God We Trust."
However, a small number of Series 1935G notes were made in 1961 with the motto.
Series 1981A & 1985
Plate Number Error
This error was the result of the engraver placing the plate number of 129 on the left side of the note.
Printing Error's
There are many different types of printing errors some examples include:
Fold/Gutter errors, Misalignment's, Ink smears or smudges, Mismatch or Missing serial numbers, Missing seal, Ink Transfers to list a few.
Some error's are more rare then others.
