Poll of the Day > Who wants to go on a currency treasure hunt? Something fun and easy.

(+) Yeah! (+)

The only qualifier is if you have a star note bill on you.

You can tell if you have a star note by checking the serial number. It will be a small asterisk at the end of the serial number(otherwise there is just a letter) on any us bill(even two dollar notes!). here is a reference image:

https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/uploaded/Jaobler/2008516_50DolStarNote.jpg

So check your wallet and see. If you do, it gets interesting. The chances of finding a star note is around 1 per 100-120 bills. Not super common but almost a guarantee youve had one before at some point even if you didnt know it.

Some star notes are common, and some are rare. Rare ones carry a premium. Common print runs are of 3.2 million and can be spent. 1.2 million runs are also common. It gets rare when you have a 640K run or lower. Some runs are only 32 thousand making them extremely rare.

So, if you do in fact have a star note, go to this website and input the denomination, series(year), serial number including the letter(s) at the beginning. Then it will tell you how rare it is.

http://www.mycurrencycollection.com/reference/star-notes/lookup

Now you dont have to be like me and go to the bank and get hundreds of dollars in ones to check for shit like this, just check your change, the bills in your wallet, tip money you get etc. I can liken this to playing a scratch off ticket for free. You dont have to go out of your way to find these things just check money when you get it.

Sometimes the lower print runs can sell for a decent bit of cash on ebay. here is a reference video I just watched explaining some crazy auctions. they dont make sense sometimes but thats ebay for ya.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT2I1xN-TGE

HH

(thats the coin/currency hunter saying 'happy hunting')

I have several ive found that are runs of 640K or 320K, never found any below that. Now most of the star notes you find will be 3.2 million, but if you already have one on you might as well take a minute and check. I of course being a cashier go through lots of quantity, but i still cant check every star note i see at work.

here is one from my collection which is probably one of the rarest and fanciest star notes i own

http://www.mycurrencycollection.com/reference/star-notes/lookup/100/2009A/ld00005269

For reference, in the video above a more common note(from 640K), sold for 250 bucks. That note(as well as mine) carried a bit more of a premium on top of the rare star note print run by being a lower serial number, in the thousands.

What could mine sell for? no idea because ebay auctions are weird and crazy, but I could likely double my money.

bump

why did the government make star notes?
---

This is the rarest and most valuable $5 bill ever made


---

Star notes are error replacement notes. When they print regular bills, they often get damaged or miscut or misprinted bills. they dont stop everything to replace them, the run keeps going as normal(with the damaged bills taken out), then at a later time they do star note print runs to make up the difference.

why some print runs are 3.2 million or 340K or even 32K I have no idea. but in short thats what a star note is.

thats a bill alright.

serial number isnt fancy, no star note...perfectly spendable cash.

Yeah but mine is certified by the federal reserve and comes with a cool drawing of hugh grant
---

yeah well fuck you all my twenties have

Grant Cardone - Author, Entrepreneur, Producer, Training Expert

on it

so yeah

today: going to the bank to get a hundred is two dollar notes(if they have em) and 100 in ones.

I should find a couple star notes. if I do ill letcha know what i find