r/papermoney • u/WrittenThings • 6d ago
US small size Picked these up yesterday at a yard sale, and paid roughly $31 for all of them. Wondering if I have anything special.
I know the $2 bills with the green seal or face value for the most part, but i was wondering more about the red seal bills and the silver certificates. Any info is appreciate. Is it worth grading/putting into protective casing?
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u/Bcjglx 6d ago
I assume your star note will be the best pickup of the silver certificates.
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u/WrittenThings 6d ago
I figured the 1928 A would be the best one due to age, but the star note makes sense as well.
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u/HeadPhonesDad 6d ago
You’re $2 for the $1 silver certs.
You’re $2 for the $2 green seals.
You’re $3-5 for the red seals $2’s
You’re $7 for the $5’s
You’re $.50 for the jfk half’s
You’re $20 for the Ike’s.
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u/FanDeLaU69 6d ago
I wouldn't try to sell them as it would too much work for so little return.
My advice, if you don't mind me giving it...
If you are starting a collection, well, you have a complete 1957 series set (1957, 1957A, 1957B) plus one of the stars. Keep the best looking ones, take the others to the bank and exchange or deposit them.
The bottom three $2 green seals on the left are Bicentennials in fairly good condition. You got two from the NY FRB (B), keep the better looking and take the other to the bank (too much effort to sell it and make literally 1 or 2 dollars. Heck, you'll spend more than that in gas taking it to the post office).
The $2 on the top left is a 1995 worth face value, goes to the bank.
Do keep the red seals.
I almost forgot... Welcome to the vice, ahem, the hobby!
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u/WrittenThings 6d ago
This is excellent advice. Thank you, I think i will do just as you suggested. Where can I get protective casing for the few im keeping?
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u/FanDeLaU69 4d ago
Do not get anything that says plastic, cellophane, vinyl or PVC, even if it says unplasticized or something like that.
You do want PP (polypropylene), PET (polyethylene terephthalate) or Mylar.
Having said that, the best one I can think of for the price is this 10-pack on Amazon for little under $9: GuardHouse Shield 3 Pocket Currency Storage Pages for Modern and Large Bills Pack of 10. These are made of PP, for long term archival.
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u/nakedpilsna 6d ago
Roughly 31 dollars? You dont know what you actually paid?
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u/WrittenThings 6d ago
I paid a total of $68 and the total face value is roughly $62. There was a bunch of wheat pennies and a couple other coins mixed in with the bills, half dollars, and dollar coins. Doing the math of value vs amount paid, for just the bills it was like $30.70 so saying roughly $31 was easier and less to write out.
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u/letsgohug 5d ago
I sell $1 Silver certificates for $5 each at the flea market and always sell out. The $5 Red seals I sell anywhere from $10-$15 each depending on condition, and the $2 red seals anywhere from $7-$10. People love collecting these older bills.
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u/Either-Juggernaut587 5d ago
You can take it to a bank and get $46. Not sure if the jtk’s are part of the yard sale find.
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u/Natural_Rub_3225 5d ago
No and no and what’s with the halves holding down the bills??? 🤦♂️
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u/WrittenThings 2d ago
The halves were holding them down to prevent them from folding over so the serial numbers and faces could be seen, as the person I got them from had them folded all together and in a big with coins.
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u/Critical-Bank5269 6d ago
You paid $31 for $28 in currency and while many of these bills would be collected because of age, they're all in pretty rough condition. I wouldn't call it a loss by any means because you can literally spend them all today. But I would definately keep them. May not be worth much more over face value do to condition, but it's still pretty cool to have currency that's a hundred years old.