A great condition, uncirculated $1 radar could sell for about $25. Radar BillsĪ serial number that reads the same forwards as it does backward is known by collectors as a radar serial number. For example, a serial number of 01052004 may be valuable to a collector whos child was born January 5, 2004.Ī serial number with a special year may also be valuable to some, such as 10002020 or 22221999. Some collectors want a specific year or date in the serial number, perhaps a famous date or one meaningful to them. We paid over $7,000 for the serial number pictured above. We typically don’t buy star notes, unless like the image above, its a low serial number AND a star note. Star notes are bills with a star at the end of the serial number. Modern star notes typically aren’t worth much, but you can look up the rarity of your star note here. Not only is this a stand-alone serial number, but it is also a binary serial number because 00001000 has only zeros and ones.Ī note like this, depending on condition, we would pay $20 to $30. The name describes this serial number pretty well, a single number surrounded by other numbers.

However, many say binary bills can be any two numbers.Īnother example of a binary serial number would be 00000100. Some collectors refer to binary serial numbers as only those with ones and zeros. The higher the serial number, the more valuable the note is considered to be we’ve paid as much as $10,000 for a solid serial number 9 note like the image above. High number serial numbers can be rare depending on what the serial number is. High or big serial number bills oftentimes come with consecutive numbers and its typically a big number. And a serial number 2 will always be worth more than a serial number 3, and so on we’ve paid as much as $10,000 for a serial number 1 bill before. It’s good to know a serial number 1 will always be worth more than a serial number 2. Typically any serial number starting with zero’s and ending with 2 digits bring the most money. The collectors we sell paper money to love bills with low serial numbers, the lower the better they say. For example, serial number 00000001 would have a consecutive serial number of 00000002.ĭepending on the date, serial numbers, and condition, your consecutive serial numbered bills could be worth hundreds of dollars. Estimated Value: $1 to $50Ĭonsecutive serial numbers are any serial number followed by its consecutive number. We’ve paid hundreds of dollars for some rare types of fancy repeater serial number bills. You can also have two digits that repeat. In a repeater serial number, the second four digits are a repeat of the first four digits. We typically do not buy flippers, but they’re generally worth anywhere between $20 to $30 depending on condition. A flipper can be read the same way reading it right side up or upside down. Estimated Value: $5 to $100Ĭollectors call these flippers, PMG calls them rotators.

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