Four of them have been aligned for a while this spring, but Mercury will join Venus, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter in June.
#Sequential star notes series#
This month, you can spot a series of five planets lined up across the morning sky. We would love to see pictures of any star notes you have.The stars, or rather, planets, are aligning in your favor. Other stars from the series can absolutely be valuable.
Twenty dollar and five dollar stars from Hawaii have the chance to be rare. Don’t confuse it with the much more common series of 1934A star. The standout rarity from the group is the series of 1934 $10 North Africa star. The Hawaii issues have brown seals and the North Africa issues have yellow seals (and blue overprints). Some of the most popular small size star notes were printed during WWII to be used by troops in Hawaii and North Africa.
#Sequential star notes free#
If you have a 1929 star then we would encourage you to send us a picture of it so we can give you a free appraisal. There are other rare examples scattered into the group. Any star note issued by The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas will also be valuable. A $5 star from The Federal Reserve Bank of St. The ultimate rarity from this series is the 1929 $5 star from The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. We do have a few rarer examples listed below. In fact most star notes from 1929 can be bought for less than $600. The notes have a brown seal and they were issued for the twelve different Federal Reserve banks.
Please say hello if you have one.ġ929 Brown Seal Federal Reserve Bank NotesĪ special type of money was printed in 1929. We are especially interested in these notes.
#Sequential star notes serial numbers#
Once again, any serial numbers below 100 will also trade for a nice premium. Any denomination in a grade above AU is a good find. However, $50 and $100 gold stars are rare. The two lower denominations are relatively common. There were four types of gold certificate stars printed in 1928. Some of the star print runs were very small, which makes some of them very rare. Most star notes from this series are fairly common although there are exceptions. High grade specimens or low serial numbers (under 100) could be worth over $1,000. In fact, no matter what the denomination or condition is, we would strongly encourage you to send us pictures of any 1928 star notes. Some notes from 1928 can be very rare (especially $500 and $1,000 star notes). The small size types were first printed in 1928. The United States only prints Federal Reserve notes today. Condition is still very important when dealing with any star notes. There are some varieties within each series that can make something otherwise common be very rare. However, anything from 1928 or 1934 should at least be examined by an expert. Most $1 silver certificates from those year are worth about $5 as the star variety. There are no star notes from 1935 or 1957 that are going to be rare. 1953B $5 silver certificate stars are very rare, and those are actually still frequently available. The 1934B $10 star looks similar and it is also a rarity but it does not even compare to 1933 in terms of value. The ultra-rarity from the series is the 1933 $10 silver certificate star note. Any $1 note from 1928C, 1928D, or 1928E is very rare as a star note (and as a non-star for that matter). Blue Seal Silver Certificatesĩ9% of silver certificate star notes are common.
Send us pictures of anything from 1928 in order to get a free appraisal. There are rare types from that year that we have not listed. Any red seal paper money star from 1928 should be inspected closely. Two and five dollar red seals from 19 are extremely common even as a star variety. There are also lots of common red seal star notes. Red seals are a popular type of paper money because they seem very foreign and exotic to the casual observer. They aren’t necessarily rare, but they are popular. 1966 $100 red seal stars were also printed for the star variety. Another rare and popular note is the 1928 $1 legal tender. The hands down rarest red seal star note is the series of 1928B $2 legal tender. These notes were printed for the $1, $2, $5, and $100 denomination. Our guide shows you some of the rarer star notes that you are likely to encounter. The star notes are printed ahead of time and they are put into circulation to replace the misprints. If money was misprinted while at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), and the error was caught by BEP employees, then the misprinted money was replaced with star notes. Star notes have a star symbol at the beginning or end of the serial number. Most rare notes are a special designation known as star notes. However, there are some very rare exceptions. Collectors call modern money “small size” notes. Paper money was changed to its current size in 1928.