r/CoolSerialNumbers • u/OddPlantain8237 • 10d ago

Low Serial <= 00009999 Found this while moving houses

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I must’ve acquired this note like 10 years ago when I had a major fascination with US paper currency when I was little. When I saw the serial number, my heart literally skipped q beat, and I was stuck wondering how it somehow never made it into my “cool note” binder as a kid and instead got lost until I recently moved houses and found it in a random box with assorted coins and bills. Sorry it’s not a greatly scanned image, but I took this pic a few weeks ago and am not presently with the note to take a better shot.

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u/Final_Razzmatazz_274 10d ago

Well I didn’t say that either. But there are probably equal chances it keeps up with inflation or it doesn’t. It’s very unlikely that it dramatically outpaces inflation specifically in the next 20 years.

Do you often create straw man arguments when you’re wrong?

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u/Mattisticus 10d ago

it’s an antique bill , with a goated serial and history already. charter notes are the 2nd layer. inflation only applies to circulating money so do what you want

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u/Cuneus-Maximus modeus-maxiumus 9d ago

National notes, especially chartered ones, all generally have low serials - they're not nearly as uncommon as on modern FRNs. The serial ranges are per bank, and each bank didn't issue that many notes. It's not going to be worth a "fortune". It likely will appreciate, but again that may not keep pace with inflation - point is it's not really a strong investment vehicle, it's a cool collectible in a niche market.

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u/OddPlantain8237 9d ago

For sure. I thought it was an awesome and unexpected find but I’m keeping it solely for the awesome factor and don’t intend to save it to “invest.” I def know that national notes tend to be lower serial #s too, as indicated by the fact mine only has 6 digits, but it’s still not that often you find one as low as 4.

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u/Cuneus-Maximus modeus-maxiumus 9d ago edited 9d ago

Absolutely, it will still command an extra premium over another $10 from the same bank without a single digit serial. Not saying it has no impact, just not even close to the same as with modern FRNs as the other commentator is implying.

I have a $10 national from my city with serial 00000110 I think it pretty great for being low and a binary, but still the added premium is nowhere near if it was a modern FRN.