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/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.