$1 2017A Star Note Question

This is a high run star note so no luck there but it has some issues and being a star note I figured I'd ask if it's worth hanging on to and more than face value.

1.) The last digit in the upper serial has a very slight misalignment.

2.) There is a black ink splatter below the lower left serial.

3.) The ink from the reverse has bled through to the front of the note to the left of the portrait and in the portrait (left eye and in the hair near the right temple).

There is some circulation wear and fold creases which kinda suck but it's in pretty decent shape.

Any thoughts or comments? Lol

 

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IMO. I'm not much of an Error Note guy but I don't see any here and that's the only way I would pay extra or believe there's more than face value. The digit is slightly out of alignment but not quite enough. I would just store it away and hang onto it. I hope this helps and contributes here to this thread. Merry Xmas !!

 

I just recently got into the error note thing. I honestly never really paid attention to them other than the serials and denomination.

But ever since two of my kids each pulled a pretty significant error out of circulation it got my attention, lol.

Merry Christmas to you too! I hope Santa is generous.

 

I agree with Sal. He's very sensible in this situation.
You've pointed out all that's both good and bad about the note. Considering the average condition, the good and bad kind of balance out. The key to a collectability standpoint is "This is a high run star note so no luck there...".
Again Sal is very sensible when he suggests hanging on to it, at least until you find a better one.
I have lots of * notes, especially notes in consecutive order.

 

Yeah, it's too bad it didn't have a banana sticker on it, lol.

https://www.11alive.com/article/new...tion/507-bcc75914-4565-4f57-aca8-a1fdb6fefce4

I'm still trying to figure out what I want my main focus on collecting error notes to be. I'm leaning pretty hard towards star note errors because they are hilariously ironic to me, lol

Speaking of consecutive star note serials I saw a couple that had identical serials for sale earlier, I found that hilarious too.

 

I'm an "opportunity" collector : I'll collect it if I have an opportunity to do so. lol

I've heard of identical serial numbers but I don't think I've ever seen them. They would probably be expensive.

If I'm not mistaken @SteveInTampa is an error note guy. There are probably others. They might have some good advice.

 

I added a screenshot of the eBay listing to my previous post. Act now for 20% off!!!

 

YIKES! Like I said. Expensive.

 

FYI.

This is a known error by the BEP. They printed duplicate star note serial numbers at Washington and Fort Worth 18 months apart. The odds of finding a matched pair are very low, which drives the value. I can't comment if the eBay pair are overpriced, but these notes would be center pieces of any advanced note collection.

More info here
https://www.mycurrencycollection.com/blog/1-2013-new-york-duplicate-serial-number-mistake

 

Everything pointed out by the OP about the note is extremely minor.

 

Yes, Sal and I pointed that out already.

I tagged you because he is interested in getting advice about collecting notes, especially error notes.
I know you are very knowledgeable about error notes, though I know you are a busy guy and probably don't have the time to act as a teacher to someone you don't know.
Perhaps a suggestion or two, or maybe a good book.

Thanks and have a Merry Christmas.

 

I've seen the matched pairs for different places and even different series with matched serials but the eBay listing is for 2 series 2013 New York matching serials.

I'm not sure how they managed to print 2 identical series 2013 for New York but I'm guessing that's why they are priced so high.

 

Yeah, I just didn't know if it being on a star note made a difference. Star notes are printing error replacements after all, lol.

 

I understand. I highly recommend buying Fred’s book.

 

Thanks!

I've obviously heard of him, he's a big name in error notes, I just didn't know he wrote a book on the subject, lol.

I'm definitely going to check it out.

 

It's not uncommon to see misaligned digits on notes. Not much added value but it's a star note so it's a keeper, in my opinion. Thanks for sharing.

 

I've found 3 counting this one in the last few weeks, lol.

I think I'll put it in a sleeve and hang on to it for awhile. At least until I find a better example like several people suggested.

Gotta start somewhere, lol.

 

@YankeeDime, just my two cents, but I keep every star note I pull out of circulation, no matter the condition, just because it's a star note. Nothing really special about any of mine.

 

I did a little research and only 11 matching pairs are know.

That's pretty scarce but that price tho, lol.

 

I used to save every one too, then I went down to only the low run, then only the fancy serials and now I guess to the star errors, lol.