$1 star note . . . low run

[jc2]

got this in my change this morning . . . its a shame its so worn . . . a run of only 160,000.

 

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[DrDetector]

Still that note is a VERY good find. The condition isn't even all that bad.

 

[GPURS]

Hey Doc, maybe I'm missing something here, but I see no real premium for a 2003 E * note. Looks like a premium for D and F runs though ... Thanks in advance..

 

[DrDetector]

Hey Doc, maybe I'm missing something here, but I see no real premium for a 2003 E * note. Looks like a premium for D and F runs though ... Thanks in advance..

The 2003 Richmond $1 notes had only 160,000 notes printed for Run 3.

For modern $1 FRNs, a run of 640,000 notes is considered a low run. 320,000 is obviously lower than that and the notes are twice as hard to find.

Now, with the 2003 Richmond $1s, the THIRD run only had 160,000 notes. So the serials will run from E06400001* through E06560000*.

So for the collectors that collect star notes BY RUN, this run is especially hard to snag, because not only is it from a very very low run (the lowest actually of any modern star run), but it is also the third run, so the serials don't really stand out. If it were from the first run, they would be easier to spot since they would all be lower serial numbers (E00000001* through E00160000*). But since they fall in the third run of serial numbers they don't get saved as often and thus even less make it out of circulation and get held for collecting purposes.

Does that make sense?

P.S. you are definitely correct about the 2003 $1 D-*s and F-*s, they all hold a pretty good premium. For those, they both had only 320,000 notes printed total.

 

[GPURS]

Thanks Doc! Great explanation, and the detail I was looking for. Being lazy, all I did last night was consult "paper money values" and it gave NO clue as to the value of this note .. Thanks again.

 

[jc2]

thanks for the great explanation Doc . . . I just recently started checking my paper currency for stars and I seem to come across them a lot now.

 

[CHAINCHOMP]

nice score!