Dump find $10 bill

[nhbenz]

Well, I haven't been out detecting much lately, but every Saturday I go to my local dump, where there's a shed that folks put stuff that others may want. I picked up some old books, hoping one of 'em might be worth something (they weren't). But in one of them, "The Anxious Days", by Philip Gibbs (1932) I found a series 1934D $10 bill! B mint (NY). Not banner material, but it made it worth my trip.
It's been circulated, so it clearly wasn't stuck away when new. The funny thing is that the book was about The Depression, which I hoped would make the book a timely collectible.

 

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[treasurefiend]

Cool find and being in a depression book too, thats weird...

 

[trixster]

very nice condition for being circulated nice find

 

[49er]

Very unusual find. Must be something the owner was thinking when they put the money in that particular book.

 

[burglarifyoulike]

i've heard people used to hide money in books! bet that made you smile to find the bill in that book!

 

[mistergee]

wish i had a dump i could go to....

 

[blklab]

What a cool find. Congratulations. (blklab)

 

[ashleen]

How cool is that ?

 

[nhbenz]

i've heard people used to hide money in books! bet that made you smile to find the bill in that book!

Yes, they sure did! I was asked to clear out my grandmothers house and found a LOT of cash in her old books (which was a burden, as she had a lot of books). All of that went to my ma. But always remember to check the old books at garage sales, etc.
Thanks all. (although it appears not to be worth much more than face value)

 

[allen]

that is an awesome find....

 

[ivan salis]

humm pre 1933 under the gold standard money was "red seal"---- after the switch from gold to silver it was "blue seal" for silver backed --- so 1934 should have been blue seal *silver * shouldn't it ?---- money with a green seal was post 1964 "federal reserve notes "--- aka ---no metal backing at all --- I thought

 

[MalteseFalcon]

 

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[nhbenz]

humm pre 1933 under the gold standard money was "red seal"---- after the switch from gold to silver it was "blue seal" for silver backed --- so 1934 should have been blue seal *silver * shouldn't it ?---- money with a green seal was post 1964 "federal reserve notes "--- aka ---no metal backing at all --- I thought

Good question Ivan, I thought it should have been a blue seal too! Apparently there were multiple colors of the seals used that year: http://www.uscurrencyauctions.com/$10notes.htm

 

[nhbenz]

I think you're right Nick. (I was modifying my last post just as you quoted it)

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

I would be happy to see any kind of seal at all... I think its cool finding a $10 bill but a $10 bill pre 1940's that's just real cool. Face value or not...

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice post Benz! How ironic you found the bill in a book about the Depression. Maybe go back and get more books too, LOL. HH, Mike

 

[starwarsblazer]

Nice find! A few weeks ago, I was breaking apart an old nightstand that had molded in my pole barn from a water leak and when I broke it up, found a curled up $100 bill tucked into the back of the drawer area. It was from 1977, and the only other person to own the nightstand before me was my grandfather......that was an unusual find

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice find in a book. I have a few old silver certificate notes I have collected over the years. You'll never know what you might find out there