Funny Fifties..

[Copperhead]

Got these today at the bank...some of the ink from the back seems to have transfered to the front..is this common?...Maybe I've just never noticed it before..also, I thought banks were suppose to pull these older style bills...anybody know?...thanks

edit: forgot the pic...

 

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[Codes]

I believe the banks only pull the really dirty and worn bills. I got a perfectly crisp 1988 Series A $10 bill a few months ago from the bank, so that leads me to believe they don't pull the old bills.

 

[Copperhead]

thanks willy...I added the picture...any idea about the ink transfering..?

 

[Codes]

Copperhead,

Search eBay in the "Coins & Paper Money" category for the word "transfer" and you'll get your answer. From what I saw, the more bold the transfer is, the more money its worth. I don't think yours have that bold of a transfer, but they might carry a little bit of a premium for being consecutive serial numbers.

 

[XX]

These are normal notes. What you are seeing is a mild ink transfer from an adjacent note where the ink is really thick. This is not considered an error and doesn't carry any premium.

Now your specific notes are considered CU and are worth a slight premium, but you will be hard pressed to find a dealer that would pay a premium. It's best to sell directly to a collector (if you sell at all).

Banks are not required to pull anything, but the Federal Reserve does consider any $5 or higher bill from before 1996 to be unfit for recirculation. Many banks will put these bills in their unfit pile because they believe customer will not want them.

With the $10s and $20s, larger banks will see a fee for cross shipping bundles of fit bills. They may be more likely to put these bills in their unfit pile because they do not get charged for shipping back unfit notes.

 

[Copperhead]

Thanks guys...probably will be better off just buying some silver with 'em.....