Picked up 2 silver certificates today

[Coinstar magnet]

My banker mentioned she had some silver notes today so I bought a couple dated 1935 d and e . These are the first notes I've collected....from what I understand these notes may be worth a few bucks...
I guess I need to look for certificates that have a star after the number due to a printing error? Any advice to point me in the right direction is welcome. Thanks!

 

[The Rebel]

Nice score!

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Nice score!

Thanks Rebel!

 

[BennyV]

Values are weird on those bills. I always thought they would be worth more than what they are asking online.

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Values are weird on those bills. I always thought they would be worth more than what they are asking online.

There was a service counter clerk at my grocery store who would collect notes...got one with a star on it and a low print #...said he sold it for a thousand on ebay...I guess if they have an uneven cut that also adds value...I haven't looked lately to see what they are selling for....

 

[Mackaydon]

The 1935 series went from A to G. The series includes brown seals (Hawaii) and yellow seals (North Africa).
The D and E series--blue seals (among others) were printed in the Billions. In 'lightly' used condition the value would be $1.50 to $2.00 per bill. The most valuable non-error series blue seal 1935 issued bill is one with the names Julian and Morganthau where a small R or S to the right of the seal exists; like this:

What this shown bill lacks is the STAR to give it the highest value. In UNC -63 or better condition, a value over $5,000 would not be unreasonable for a star R or S surcharged bill.
Don in SoCal

 

[Coinstar magnet]

The 1935 series went from A to G. The series includes brown seals (Hawaii) and yellow seals (North Africa).
The D and E series--blue seals (among others) were printed in the Billions. In 'lightly' used condition the value would be $1.50 to $2.00 per bill. The most valuable non-error series blue seal 1935 issued bill is one with the names Julian and Morganthau where a small R or S to the right of the seal exists; like this: View attachment 2262433
What this shown bill lacks is the STAR to give it the highest value. In UNC -63 or better condition, a value over $5,000 would not be unreasonable for a star R or S surcharged bill.
Don in SoCal

You never cease to amaze me Mackaydon,
Thank you for the information....I'll keep my eyes peeled!

 

[russau]

Now that I see what they were worth I dont feel bad about spending the ones that I USED TO HAVE !

 

[Jose The Goon]

Something many of you never experienced was the thrill, as a young kid, of going into ANY bank in your neighborhood and asking the teller to give you a SILVER DOLLAR for your dollar bill.
You didn't even need to have an adult with you to do it.
I wish I did it more often than I did for I still have the ones I did get. Who knew? It was cool to carry one around to show to your young friends. Hey.. look at this guys. A GIANT one dollar coin!!

 

[russau]

I was onece given a 1866 "S" U.S. Trade Dollar from a lady that I meet while overseas It was slightly discolored but looked un-worn on any of the edges or scratched. I kept it in my cherished items forever UNTILL some lowcrawler found it! Well there goes the coin BUT NOT the memories of it or the person that gave it to me!

 

[Coinstar magnet]

I was onece given a 1866 "S" U.S. Trade Dollar from a lady that I meet while overseas It was slightly discolored but looked un-worn on any of the edges or scratched. I kept it in my cherished items forever UNTILL some lowcrawler found it! Well there goes the coin BUT NOT the memories of it or the person that gave it to me!

Sorry to hear that....would love to come across a note from the 1860's....reminds me slightly of the 1st edition of superman that my father in law had....his mother threw it out...

 

[Jose The Goon]

I like your post & your memories, but, at the same time, I'm sad to hear that someone stole it from you.

 

[AU Seeker]

I was onece given a 1866 "S" U.S. Trade Dollar from a lady that I meet while overseas It was slightly discolored but looked un-worn on any of the edges or scratched. I kept it in my cherished items forever UNTILL some lowcrawler found it! Well there goes the coin BUT NOT the memories of it or the person that gave it to me!

Russ,
I hate to question you but are you sure it wasn't a 1876 trade dollar?

I ask because the first trade dollars weren't minted until 1873 and the last of them was 1885, otherwise if it was an 1866 then it had to be either a counterfeit or a Liberty Seated dollar.

If it was counterfeit it would have to be a modern one, because no one would of counterfeited a period one because it would be instantly known to be fake.

 

[russau]

AU Seeker you are absolutly correct in that it was a 1876 trade dollar ! Thankyou for pointing out my mistake! At 79 years old and I miss a lot of things that my fat fingers point to and that my drifting mind don't catch !

 

[AU Seeker]

AU Seeker you are absolutly correct in that it was a 1876 trade dollar ! Thankyou for pointing out my mistake! At 79 years old and I miss a lot of things that my fat fingers point to and that my drifting mind don't catch !

Russ, I call it "Fat finger typos"!! LOL

It happens to me all the time on my computer, but it's even worst on my iPhone!!

 

[russau]

Yep that's what I have ! Fat Finger typo's !

 

[Detecting Fool]

My banker mentioned she had some silver notes today so I bought a couple dated 1935 d and e . These are the first notes I've collected....from what I understand these notes may be worth a few bucks...
I guess I need to look for certificates that have a star after the number due to a printing error? Any advice to point me in the right direction is welcome. Thanks!

Star notes are typically worth more then a non-star note, but they are not errors. They designate when a bill with that serial number was was damaged, so a replacement with the same serial number was issued and the star is the indicator. You can find star notes even on modern dollars. I once got back four crisp star notes with chronologic serial numbers. The key is to find them in a chronologic series or if just one note, one with a low serial number like 00000001 or finding one with repeating or consecutive like 12344321, 12345678, 11223344 or any other combo. Found this web site years ago to look up my star notes. Not sure of its accuracy but its fun to dream: https://www.serialworth.com/star-note-lookup/

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Star notes are typically worth more then a non-star note, but they are not errors. They designate when a bill with that serial number was was damaged, so a replacement with the same serial number was issued and the star is the indicator. You can find star notes even on modern dollars. I once got back four crisp star notes with chronologic serial numbers. The key is to find them in a chronologic series or if just one note, one with a low serial number like 00000001 or finding one with repeating or consecutive like 12344321, 12345678, 11223344 or any other combo. Found this web site years ago to look up my star notes. Not sure of its accuracy but its fun to dream: https://www.serialworth.com/star-note-lookup/

Thank you for the information...fascinating stuff!

 

[Detecting Fool]

Odd that after I posted above, I went to the ATM and one of the $50s that was dispensed was a star note.

Anthony