Star notes

[twister]

I hate to sound ignorant but what does a star represent. Just curious.
Also after reading about serial numbers i looked and found a weird one in my pocket with a bunch of sixes.

Thanks Twister

 

[Tabfry]

I came across a $100 star note yesterday. I considered keeping it, but I've seen several $10 star notes and I doubted it had much value. I may start setting a few aside from time to time...

 

[MrMorph]

Star notes (from what I understand) are 'replacement notes'. The mint has destroyed the original (whether it was defaced or torn or an error while printing,etc.) Therefore they must create a new bill with the same serial number with the exception that the last digit (usually a letter) is replaced with a star (*). While quite often the bill could be worth a bit more than face value, it depends on the condition of the bill (as others have stated before me), and in some cases the serial number. ie. say a $10 bill from 1950 with the serial number BF4012582D was so badly damaged while it was still in production, it would be destroyed by the mint. It would then be replaced with BF4012582*.

 

[tw656]

An interesting site to see if your notes are from a short run and worth more.
http://www.aero-phoenix.com/currency/stars/
http://www.aero-phoenix.com/currency/stars/lookup.html

 

[civilman1]

Got this back from the KFC at lunch today....

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

Save your star notes. They may not be worth much individually but you save a few up and sell them as a lot and you can make a few bucks after fees on ebay. This is from experience.

VPR