Collecting Tips

Error note prices have softened lately. Third printing errors that sold for $300 two years ago are moving at $180-200 now. Could be a buying...

Spotted: A 1935A $1 Silver Certificate with a Hawaii overprint in a dollar store change tray. These emergency WWII notes were printed for use in...

February coin show schedule worth noting: Long Beach (CA) – Feb 6-8 FUN Winter (Orlando) – Feb 13-16 ANA National Money Show (location TBD) –...

Small-size Gold Certificates from 1928 remain legal to own despite the 1933 gold recall. The recall exempted collectible coins and currency. Common dates in VF...

Silver Certificate collectors: Series 1935G notes with the motto “In God We Trust” are the last Silver Certificates ever printed. They’re common in circulated grades....

Reminder: PCGS Currency crossover submissions now accepted without removing notes from PMG holders. Fee is $45 plus standard grading. Turnaround approximately 6 weeks. Some collectors...

Found a binary note today – serial number 01001101. All ones and zeros. Binary notes have grown in collector interest over the past few years....

Heritage just listed a 1934 $10,000 Federal Reserve Note. Estimate: $350,000-400,000. Only 336 examples of this denomination are known to exist. This one grades PMG...

Quick tip for new collectors: don’t clean your notes. Chemical cleaning destroys paper fibers. Even if a note looks brighter after treatment, the damage is...

BEP production numbers for December 2024 are out. Notable runs: $1 star notes from Fort Worth: 3.2 million (standard) $100 L* (San Francisco): Under 500,000...