(NEXSTAR) – Building a collection of unique banknotes? You'd be off to a solid start if you find one with a "solid" serial number.
A "solid" serial number, as known to collectors, is a serial number on a U.S. banknote that features only a single repeating digit, such as "11111111" or "77777777." Bills with such numbers might not be quite as rare as, say, a discontinued banknote or a bill with a double denomination error, but they're still among some of the most recognized "oddities" in paper-money collecting, according to Doug Mudd, the curator and director of the American Numismatics ***** ociation's Edward C. Rochette Money Museum in Colorado.
"As a type, they are somewhat popular because they are more readily noticeable," Mudd tells Nexstar.
Mudd pointed out, however, that a "solid" serial number is technically "just as rare or common as any other," mathematically speaking. But much like collectors who seek out "radar" serial numbers (i.e., palindromic numbers, such as 12344321 or 55433455), there are indeed niche collectors willing to pay well over face value for more unique specimens.
In fact, banknotes with solid serial numbers generally fetch more than other so-called "fancy" serial numbers, seeing as there are fewer possible bills with solid numbers in a series.
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A "solid" serial number, as known to collectors, is a serial number on a U.S. banknote that features only a single repeating digit, such as "11111111" or "77777777." Bills with such numbers might not be quite as rare as, say, a discontinued banknote or a bill with a double denomination error, but they're still among some of the most recognized "oddities" in paper-money collecting, according to Doug Mudd, the curator and director of the American Numismatics ***** ociation's Edward C. Rochette Money Museum in Colorado.
"As a type, they are somewhat popular because they are more readily noticeable," Mudd tells Nexstar.
Mudd pointed out, however, that a "solid" serial number is technically "just as rare or common as any other," mathematically speaking. But much like collectors who seek out "radar" serial numbers (i.e., palindromic numbers, such as 12344321 or 55433455), there are indeed niche collectors willing to pay well over face value for more unique specimens.
In fact, banknotes with solid serial numbers generally fetch more than other so-called "fancy" serial numbers, seeing as there are fewer possible bills with solid numbers in a series.
#serial
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