Fancy Dollar Bill: Broken Ladder Low Serial Number Star Note

Fancy Dollar Bill: Broken Ladder Low Serial Number Fancy Star Note

Fancy dollar bills are collectible and can be flipped by finders for a nice profit.  A broken ladder or near ladder fancy dollar bill isn’t as hard to find and sell as a ladder dollar bill is.  It’s true that ladder fancy dollar bill banknotes have sold for thousands of dollars!  However, near or broken ladders are collectible banknotes too.   

Furthermore,  the above star note is a low serial number because of all the zeros. It’s a broken ladder banknote because of the 23456 between them.  It’s not considered a rare star note according to Star Note Lookup.  However, it’s still a neat collectible fancy dollar bill.

For instance, this near, or broken ladder low serial number star note was an intriguing find.  It has an 88.3% coolness rating according to Fancy Serial Number Checker.

Additionally, this broken ladder low serial number fancy star note dollar bill is still crisp and newly listed on Ebay. 




Fancy Ladder Banknotes

Furthermore, “Chances are slim to none that you’ll ever come across a genuine ladder banknote.  According to Variety & Errors, a “true ladder in its purest form” is only printed once out of every 96 million notes in a standard print run.

There are variations, however.  These include “near or broken ladders” where one or two digits break up the ladder sequence (as in 12349567). Near ladders might sell for anywhere from ten to hundreds of dollars on eBay.” – Yahoo Finance News.




Fancy Banknote Variations

Furthermore, there are other examples of dollar bills worth money based on their serial numbers.  For instance, observe the low serial number fancy dollar bill in the video below.   It sold after six bids for ten dollars and forty cents via Ebay.  

Additionally, become familiar about high serial number banknotes, flippers, star notes, repeaters and super repeaters.  There are solids and near solids fancy banknote variations. 

Moreover, collectors seek binary, trinary, radars and super radars.  Become familiar with consecutives, doubles, double quads, bookends, and birthday notes.  It’s a lot to remember but worth the time and effort to study so that you’ll know what rare paper currency to look for.

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Rare Money to Look For in Circulation

Check all the money that flows through your fingers, including any coins!  For instance, the higher the coolness factor, the more fancy bills or rare coins are likely to appeal to a collector.  If I can sell a dollar for ten dollars, then so can you!  May making money with money never become an issue for you again, may any treasure hunting make money fun for you to play with too.

Can You Get a $500 bill from the bank?

First off, “the United States no longer issues bills in larger denominations, such as $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 bills.  But they are still legal tender and may still be in circulation.”  Because of this, some paper money is extremely valuable as collectible currency.

“The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing creates U.S. paper currency.  Moreover, learn about American paper money and how to recognize counterfeit currency,” by visiting usa.gov/currency. 




Additionally, check out other “rare US currency that’s worth a ton of money.”  Furthermore, learn of “6 Famous Discontinued and Uncommon U.S. Currency Denominations,” via investopedia.com. 

Finally, check out a 2019 plating mint error penny  found in a roll of new pennies.  If you like this article, please subscribe and share it too. Thank you for your time and attention. Happy hunting!

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Five Dollar Star Note Bank Bill Fancy Serial Number




Modern Cash Worth Money: Low Serial Number $5 Fancy Serial Number Star Note

According to Star Note Lookup, this 2013 series $5 five dollar bill is a star note with a low serial number.   Moreover, it’s also a digit repeaterA repeating digit is a fancy serial number.  Have you found any bank bills with a fancy serial number that’s also a low serial number star note? It was a first for my currency collection. 

Star Notes Come in Different Varieties

“Star Notes (also called Replacement Notes) are special paper banknote issues that are released in much lower numbers than their regular counterparts. That’s because they are only printed when a note is damaged or otherwise found to be imperfect during manufacture.”

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Click on Lincoln's head to purchase rare $5 Star Notes

Furthermore, not only do coin errors exist, but rare cash errors are very valuable!  Are you a rare star note collector?  Moreover, asking prices for a rare five dollar star note on Ebay are ten dollars and up.

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Click on the five dollar bill to purchase rare star notes

How Rare are Fancy Serial Numbers?

Additionally, this rare $5 star note was found in circulation.   However, it’s in fairly decent condition.  Moreover, it still feels crisp so it might’ve been a part of someone’s currency collection at one point.  It’s rare in a few ways, as it’s both a fancy serial number and a star note.  Moreover, fancy Serial Numbers are collectible cash bills worth money.   Furthermore, finding a fancy serial number that’s also a star note makes a banknote more rare, and therefore further increases its value.

Collecting Cash Errors & Varieties

Collecting cash money is more pricey than collecting coins.  However, it’s always nice to find a neat little treasure of a bill like this when it passes into your hands.  Additionally, there’s no harm in checking cash along with the coins. 

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My Currency Collection

Furthermore, money isn’t just a form of currency, it has significant historical value along with being works of art!  Pay closer attention to your cash.   For instance, after finding this five dollar star note, I started looking up all the star notes I come across.  You may not find a Picasso, however, you never know when what you do find turns out to be worth more than face value.  Happy treasure hunting!

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Watch and Learn How to Flip a Star Note

“The best way to determine value of rare currency is to do a comparison search.”  For instance, observe what fancy serial number digital repeater banknotes sold for on Ebay.  Then see what five dollar star note digit repeater bills sold for, as it will give you an idea of current market value. Watch the videos below to learn how to sell your own star notes.

Learn about the values of rare 1970 Doubled Die Obverse pennies next.

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