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.

fancy low serial number dollar bill
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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