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That's a good way to look at it. I know that the mints today produce like a 100 fold more currency in a year than in say, 1900 and all due to technology. Trouble with quantity increases is the instance of error, which is inevitable, regardless of how good the manufacturing process or the dies are. Not to mention that human error is still around, as someone has to program the computers that control the manufacturing process and such in the mints.
 
That's a good way to look at it. I know that the mints today produce like a 100 fold more currency in a year than in say, 1900 and all due to technology. Trouble with quantity increases is the instance of error, which is inevitable, regardless of how good the manufacturing process or the dies are. Not to mention that human error is still around, as someone has to program the computers that control the manufacturing process and such in the mints.
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Agreed. However, AFAIK, if there are any errors in coins/notes the Mint is suppose to destroy them. The chances of a coin with errors passing are quite slim now due to automation,etc. At least this is what I have heard.

I have also herd that note errors are much more rare than coin errors. What's your take on this badge?
 
This gets me thinking, whos burning more
these guys
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or this guy
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I'm certainly not an expert on Notes or Note errors. I know very little. I liked the Confederate money of Rober E. Lee's southern confederacy. People used it as wallpaper when the confederacy fell. I think I have an old 'red ink ' 1928 five I picked up playing around on a local auction board years ago. The red ink signifies the note was 'experimental'. Notes are available certified by professional grading companies for many years .
 
Ya maan, load that gaunja
Never found out what happened to my parents hawaii notes they had, nor my dads 1 million yen note from China before the revolution, which wasnt worth much money wise, even when it was legal
 
To be fair and not appear as a complete prude. The wonderful things frequent rhinoplasty has to offer. Tummytuck photo unavailable due to federal regulations regarding the burning of old bags of money.

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I actually procured a few Confederate notes last year after my grandmother had passed away. We were cleaning out the house and I came across an old shoe box and what do ya know, 4 old Confederate notes. No idea where she got them, but save for one, the rest are in excellent shape. The only thing I've done was to get them in protective plastic casing. I'm pretty sure they aren't worth much, but as time goes by, they could very well gain some value.
 
You see the Confederate notes for sale at some of the tables aroud the major numismatic conventions. For the price, they are interesting and certainly a conversation piece. If you have never been to the major league circuit coin shows held in a city near you you should go sometime. If the notes you have are crisp and uncirculatd they may be worth a bit of money. If circulated and not a rare date then likely a modest price would be the norm.

It's better to have a rare circulated coin like a EF used '55 doubled die for example than a spanking new old coin that is common and relatively easy to find like say a sparkling new 'common' 1936 penny. Same with noes. The more rare the issue is to own, the more valuable it will always become. So sell all your stuff and buy the highest quality certified 1914-D Lincoln you can afford and sit on it. 8)
 
This a brief list of Key date U.S. Coins. I'll try and find a better list, but 'key' coins which will go up in price the most over time. Having one great key coin is a better investment than having a bunch of 'average' stuff. The average stuff is fun and you can touch and feel it. And you may have to have a larger auction house sell an expensive 'key' coin to get a top price for it. The guy at the local coin shop will likely not be selling expensive key date U.S. Coins. They are most often certified and sold at publicized, major dealer attended national auctions. I have bought and sold thousands of certified coins. My inventory was about 500 certified coins at my peak. Probably the most rare coin I owned was an certified 1893-S Morgan dollar. I also sold a certified 1916-D Mercury dime. I still own about 100 certified coins. Mostly from my 1934-1958 PDS gem uncirculated PCGS Wheat cent collection. Most are MS66 Red. The rest (a few) are MS65. I mentioned a one time I had probably 3rd or 4th finest known NGC set known to exist. All 74 coins were MS67 excet like 5 or 6 which were MS66 Red.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_date
 
So I should be on the lookout for one that didn't go into circulation (out of the 1.1 million or so)?

http://lincolncents.net/1914-d-lincoln-cent/

Edit: I've heard of the 1916 Walking liberty Half dollar, but the question is, how much would one go for that never made it into circulation?
 
Well, it's been a while since I ran my rare coin dealership and bought and sold ceertified rare coins every day, but I think an uncirculated certified 1914-D Lincoln is very expensive. I'll see if I can find a current price. If you are talking serious money, the 1893-S Morgan dolar is one of the most coveted U.S. Coins out there. I owned one.
 
Yeah, that 1916 FH MS66 quarter is offered by Heritage. I am still listed as dealer status with them. I had a line of credit and licensed to buy wholesale from them for many years. I have purchased buku bucks worth of rare coins from Heritage in the past. 50k could easily be 90k-100k plus in ten years.
 
Belive this. I was dealing on the Internet before Heritage had auctions available online! Back in 1997. In one venue, I competed directly with Heritage head to head on a weekly basis! Hard to belive.
 
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