Look what i just found
 

Check out what i just found in a box of crap my dad gave me.
Have no idea if their worth anything but was fun to find em

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That beats a poke in the eye with a stick any day!! :ARMS1:

Finding a silver coin not only makes my day but it makes my week, the $2 is gravy.

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My father has an old metal lock box with a few gold and silver certs. in it. A few are pretty crisp. I think the largest denomination he has in there is $10. Possibly even a $20. It's sad to look at them and know they hold no more real value than the current circulating FRNs.

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At the coin show I go to there is a dealer who buys and sells old paper money. Maybe they are worth more than face.

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"...My father has an old metal lock box with a few gold and silver certs..."

They all have collector's value depending on series and condition. The gold certificates are particularly valuable. I suggest if not already protected, you get them and talk with a reliable coin dealer and get some protective sleeves to store them in, and be sure they are stored out of the light and humidity.

Or...............if you are sure they have no value other than circulating FRN's, send 'em to me. I'll give you 2-bucks over face for each bill.

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I think ya got a piece of history there - did you notice it doesn't say Federal Reserve Note - in my view that is a find for that reason alone.

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Is that a 1963 United States Note?

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Yep Yep United States Note series 1953 Not a FRN

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1953, never mind. I thought it was a '63 kennedy note.

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Its funny, and sad at the same time, to realize that the two dollar bill (which once would buy four silver halves) will now buy only two silver dimes. The BF half will still buy five silver dimes, just like it always did. :bear_happy:

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Great illustration! :bear_thumb:

I wonder if you took that actual two dollar bill to a reserve bank and requested two dollars in gold or silver, whether they'd pay up. :wink: They'd probably just pass you two filthy green notes of nothing.

Very cool find, Shadowhaven. :bear_cool: