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Title: Does it have any value?
Post by: El Extranjero on September 07, 2013, 04:42:07 PM
So my girlfriend's dad owns a $2 or $1 USD note from when they were still backed by actual silver before the Fed was privatized and I wanted to ask if anyone in the community knew if they have any value. Anyone?


Title: Re: Does it have any value?
Post by: Lethn on September 07, 2013, 04:43:30 PM
If they're just paper notes then they'll probably be worth nothing, you might be able to sell them off to a collector perhaps but that's about it but I'm no expert.


Title: Re: Does it have any value?
Post by: El Extranjero on September 07, 2013, 04:52:30 PM
Yeah I was thinking the same. Oh well, it's still to own a piece of history I guess.  :)


Title: Re: Does it have any value?
Post by: tkbx on September 07, 2013, 05:51:27 PM
So my girlfriend's dad owns a $2 or $1 USD note from when they were still backed by actual silver before the Fed was privatized and I wanted to ask if anyone in the community knew if they have any value. Anyone?
These are called silver certificates.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/US_$1_1928_Silver_Certificate.jpg

They are collectable for sure, but not rare enough that you should consider selling it (yet). I see them for $30 in good condition at a coin store near me, and they charged me $6 for a 1943 steel penny (worth about $1.50 I believe).


Title: Re: Does it have any value?
Post by: El Extranjero on September 07, 2013, 07:34:30 PM
Yeah that's exactly what it looks like! Thanks for the info. Guess I'll tell her pops to hold on to it for the time being.  :)