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1953 rag $2 bill

pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,893 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I got this note at the bank several months ago. There is a 2013 G4 on eBay now. Would my note get a straight grade or is it too damaged.

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  • Ted 1Ted 1 Posts: 882 ✭✭✭✭
    edited June 3, 2024 6:57PM

    @pocketpiececommems said:

    I got this note at the bank several months ago. There is a 2013 G4 on eBay now. Would my note get a straight grade or is it too damaged.

    Too far gone with the splits imo.
    Will not get a straight grade with splits, tears, writing, etc. The $2 G4 on eBay is very, very worn without a single split, hole, tear. It's uniformly dark throughout and must be completely limp to be a Good 4. It's crazy.

    Now, Fair 2 or AG3 are a bit different, limp of course, all in one piece, pinholes are very likely, uniformed circulation, but CAN miss a corner - (due to erosion usually), have a bit more fading and still get a straight grade.

    Add any tape repairs, stains, restorations or large tears- and it will garner a net grade.

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  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,893 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for the info. My guess is that this had been folded up in a billfold and carried for some time.

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  • Ted 1Ted 1 Posts: 882 ✭✭✭✭

    @pocketpiececommems said:
    Thanks for the info. My guess is that this had been folded up in a billfold and carried for some time.

    Indeed. Definite wallet piece.

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  • ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,794 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I buried my Dad wearing a new Dickies tan work clothes and his wallet with the $2 bill he carried for fifty years. He told me a guy has to keep a $2 bill “just in case”,

  • goldengolden Posts: 9,652 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Too far gone to slab.

  • jfriedm56jfriedm56 Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It’s only in Good condition and has no value above $2.

  • redsealguyredsealguy Posts: 61 ✭✭✭

    Even if it was in better condition and would get a straight grade I still wouldn't have it slabbed. You need at least a 65 and probably a 66 on these to make it worth grading.

  • SensibleSal66SensibleSal66 Posts: 99 ✭✭✭

    Agree, too far gone. Here's an idea. Give it as a tip in a store with a "tip jar".

  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,893 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like to give $2 bills as part of my tips and at MLB ball games where you can only use a credit card to buy stuff. Employees don’t mind cash tips. They knew for sure that they get that money

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