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Wood Chopper - at antique store, worth $80?

boimre1972boimre1972 Posts: 262 ✭✭✭
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Saw this today at an antique store. Is it worth this price?

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Mike
Collecting small-size star notes.
Mishawaka, IN

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    larry510larry510 Posts: 566 ✭✭
    I would pass. The top margin issues and faded out seal and serial numbers make that note very problematic. I would only buy that for $50 max.



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    2ndCharter2ndCharter Posts: 1,641 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Considering that Green Sheet Bid for a problem free VG is only $90, I would say "Run, Forrest, Run!"

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    numbersmannumbersman Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭✭
    For $20 more you can get a much better example....I would pass.
    Collector of numeral seals.That's the 1928 and 1928A series of FRNs with a number rather than a letter in the district seal. Owner/operator of Bottom Line Currency
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    larry510larry510 Posts: 566 ✭✭
    I routinely pass on raw problem free VF 20's for $150.
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    techwritertechwriter Posts: 584 ✭✭


    As Charles Goren remarked when asked his secret as a contract bridge master player:

    "...when in doubt -- PASS".

    This note has TOO many problems, therefore I would pass.

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    luckybucksluckybucks Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭
    Must be a Parker Burke sig combo.



    If not for the faded serials, I would say grab it, but the faded serials are a big deal.



    Save your money and a few extra bucks for a nice vivid, problem free example. In this hobby, patience is key to finding a note you will be happy with for the long term.
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    TookybanditTookybandit Posts: 3,410 ✭✭✭✭
    I agree with the class.
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    goldengolden Posts: 9,054 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No.
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    delistampsdelistamps Posts: 714 ✭✭✭
    Let me know if you still need another opinion. image
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    TennisCoachTennisCoach Posts: 302 ✭✭✭
    I'm pretty sure the antique store has a wide latitude when it comes to negotiating on that 80 dollars. I'll bet even the most recent employee hire doesn't even need to check with a manager on that one. If you walked in there with no money at all and just some intaglio proofs, you could probably leave there with the note.

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    2ndCharter2ndCharter Posts: 1,641 ✭✭✭✭✭
    you could probably leave there with the note

    Why would want an ugly note like that at any price?

    Especially, when there are hundreds, if not thousands, of decent circ. examples out there to choose from?

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    techwritertechwriter Posts: 584 ✭✭
    Here's a link to an upcoming Heritage auction for a Woodchopper note, current bid is $80,

    and there are others in the same auction.

    Heritage_WoodchopperLink



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    boimre1972boimre1972 Posts: 262 ✭✭✭
    With such a diversity of opinions, I wonder what to do. image


    Thanks for the feedback. I was not really in the market for such a note, but if it was a deal, I would get it. Glad to know it is not.
    Mike
    Collecting small-size star notes.
    Mishawaka, IN
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    Steve_in_TampaSteve_in_Tampa Posts: 1,820 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Unfortunately, the bitterness of the condition will remain long after the sweetness of the low price is forgotten.
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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 27,504 ✭✭✭✭✭
    pass. thats a little to beat up for me at that price.
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