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What Notes Will You Absolutely Not Buy?

I've been buying some type set notes lately. Most of the notes are not population rarities but more condition rarities. So I usually have lots of buying options. The trick is finding a really nice note for a good price. As I go further and further back in time, however, it's harder to find nice notes in affordable grades that don't have issues. "Notes", "Details", "Net Grades", and so forth.

I really dislike notes with "Design Redrawn" comments, and I probably would not buy one even if the grade and price were an excellent value otherwise.

So what condition issues are show-stoppers for you? Design Redrawn? Restorations? Repairs? Splits? Rust?

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  • TxCollectorTxCollector Posts: 483 ✭✭✭✭

    While there are scenarios where I would take an extremely rare note in any condition if the price was right, they are almost certainly only hypothetical ones that would never present themselves in real life.

    In the real world, I would never choose to grab a note that was severed and reattached.

  • humanssuckhumanssuck Posts: 657 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ideally I would avoid any note with any issues, and wait for one that had exceptional paper quality and great eye appeal. You'll end up with fewer notes, but they will be significantly nicer to look at.

    For type, most of these notes can be had if you are patient, but, that really depends on how you define the word 'affordable'?

  • Serial_no_8Serial_no_8 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭

    @humanssuck said:
    Ideally I would avoid any note with any issues, and wait for one that had exceptional paper quality and great eye appeal. You'll end up with fewer notes, but they will be significantly nicer to look at.

    For type, most of these notes can be had if you are patient, but, that really depends on how you define the word 'affordable'?

    I have been in "boat" described above by @humanssuck (for the past decade). I realize that with some US Nationals & older large size rarities that (budget wise) such criteria are unrealistic. If I were to pursue these, I would have to relax my criteria significantly. I suppose it would come down to eye appeal but I would definitely avoid washed (not pressed b/c there's just too many). I would hope to get lightly pressed without rust, tears or any major distraction in the fields.

  • ChoppyChoppy Posts: 47 ✭✭

    I'm watching an auction right now for a $10 1901 US Note "Bison", FR 122, graded VF 20 by PCGS Banknote. It has a note on the back: "Design Redrawn, Edge and Internal Restorations". Eight bidders have brought the price so far to $900.

    Like I said, I would not bid on a "Design Redrawn" note like this, even though it appears to be a very nice specimen, but apparently lots of other people would. Now, if it were just noted "Pinholes" or "Small Tear", then I think I'd be all over it.

  • humanssuckhumanssuck Posts: 657 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Im constantly amazed at the prices some of the details notes and coins hit.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 31,443 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @humanssuck said:
    Im constantly amazed at the prices some of the details notes and coins hit.

    For some it works

  • TxCollectorTxCollector Posts: 483 ✭✭✭✭

    @humanssuck said:
    Im constantly amazed at the prices some of the details notes and coins hit.

    HA always seems to have an a aggressive estimate of the value of details notes in their auctions.

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