Any fellow numismatists?

"Rainbow" (rainbeaux)
12/12/2014 at 10:00 • Filed to: None

I took a group shot of my fancy serial numbers yesterday, and I'm going to sell them soon. Should I group them together or do them all separately?

My favorite one is 18811881 since it's a binary, radar, repeater, and flipper all in one. So that can probably stand to be sold on its own for at least five bucks to the right person, even in its condition. And I think 28888082 will just be a bonus since it's really not worth more than face value, but it's cool enough that I don't want to spend it. Lastly, do you know if there's any way to get the ink off of 26226662?

Oh, and 42233224 is practically uncirculated; I pulled it from a fresh stack in my register and it rode home in my wallet (because I wasn't thinking). Spent about 10 minutes of its life bent over, but otherwise it's perfectly crisp. So that's cool.

DISCUSSION (25)

FocusedMark > Rainbow
12/12/2014 at 10:02

I collect banknotes. I would sell them seperate.

JGrabowMSt > Rainbow
12/12/2014 at 10:06

I collect money. Then I trade it for car parts and food.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Rainbow
12/12/2014 at 10:09

How would you sell a dollar bill for more than a dollar? That makes no sense.

Rainbow > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
12/12/2014 at 10:13

The serial number is "fancy." Those and errors (which are far less common) are the only way a modern bill can be collectible. Some (mainly super low numbers like 00000001 through 00000099) can sell for 20-30 times face value.

thebigbossyboss > JGrabowMSt
12/12/2014 at 10:14

Ditto. Sometimes I even trade money for electricty.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Rainbow
12/12/2014 at 10:17

Tomorrow is 12/13/14.

Last day like that until 01/02/03 (2103!).

Racescort666 > Rainbow
12/12/2014 at 10:21

I've had a few double sided quarters over the years. Along with a bunch of bicentennial quarters.

Toby F., Manager > Rainbow
12/12/2014 at 10:23

i'll give you $7 for the lot.

Kidding aside, this is a cool thing! Growing up (as a child) these things used to interest me a lot. :)

S62B50daily > Rainbow
12/12/2014 at 10:23

I'm curious: what do binary, radar, repeater, and flipper mean. Binary because there are only the digits in the sequence? Flipper because it's a numerical palindrome (or is that radar)?

Rainbow > S62B50daily
12/12/2014 at 10:26

Yeah, binary because it's only two digits (some people call that something else and binary is only 1s and 0s, but I refer to that as "true binary" and any other pair is just "binary.") Radar means it's a palindrome. Repeater means the first four digits are the same as the last four, and flipper means it's an ambigram (reads the same upside-down).

spanfucker retire bitch > Rainbow
12/12/2014 at 10:38

My half-brother in Germany is a numismatist. Makes a pretty healthy living off of it, too.

E92M3 > Rainbow
12/12/2014 at 10:52

I had no idea this was a thing...

My wife did get a strange call once from a chinese guy wanting to purchase her phone number because theres three 8's in it.

S62B50daily > Rainbow
12/12/2014 at 11:06

good to know! That one is definitely pretty unique. It's funny because I'm in the market for a zerostart coolant heater for my car, and ebay gives me a bunch of zero start dollar bills.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Rainbow
12/12/2014 at 16:43

Would a bill with 666 in the serial be worth anything?

Rainbow > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
12/12/2014 at 17:47

Possibly. I've actually seen a couple of those, but not for sale.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Rainbow
12/12/2014 at 17:51

There's gotta be a satanist numismatist out there somewhere who'd be willing to pay top dollar for one...

The number is 67656668

Rainbow > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
12/12/2014 at 17:53

Well, it's out of order, but you do have a sequence there. Sort of. 65, 66, 67, 68. So... maybe that could go for something. I doubt it, though.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Rainbow
12/12/2014 at 17:56

Kinja'd!!!

I'm still bummed that my 1934 $100 isn't worth anything. Think it will be once it's a hundred years old?

Rainbow > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
12/13/2014 at 09:14

It might be. The problem with bigger bills is that they're already worth a lot on their own, so it's harder to justify just keeping it. But either way, that's pretty cool!

'Wägen, EPA LOL > Rainbow
12/15/2014 at 11:12

Ever play liar's poker?

Rainbow > 'Wägen, EPA LOL
12/15/2014 at 12:58

I think I've heard of it, but nope.

'Wägen, EPA LOL > Rainbow
12/15/2014 at 16:40

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar%27s_…

Liar's poker is an American bar game that combines statistical reasoning with bluffing, and is played with the eight digits of the serial numbers on a U.S. dollar bill . The numbers are usually ranked with a zero counting as a ten, and a 1 being highest as "ace". Normally the game is played with a stack of random bills obtained from the cash register . The objective is to guess how often particular digits appear across all bills held by players, with guesses increasing in value or quantity until a player challenges the most recent guess.

Liar's dice is a similar game played with dice, often as a drinking game.

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Each player takes a dollar bill and looks at its serial number, without letting any other players see. [1] A player is chosen to start, and they make an opening bid on how many of a particular digit they believe appears across all serial numbers held by the group. For example, if the first player bids three 6s, he is predicting that there are at least three 6s among all the players' banknotes, including his own.

The next player can bid a higher number at that level (three 7s), any number at a higher level (four 5s) or challenge. The game continues clockwise around the table until a particular bid attracts a challenge from every player other than the bidder. [1]

When a challenge is made, each player reveals how many of the bid number they have on their note's serial number. If the challenge was correct (and the number on the bills is lower than the challenged bid), the bidder loses a dollar to each of the other players. If the challenge was incorrect, the bidder wins a dollar from each of the other players.

'Wägen, EPA LOL > Rainbow
12/15/2014 at 16:41

You have some prime dolla dolla bills to play with...

Rainbow > 'Wägen, EPA LOL
12/15/2014 at 18:00

The only problem with those rules is the last bit... What's to stop two people from constantly challenging each other incorrectly in order to get money from everyone else?

'Wägen, EPA LOL > Rainbow
12/15/2014 at 18:14

Nothing to stop collusion, just the nature of greed I suppose. It's more of a zero sum game so someone had to lose for someone to win. Also it generally starts off low. Who is going to challenge three 2s with 6 people paying?