With a one dollar bill you can buy the famous New York pizzas, but you could be lucky and buy much more. And is that some have a serial number that could make them worth thousands of dollars. There was one that sold for $7,500. So in this note we explain how you should review it to see if you are lucky.
It is important to know that there are unique characteristics of the banknotes that attract collectors, who are willing to pay thousands of dollars for the peculiarity and the US auction market is in high demand. If when checking a dollar bill you notice that it has only one number in the serial number, you should know that such a bill is considered extremely collectible, as there are very few of these. There are other features, in addition, that you should also take into account.
WHAT CHARACTERISTICS DOES THE DOLLAR BILL WORTH MORE THAN 7 THOUSAND DOLLARS HAVE?
There are characteristics that make banknotes unique in the market. In a video posted on TikTok by user The_Coin_Guy, a dollar bill whose serial number only had the digit 8 was shown and sold for no less than $7,500.
That is why it is important that you start to review the bills in your wallet in great detail because they could have a lot of value. In addition, that all the numbers are the same, you can also look for those with unusual patterns such as a low number: 00000002. Those with repeating patterns are also very collectible, such as: 12312312, or serial numbers that only consist of of two numbers, as in the case of 19919119.
You would also need to evaluate serial numbers that read forwards and backwards, such as: 00069000.
Also pay attention to the notes that have a star at the end of the serial number, since these are printed to replace others that have detected a misprint. Because the Treasury Department cannot print a dollar bill with the same serial number more than once, they add a star to make the new one with the same number.
WHAT DO I DO IF I THINK MY TICKET MAY BE UNIQUE?
If you think that your bill may be worth thousands of dollars, as it has a special serial number, it is best to take it to an expert for evaluation.