This means that these super high serial numbers also tend to be older notes, which will skew their value higher.įor a recent note that has a block rollover at 96000000, you might think 'that means 95999173 is rare because it's within 827 of the highest number, similar to five leading zeros.' Maybe a collector might find it interesting to pay over face value for, but I think it would be considerably lower than a five leading zero number.Įach digit is one number higher or lower than the previous digit. Prior to that, block letters have rolled over at various increments - 99200000, 99840000, and 99999999. Notes printed on sheets of 32 and 50 within the past few decades (uncut sheets excluded) are only printed to 96000000. All notes are printed starting with serial number 1, but recently notes have NOT been printed to 99999999. Serial numbers that start with four or more nines are fancy: meaning 99990000 - 99999999. Serial numbers that start with five or more zeros are fancy: meaning 00000001 - 00000999. Higher denominations are less collectible as well and have lower values. Values drop very rapidly for notes that are in circulated condition.
Values are approximate based on sales of uncirculated low-denomination notes on eBay and Heritage Auctions. Here is a list of commonly collected fancy serial numbers.
