[presley1175]

I have a 1928 silver certificate series A dollar bill serial# V89517521A Does anyone know the value...

[Clough]

Hi, presley1175!

Flying Blue Eagle is an Expert on this site who has the current documentation concerning the possible monetary value of such things. As such, I'm sure that he will be along eventually to address your post.

In the meantime, and as per Flying Blue Eagle's request, it would be helpful if you would post the following information concerning the currency that you have. I know that you've already provided some of the information that is asked for in the quote that is below when you posted your question.

#1 - The denomination of the currency, such as $1.00, $2.00, $5.00, $10.00, etc.
#2 - Series date - Examples: 1935, 1935A,1935B, etc.
#3 - Signatures - Examples: Priest - Anderson or others.
#4 - Color of seal and color of serial numbers. Is there a star before or after the serial number? If so, what color?
#5 - What is written above on the very top of the currency? Examples: SILVER CERTIFICATE, Federal reserve note, treasury or coin note. Legal tender note, etc.

What the paper money is worth monetarily will also greatly depend on the graded condition of it. Do you know what the graded condition of it is?

If you might not, then what is below should be helpful to you. Flying Blue Eagle will also need to know what the possible graded condition of it is.

What is posted below is quoted from the following site and is for paper currency. 1.9) How do you grade the condition of paper money?

Thanks!

1.9) How do you grade the condition of paper money?

The condition of a note is critical to its value. Lowering the
grade of a note one notch can decrease its value by 1/3 or even
1/2. An expensive note which falls between two categories might
be worth a thousand dollars more in the higher category than the
lower one. Thus, it's often important to be more precise than
using a limited number of categories.

But here's a general guideline. Note that many dealers have
slightly different grading systems, especially with various
sub-grades of uncirculated. There's no official system of grading,
unfortunately. But these are pretty much universally accepted.
I've received a lot of input and tried to hammer out the best
descriptions for each category.

Crisp Uncirculated, UNC or CU: This means absolutely not the
slightest sign of any handling or wear or folding or *anything*.
Some people use additional grades to distinguish qualities such
as perfect centering or other printing characteristics. Certainly
a note which has centering problems which are visible from a
distance of 1 meter (3 feet) should have this mentioned in the
condition description.

Almost Uncirculated (or About Uncirculated), AU: This means there
is a slightly detectable imperfection such as a counting fold on one
corner or slightest fold in the center (nothing which breaks the
surface of the paper) or a pinhole. At first glance it looks like
an UNC note.

Extremely Fine, EF or XF: Generally three light folds or one strong
fold which breaks the surface. There may be slight rounding at the
corners.

Very Fine, VF: May have several folds although the note is still
crisp and has a minimum of dirt. There may be minor tears or very
small holes but nothing which distracts from the overall appearance
of the note. Take an uncirculated note and crumple it once in your
hand, then flatten it out: this is a Very Fine note. Repeat the
crumpling and it's still pretty much a VF note.

Fine, F: A circulated note where individual folds and creases may
no longer be visible. To distinguish this from a VF note, when
inspecting a Fine note, it clearly does not look like a note which
has merely been crumpled a few times: It doesn't have the crispness
and brightness of a VF note. No tears may extend into the printing.
This is your average in-the-wallet note.

Very Good, VG: Tears and small holes can be present. The note is
not crisp at all. The is your lower quality in-the-wallet note.
Lots of people on the 'net don't realize that a note in "very good"
condition is really pretty lousy.

Good, G: Small pieces missing, graffiti. A worn out note.

Fair: Major tears, etc. A badly worn out note.

Poor: Even worse.

To grade a note precisely, it can help to hold the note about
20 cm (7 inches) under a strong light source (use the same source
for comparing notes) and on top of a white piece of paper and
use a 3x or 4x power magnifying glass. Make sure your hands are
clean before handling a note. This method will show a lot of
minor imperfections which are not normally visible.

Note that note from many countries have standard features which
exist for even Uncirculated notes. Some notes from Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Burma/Myanmar, India, Nepal, and Pakistan are only found
with staple holes where staples are always used to hold packs of
notes together. Most dealers list Uncirculated notes of this type
as having the usual staple holes (often abbreviated as uSH-UNC).

Also, some notes printed in France (for about 15 different
countries) have a slight crinkle effect.

[Flying Blue Eagle]

Clough - thanks for giving him the information: He has two posts the same on the site : I answered the other one a little while ago:: Clough <sorry I've been gone for awhile < the heart doctor gave me a new medicine and I had a very bad reaction to it <been in the horse pital again <got home this afternoon< >barb said she was trying to get you on this site but couldn't find one you were on < I showed her how she could by e-mail this afternoon <so maybe she can now be able to let you know when something happens again:: Thanks my friend <you have a very nice day tomorrow and god bless :: F.b.e.

[Clough]

Thanks for letting me know, F.B.E. I was wondering what had happened to you!

I also hope that presley1175 returns to this thread!

[Flying Blue Eagle]

presley1175 -as clough just wrote me i also
Hope that you will return back to collectables site on ask me help desk: i am sdorry i got back to your question so long after you posted it <if you read on what i posted you will see the reason <but i do say im sorry:: clough i hope this helps< and thanks god bless f.b.e.

[Clough]

How much does the 2009 Red Book cost, Flying Blue Eagle?

Thanks!

[Flying Blue Eagle]

Clough - it cost me$ 19.95 plus .9.75 tax. I think it toled out at about $21.00 plus some cents. The book on confederate currency is a lot higher <it runs $27.95 up to $47.95, world coin book runs
69.00 up as high $90.00, and there are some that run up in the $100's:: i hope this hel:ps you out on prices< i had tried to get the coin red book at walmart again this year but they did not carry them this year: there they were only q$14.95 plus tax; so if you go to walmart check in the dept> where all the books are you may be able to get them up there still at that price :: good luck and god bless ::f.b.e.

[Clough]

I will check at Walmart, F.B.E. It's been a long time since I've purchased a book about coins...

Thanks!

[Flying Blue Eagle]

Clough -you welcome,glad I could help you out: Good luck <and let me know if you got it or not :: Have a very good day and god bless::f.b.e.

[Clough]

God Bless You Too, Flying Blue Eagle!

[presley1175]

Thanks everyone