Collecting rare old coins and two dollar bills have become somewhat of an anomaly for many a coin collection and novelty paper money. Collecting these rare monies is both a hobby and a profitable business at trade shows.
Two dollar bills are truly an oddity in spite of their even denomination. Every time the U.S. Treasury Department decides to release new two dollar bills, it's a futile effort to try and put these bills into circulation. Within a few weeks of being released, two dollar bills are swept away into collectors of all walks of life that come in contact with them. Even people who would never be a coin or paper money collector will pocket these two dollar bills and stash them away thinking that someday they will be of a greater value.
What is it with two dollar bills and their feasible use as a circulating denomination in our currency system? Is it the fact that cash drawers don't have a space for the two dollar bills, or do we think they are jinxed? Whatever the fascination and lack of continued circulation, the two dollar bill is doomed to ever be used in daily cash flow.
When it comes to rare old coins and their value, it seems to be more about the rarity rather than the age factor in many cases. A good example of an old coin that doesn't seem to appreciate in value are the 1921 1922 and 1923 silver dollar coins. There were so many of these mints that they are still too many available and almost every novice collector has quite a few in their possession. On the other hand a 1953 two dollar bill with a red seal is valued at over ,000. You may want to check your two dollar bills collection for that one.
Determining a rare old coins value is usually set by collectors and their desire to complete a certain coin set by finding that missing piece that would complete their coin collection. In doing this diligent search for their elusive coin, they will usually offer a significant price to complete their coin set. Watch coin collectors and coin dealers when a rare or elusive coin becomes available and see how they will pursue that coin at inflated costs.
The U.S. Treasury has released several new minted coin sets in the past few years and these coins will be of considerable value in the future, since they are one of a kinds and coin collectors will buy and remove them from circulation quickly. The dollar gold coins, the state quarters, and the uncirculated coins of these coin releases will disappear for a few years and then the value will appreciate and the coins will reappear at coin shows to keep the ever vigilant coin business afloat and profiting.
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