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Neighboring Runs Added To The Star Note Lookup

A few weeks back, I wrote a page answering the question, "is my star note rare?"  It is very difficult to answer since there are so many factors to consider: run size, total printed, age, condition, etc.  One important aspect of determining if a star note is rare is the total quantity printed for a given denomination, series,...

Updated: Star Note Lookup

History of the Star Note Lookup You may not know this, but the Star Note Lookup was the birth of this website.  I was a beginner collector and beginner web developer.  My main currency interest was star notes, because I could grow my collection on the cheap by searching from packs of circulates notes.  A single pack of 100 $1...

New Year, New Look

As you might have noticed, the currency references have been updated with a new design.  It is cleaner and works much better on mobile devices, which represents just shy of 50% of all site visitors. Site Template The Old The color scheme originally came from me sampling colors from paper money - federal reserve notes,...

Monthly BEP Reports Are Back

Two years ago the BEP set out to develop a new CMS to deliver their monthly reports. Since then we've been in the dark, guessing at production values based on collector reports and plate numbers. The BEP finally started reporting monthly production values yesterday! http://moneyfactory.gov/uscurrency/monthlyproductionreport.html I'll update the Star Note Lookup and production tables by...

Reference Pages Now Mobile Optimized

The traffic stats for this website show that 30% of you visiting the reference pages are on mobile devices or tablets. The previous design was not optimized for such small screens and made you do a lot of pinching, scrolling, and swiping to use the site. I've redesigned the reference pages for a better experience...