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Another error coin, up to 24,000 doubled die pennies were released by the Philadelphia Mint in 1955. Many of these ended up in packs of cigarettes in New England vending machines as the price per pack was 23 cents, but the machines could only take quarters so the pennies were added to the packs to even up the price. These circulated coins, which feature the telltale blurred lettering and numbers on the reverse, are worth up $2,000 to each.

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11-08-2021 05:09 AM

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Notes with serial numbers made up of digits that are all identical are rare. Only one in 11 million bills printed have this type of serial number. As a result, they are worth big bucks. Considered lucky by some, this dollar bill with a serial number entirely comprised of sevens sold recently on eBay for $600, but a $100 bill made up of ones from 2006 was available recently on the CoolSerialNumbers site for a remarkable $4,500.

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11-08-2021 05:10 AM

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Notes that have serial numbers with digits that ascend or descend are pretty prized. Called ladder bills, the most sought-after are the true or perfect ladder serial numbers 12345678 and 87654321. They are exceedingly scarce and represent only one in 96 million bills printed, hence their high value.

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11-08-2021 05:12 AM

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You'll have hit the jackpot if you discover one of these babies in your change. Only 50 specimens max of the 1969-S doubled die Lincoln penny escaped the mint and made it into circulation. Michigan collector Michael Tremonti found one in 2007 while searching through a 50-coin roll and it was later valued at a sensational $126,500.

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11-08-2021 05:13 AM

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If you have some very old bills stashed away somewhere check for state-issued notes, as many of these are worth significantly more than their face value. This Alaskan banknote, for instance, was printed during the state's famous Klondike gold rush and was among the first $5 bills issued by the First National Bank of Fairbanks. It was sold in 2012 by Heritage Auctions for $246,750.

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11-08-2021 05:14 AM

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During World War II pennies were struck in zinc-coated steel as copper was needed for the war effort, but a tiny batch was accidentally minted in copper. Up to 26 examples of the Philadelphia and San Francisco-minted coins are estimated to be floating around. In 1947, 16-year-old Don Lutes Jr discovered one of these coins in his lunch money change, and kept it. It sold at auction for a whopping $204,000. The best way to identify a 1943 copper penny is to use a magnet. Steel pennies will stick, while the valuable copper rarities will not.

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11-08-2021 05:16 AM

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Here's a 2004 $20 bill that, unusually, had a Del Monte banana sticker attached to it before being printed with its security numbering. Prior to being sold at auction it was valued at $57,500, nearly 3,000 times its face value, but it defied all expectations when it sold in a Texas auction for a whopping $396,000, a record price for a banknote with an error.

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11-08-2021 05:16 AM

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Unlike many other low serial number bills, you won't see this beauty in circulation. If only. This 1931 $10 silver certificate with the serial number A00000001A has been valued by numismatic experts at a cool $500,000.

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11-08-2021 05:18 AM

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Worth millions of times its face value, the very first penny struck by the US mint is the holy grail cent coin for collectors. This particular example is likely to have been handled by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, adding to its prestige. The coin was snapped up in 2015 for $2.6 million by Beverly Hills dealer Kevin Lipton.

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11-08-2021 05:19 AM

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The world-famous 1890 Grand Watermelon $1,000 treasury note exceeded all expectations when it fetched a staggering $3.3 million at auction in 2014, making it the world's most valuable banknote. The bill is so-named on account of the zeros, which have been likened to watermelons.

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