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I recently got this bill and it stood out immediately as rare (it's the first one I've ever seen). It's a $10 Silver certificate with a yellow treasury seal on it. A little research shows it was issued to WWII soldiers in North Africa.
I don't know about the quality of the bill or the actual value of it though. Any ideas? Would this count as poor or just 'regular circulated condition'?
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WOW that's interesting. Be looking forward to finding out what you find out. I love looking at all the 'new' stuff that pops up.
I would say regular circulation. Poor feels thinner or is even ripped or faded.
Well, from looking around I've seen quotes for this at around $50-$80 to a collector (depending on the quality). If it was in pristine quality it might go close to $150.
I was also looking up some of the qualifiers for the "grade" (poor, fine, etc) and from the descriptions I read, this might qualify for "fine" quality. The two prominent creases might hurt the value though. I don't normally deal in this stuff so I'm not sure how much is too much wear.
There's a couple of small holes above the word "The" at the top of the bill, but other than a little dirt and a few creases that's the worst of it. It's in pretty good shape considering the age at least.