Confirmed Match! SN B* 04713497

Project 2013B Confirmed Matched Pair SN B* 04713497

PROJECT 2013B has it's 24th confirmed match! There are now 35 confirmed matching pairs over the history of this project and the Zegers/Winograd project that preceded it. Started in October of 2021, Project 2013B now accounts 68.6% of the confirmed matching pairs, and has over 29,510 unique serial numbers registered it its database.

Since this is Project 2013B's 24th match, and since I am Canadian, here's a random case of beer, commonly refered to by us as a "two-four"

Beer... eh.

The 'Washington DC' printed 2013B star note was registered 2019.06.03 by member wTBID

"I got this bill from full pack of 100. Gem condition."

The 'Fort Worth' printed 2013B star note was registered 2022.10.08 by member ZetNa Photos of the bills from both parties officially confirmed a match today.

The project reached another milestone recently: 4500 registered users!

We have enough for a brigade!

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Useful Links

Serial Number Submission Form:  https://project2013b.blogspot.com/p/submit.html

Project 2013B Database:  https://project2013b.blogspot.com/p/2013bdatabase.html

Tips:  https://ko-fi.com/cartoons

My store (currency themed items):  https://rdbl.co/3Ms0Jp8

My store (general themed items): https://1zin.short.gy/2013store

PSA: Avoid these Ebay scams regarding 2013 star notes!

New York (B seal) series 2013 Star Notes are not valuable by themselves. Over a year ago I was able to pick some up for $3 or $4 each, and since then the price seems to hover around $20-$30, as more people become aware of this note's printing error. Having said that, there are some being sold for MUCH, MUCH MORE, and from what I have seen these notes do not even have the matching serial number note in the 2013B database! 

 Here are a few examples, bad buys, and other caveats. 

 First up is simply a bad buy. $2500 gets you 10 star notes. They are all in the valid serial number range, but NONE of them have a serial number match in my database, so they are very much single bills that will have to wait for the potential of a matching bill to be entered into the 2013B database... just like every other serial number currently there. These bills aren't even in pristine condition to boot. It might take some time, but you could probably find 10 individual notes for about 1/10th the price.  

Next up is a slightly 'better' deal of 10 for $2300. But, take a better look at the serial numbers...

... one of the 10 bills has a serial number that is higher than 09600000.  This bill is NOT in the valid serial number range for the Duplicate Serial Number Error!

Here is a pair for a mere $900 in pretty ROUGH condition.  Did you notice something out of place?  One bill has an 'L' seal (the district seal for San Francisco).  For a note to be a valid 2013 Duplicate Serial Number, it has to be a 'B' seal (the district seal for New York).  Unsure if this was an oversight or intentional..... nah... let's go with intentional.

Why buy two for $900, when you can get ONE for $900? But....

... zoom into the serial number, and we have one that is invalid. Sure it is less than 09600000, but it falls inside the serial number gap that runs from 00250000 to 03200000 which were NOT part of the duplicated serial number run. 

Remember: the valid serial number range for the error notes is 

B00000001*-B00250000*  or  B03200001*-B09600000*

I give the next guy props for marketting. Both bills have valid serial number, one is a DC note and the other is a FW note, but they are not matching serial numbers.  The first 4 digits matching does get your hopes up at first... but nope.  .....and $500, double-nope.

Current bid for these 10 banknotes is $51 with 4 days to go.  Seems reasonable compared to what we have seen so far, but.... wow... 8 of the 10 notes are not in the valid serial number range.

Well I hope you enjoyed this tour. And remember...

Note: not actual employee of 2013B

Useful Links

Leave a tip:  https://ko-fi.com/cartoons

Serial Number Submission Form:  https://project2013b.blogspot.com/p/submit.html

Project 2013B Database:  https://project2013b.blogspot.com/p/2013bdatabase.html

My store (currency themed items):  https://rdbl.co/3Ms0Jp8

My store (general themed items): https://1zin.short.gy/2013store

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Serial Number Submission Form:  https://project2013b.blogspot.com/p/submit.html

Project 2013B Database:  https://project2013b.blogspot.com/p/2013bdatabase.html

Tips:  https://ko-fi.com/cartoons

My store (currency themed items):  https://rdbl.co/3Ms0Jp8

My store (general themed items): https://1zin.short.gy/2013store

Confirmed Match! SN B* 05334120

Project 2013B Confirmed Match SN B* 05334120

PROJECT 2013B has it's 23rd confirmed match! There are now 34 confirmed matching pairs over the history of this project and the Zegers/Winograd project that preceded it. Started in October of 2021, Project 2013B now accounts 67.6% of the confirmed matching pairs, and has over 28,566 unique serial numbers registered it its database.

The 'Washington DC' printed 2013B star note was registered 2023.01.11 by member QJnQD

"My name is ****. I have been collecting since I was in middle school; mostly coins. But in May of this year, I wanted to buy a birthday gift for a friend, and I thought he's turning 59, why not get him a birthday note.

So I started looking on eBay... I stumbled on the 2013 series duplicate information. And was intrigued and challenged. To find one, I started with $400, recirculating those ever 3 or 4 days for different $1 bills at local banks.

It didn't take long to burn through the 400, pulling out bills I thought were cool or I liked.... In the 6 months I have been doing this, I've found 35 Series 2013B star notes.  Close to 600 $1 star notes, 175 trinary notes, 7 binary, and a handful of assorted other bills that I've pulled out of circulation.  On Monday this week I found two 2013B series, and I found a match!"

The 'Fort Worth' printed 2013B star note was registered 2022.08.15 by member zH9A7

My girlfriend works in the tips industry and is an avid collector of money. She favors the star notes mostly.

Photos of the bills from both parties officially confirmed a match today.

Remember to check your spam folders just in case a matching pair announcement is emailed to you, and you could see your bill showcased here... not to mention having set that could bring thousands of dollars at auction (subject to bills condition of course).  Subscribe to the newsletter for extra 'insurance' against the spam folder scenario.

Useful Links

Serial Number Submission Form:  https://project2013b.blogspot.com/p/submit.html

Project 2013B Database:  https://project2013b.blogspot.com/p/2013bdatabase.html

Tips:  https://ko-fi.com/cartoons

My store (currency themed items):  https://rdbl.co/3Ms0Jp8

My store (general themed items): https://1zin.short.gy/2013store