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Currency Collecting Starter List
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If you've caught the currency-collecting bug, here's how to get started!
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DIY Currency Binder
 
Books on Currency Collecting
 
Websites

DIY Currency Binder

Give yourself a safe place for your bills, with room to grow!

 
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These are the currency sleeves I use for my own collection! Durable and nice to look at!
BCW Pro 4-Pocket Currency Pages, 20-Pages
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A binder for holding the currency sheets!
Avery Durable View 3 Ring Binder, 3 Inch Slant Rings, 1 Black Binder (17041)
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Individual currency sleeves for additional protection!
BCW Currency Topload Holder, 25-Count
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These are the perfect size for the labels in the currency pages if you cut them into quarters!
Oxford Heavyweight Ruled Index Cards, 3" x 5"
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A brief instructional video tying all of this together
How to assemble a currency-collecting binder
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Extra storage that's compact and stackable
Single Row Red Box for Large Size Currency
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Books on Currency Collecting

For learning and reference

 
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Great reference for US Currency in general
Guidebook of United States Currency 8th Edition
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Best of its kind for classifying fancy serial numbers
The Green Guide of Fancy Serial Numbers
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Sometimes bills are the most valuable when they're mistakes!
Paper Money Errors: Newbie Identification Guide
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Websites

Some of my personal favorite places for currency collecting

 
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Several tools here, including a star note checker
Reference Tools For | My Currency Collection
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My extremely friendly 22k+ member Facebook Group!
Cool Serial | Facebook
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A YouTube channel for Cool Serial Numbers
Cool Serial
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Search for your birthday or anniversary on currency! Lots of notes for sale; this is a unique gift idea!
Date Notes | Explore the Exciting World of Date-Format Banknotes
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A long-time fancy serial number collector and author of a number of seminal articles on the subject. Cool notes here!
CoolSerialNumbers.com - Home
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eBay has a lot of bills for sale, but the quality on Heritage Auctions is a Little. Bit. Extra. Lots of graded notes and very hard-to-find serials here!
Heritage Auctions | World's Largest Collectibles Auctioneer
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