Great topic! First off I’m a type collector with many angles. Started collecting small size than jumped to putting together a collection of all $2 Federal issued in the 20th century. That led to a George Washington type collection of the different denominations he has been on. I completed a large size $1 and $2 type set. I have all the non star small size signature combinations for $1 and $2 and trying to complete $5 for only the Minneapolis Federal Reserve and the Silver Certs, LTN, GOLD cert, FRBN AND National (only Minnesota). I have a type set for all denominations, up to $100 for all small size. I’ve gotten into Obsoletes putting together two sets one from each of the lower 48 states and US presidents on Obsoletes - will never complete but one collection became another. I’m all over the place and did a World banknote getting one note equivalent to $1 USD or that countries lowest paper denomination- really fun and affordable and you keep the collection going by updating when a country puts out a new note. Long answer to a great question. Be craeative!
I have a hard time answering the question, "What do you collect?" too. I agree currency collecting is a deep, wide and wonderful rabbit hole. Right now, I am into large star notes and large size nationals. I have also collected a few fancy serial numbers, but I am putting that on hold for now. Great video for getting discussions going in the community. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 👍
I’ve been collecting coins for a lifetime. Over the past 2 years I’ve built up a decent star note collection. I’m starting my Confederate collection, along with a small assortment of obsolete US bank notes. This is a rabbit hole I’m not sure I’m ready to jump into just yet, as you know with so many types of notes to collect it’s going be hard to stay focused.
I collect mostly what I can pull from circulation. However, I also have a type+ collection going. I have pretty much every Series of $1 from Series 1934 to Series 2021. Also, have a few Large Sized ones, a type set of small sized Legal Tender Notes from the Series 1928 $1 to Series 1966 $100, including one of each Series $2 for 1953 and 1963. Have a few WWII Emergency Currency, a few M.P.Cs, some world currency, and other interesting notes.
When I first started collecting paper currency. I didn't really have a goal as too what I wanted to collect. first it was silver certificates and united states notes. then it was gold certificates and civil war currency from the southern states. now i mainly just collect Large and Small size National banknotes from my home state of Pennsylvania. I will still hunt for the other banknotes on this list. but it'll mostly be the gold certificates and Southern currency. If I can get them at a good price.
I try and collect just about anything but I am more focused on collecting obsoletes or nationals from my home state (Nebraska) but it became pretty expensive after getting the few common notes as a lot of them jump up in price pretty quick lol
