Help with 1973 $1 bills

[laurahann]

Hello! I am posting on behalf of my father. He has had a set of 5 $1 bills, in sequential order, since he was young. The number on one of them is BFK5329455. He asked me to see if I could find out anything about them, but I haven't been able to find those letters. Could anyone point me in the right direction?

[the_relics]

The top line on the price and value page is blank. This refers to all the other prefixes other than what is specifically shown in all the columns below that. These bills are very common to find , even in sequential order. Check the grading link on the price page and that will help give you an approximate value. Looks uncirculated in the photo.

[coinguy]

That is the Crow Bouey 3 letter prefix. There were over 1 BILLION printed in that series.
If uncirculated, depending on the grade, they would be worth $2-3.00 each.
Consecutive numbers on modern bills usually don’t command a premium.

[Nota_phil]

Hello! I am posting on behalf of my father. He has had a set of 5 $1 bills, in sequential order, since he was young. The number on one of them is BFK5329455. He asked me to see if I could find out anything about them, but I haven't been able to find those letters. Could anyone point me in the right direction?

-Welcome to coinsandcanada @laurann!
I agree with coin_guy & the_relics. Sequential serial # are the way the notes were issued (from the bank) & add no premium. Your father's notes were the last of the ONE DOLLAR notes with billions printed & bundles (up. to 100X) hoarded by many- so they're plentiful & in high grades. Hundreds of prefixes were used so that's why catalogues don't list (identify) each prefix but sometimes ranges. Since the last ONE DOLLAR notes were hoarded so extensively (like the 1867-1967 $1.00 Centennial Notes), the catalogue Book Values (BV) tend to be overly generous.

1) To use this site's catalogue under Banknotes you want to click on Bank of Canada

2) Hit the $1 1969 to 1975 link.

3) See the top row (no variety)? The catalogue guide suggests an UNC60 Crow Bouey has a BV of $5.70 This is usually for a Certified banknote (with a holder) & not a loose uncertified note like the one you've posted.

Hope the 3 images help guide you in searching the values of any other notes your dad may have left you (take the links for other denominations/other series).

Good luck!