1954 Devil's Face $1 sequential notes

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Hello, I am new to the forum and collecting money. I acquired so old money and have no idea it's worth. I have a set of 5  devils face $1 bills and another set of 3 Devils face $1 bills. Just wondering what they may be worth? They are AE prefixes and Coyne-Towers signatures. Any thoughts

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We really need to see them as well as for you to describe there condition.  PLease take a couple of pics and post them along with a description about creases, bends, holes and general wear.  A great reference for condition and value is the Charlton Catalogue of Canadian Banknotes, which you can look at in your library.  Hope this helps, Murray

Pictures definitely help.  Your notes are worth $80 if About Uncirculated (AU) which they look like to me.  Some are wavy and likely folded or been in a wallet, possibly some would be Uncirculated which would bump them to $150 each.  Most people believe consecutive notes have no extra value, but there are collectors our there who may pay a premium for consecutive notes.  Hope that helps, Murray   

Thanks for the info Murry very helpful,from the reading I just did I would say they are AU but I could be wrong.

Most people believe consecutive notes have no extra value, but there are collectors our there who may pay a premium for consecutive notes.

I believe that most collectors (& dealers) view consecutive notes as an opportunity to get a discount (& rightly so).  I don't know anyone who pays more for quantity of anything.  Yes, a few people do pay a premium for consecutive notes (no matter what they are) but these are usually dabblers in the hobby (& that's okay- just don't fall under the impression that this is the norm).

There are a few occasions when experienced collectors/dealers may be willing to pay a premium for consecutive UNCIRCULATED rare notes.  Devil Face notes (especially ones) are not considered that rare.   They're simply popular (& that is usually what drives up their BV).  Only their replacements (or change-overs & some denominations $5 or $1000 are harder to come by) and will command greater interest amongst the collecting community. 

IMO: The notes definitely look about AU with edge wear (they have been circulated).  It would be easier to assess their individual grades with a view of their back sides.  If you like consecutive notes you may wish to sell 1 or 2 of the set of 5.

Thanks for the info walktothewater, that is kinda what I was thinking about the consecutive bills. I have never collected money before I just got these in a deal on something else. Not sure exactly what I will do with the bills. I also got some 1954 $2 bills and 1937 $5-$10 bills, might have to start collecting lol