Project 2013B

Lot26 Silver 1.009 oz Coin Perched Bald Eagle with Gold plating *SOLD!*

Lot29 2013B* Duplicated SN Matched Pair CU64 & VF25 $5920

Lot30 2013B* Duplicate SN 08881993 Matched Pair VF30+AU58 $6060

2024 - (W) 1 oz American Silver Eagle Coin MS-70

Luxury Corner

Imagine the amazing things you could buy on Amazon if you sold your matched pair for a few thousand dollars! Here are some of the craziest and most luxurious items you could treat yourself to.

First Strike - Flag Label - Struck at West Point - $1 PCGS MS70

The 2024 1 oz American Silver Eagle Brilliant Uncirculated coin represents a remarkable addition to any collection. Struck at the San Francisco Mint, this coin is in perfect condition and carries an MS-70 rating, indicating it is flawless. Made of .999 fine silver, it features the Walking Liberty design on one side and the eagle motif on the reverse. Available at Amazon.

Disclaimer: Some of the links to the products you can by on this websites are affiliate links where I'll earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you. You pay the same price whether you buy it through the link here, or buy it 'on your own' when on the Amazon site.

**Are YOU Missing In Action?**

Project 2013B has a list of members who didn’t respond to our contact attempts. If your serial number or Owner ID appears on the following webpage, please contact us—you are part-owner of a matched pair!

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Rare Matched Pair 05260338: Exclusive Auction Ending December 15th - Bid Now!

December 14, 2024 Past Expiry

Duplicate Serial Number 05260338

Rare Matched Pair 05260338: Exclusive Auction Ending December 15th - Bid Now!

Matched Pair up for auction. Going... Going...

At the time of writing, this pair's top bid was a mere $825. Where it will end up is up in the air when it comes to GreatCollections (and most auction houses I find). There was a recent auction where there were NO BIDS in the last 24 hours, so if that becomes the case for this particular pair, in my opinion, someone would get an utter steal!

LINK to the auction is : GreatCollections Matched Pair

There was also an auction where a much lower graded pair sold for $500 on GreatCollections on December 2nd, 2023. On December 17th, only 15 days later, the same exact pair was sold on eBay for $5,900! Someone REALLY lucked out in that case, as there have been matched pairs that had higher grades and which sold for LESS than $5,900. They definitely "had a horseshoe up their arse" on both days.

Just for fun I took the auction history data for matched pairs that were initially discovered by Project 2013B and later sold at auction. The following are what some of the results were, for either the same or better grades:

Discovered by	Serial Number	Site	1st note Grade	2nd note grade	Average Grade	Hammer Price
Project 2013B	5861487	eBay	67	30	48.5	$25,000.00
Project 2013B	5861487	eBay	67	30	48.5	$4,504.00
Project 2013B	6541258	Stack's Bowers	67 EPQ	25	46.0	$2,600.00
Project 2013B	7507340	eBay	66 EPQ	30	48.0	$4,250.00
Project 2013B	5395256	Great Collections	66	30	48.0	$3,002.00
Project 2013B	5445594	eBay	65 EPQ	30	47.0	$5,138.00
unknown	4730913	Great Collections	65PPQ	20	42.5	$4,300.00
unknown	4730913	eBay	65PPQ	20	42.5	$7,200.00
unknown	4730913	eBay	65PPQ	20	42.5	$8,500.00

This pair was initially confirmed way back on December 21, 2023 as announced here. The pair is consigned by Project 2013B on behalf of the two co-owners, otherwise I would bid myself! The one take-away from the table above is that prices for these matched pairs is VOLATILE. Perhaps as more matched pairs go to auction, and more collectors know about this production error, prices will find some sort of equilibrium. Or maybe not! Prices are always suprising me to both the upside and the downside.

Matched Pairs For Sale

13Bay: Lot29 2013B* Duplicated SN Matched Pair CU64 & VF25 (Buy-it-Now $6360)

13Bay: Lot30 2013B* Duplicate SN 08881993 Matched Pair VF30+AU58 (Buy-it-Now $6345)

GreatCollections: 2013B* Duplicate SN 05260338 Matched Pair GU65+VF30 (Auction Ends Dec 15)

Current Listings at 13Bay

Lot26 Silver 1.009 oz Coin Perched Bald Eagle with Gold plating *SOLD!*

Lot29 2013B* Duplicated SN Matched Pair CU64 & VF25 $6360

Lot30 2013B* Duplicate SN 08881993 Matched Pair VF30+AU58 $6345

**Are YOU Missing In Action?**

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

[Auction] Matched Pair B 05260338 *

November 27, 2024 Past Expiry

Duplicate Serial Number B 05260338 *

2013 Star Note with Duplicated Serial number - Front

2013 Star Note with Duplicated Serial number - Back

Initially confirmed last December, the pair is now graded and up for auction with bids starting at $500. The auction is scheduled to close on December 15th.

This auction listing can be found at GreatCollections

Milestones

66000 Serial Numbers registered milestone

None of which could not be achieved with the now 16,000 members!

For those unable to picture 16,000 people, that is how many would fill Hershey Park Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania... and still turn back about 400.

16,000 people capacity stadium visualized

Matched Pairs at Auction

13Bay: Lot29 2013B* Duplicated SN Matched Pair CU64 & VF25 (Buy-it-Now)

13Bay: Lot30 2013B* Duplicate SN 08881993 Matched Pair VF30+AU58 (Buy-it-Now)

GreatCollections: 2013B* Duplicate SN 05260338 Matched Pair GU65+VF30 (Auction Ends Dec 15)

Current Auctions at 13Bay

Lot26 Silver 1.009 oz Coin Perched Bald Eagle with Gold plating *SOLD!*

Lot29 2013B* Duplicated SN Matched Pair CU64 & VF25

Lot30 2013B* Duplicate SN 08881993 Matched Pair VF30+AU58

Pillow for mid-afternoon slump

Luxury Corner

Imagine the amazing things you could buy on Amazon if you sold your matched pair for a few thousand dollars! Here are some of the craziest and most luxurious items you could treat yourself to.

Big Enter Key Enter Key Pillow

Functions as a 2nd enter key, and also functions as a pillow! Also compatible with entering serial numbers at Project 2013B!

Available at Amazon

**Are YOU Missing In Action?**

Monday, November 25, 2024

Error Note Auction report: 3 Pairs and a Rant

November 25, 2024 Past Expiry

Below Expectations

Sunday night’s auction at Great Collections was, as far as I know, the first auction where there were 3 matched pairs up for auction at the same time. One of the pairs, serial number 07657842, was submitted on behalf of the two co-owners by Project 2013B. It managed to garner the highest bid of the three pairs auctioned, but was still below my expectations.

07657842 sold at auction

I allowed Great Collections to set the starting bid and they inexplicably, and lazily chose $1. Amateurs.

The other two pairs had a starting bid of $300, and $2000 respectively. The pair with the starting bid of $2000 (serial number 06827153), featured a matched pair graded 30 and 35, but received no bids. That pair incidently was first detected and confirmed here at Project 2013B back in December of last year.

Perhaps some promotion by Project 2013B would of helped.

The third pair was languishing under $400 until Sunday evneing when it sold for a respectable amount. This pair (serial number 07548348) was also first confirmed on Project 2013B, way back in April 2023.

For only $400 more they oculd of bought a pair graded 64 & 25

A full history of Duplicate Serial Number Matched Pairs can be found here: https://auction-history.2013b.com

The rant

Overall, my experience with Great Collections with this particular matched pair was less than stellar. I made the ‘mistake’ of submitting 3 matched pairs (not to be confused with the 3 pairs of Sunday’s auction) at the same time back in MAY, and apparently it was too much for their brains to handle. Other than an email to say that they received my package, there was pretty much zero communication (a common experience I had with both Heritage Auctions and StacksBowers as well) for over 2 months. I was told there was a backlog at the grading companies so I gave them the benefit of the doubt.

One day the sparse seller dashboard of my account showed a new status that stated the bills were being RETURNED. It turned out a mistake on their part as someone was not aware that the bills were matched pairs, and was going to return them as they felt most of the bills were not worth grading on an individual basis. This was despite LABELLING each bill’s holder as to what each bill was, with the subtext of “1 of 2” or “2 of 2”, AND, a concise letter spelling out that these were 3 matched pairs and breaking down each of the 3 pairs and how I wanted the grading company to label each. It just twists my brain into a knot when a business that has a single purpose for existing, has difficulty in doing that one job. You had ONE job.

You MIGHT think the story ends here, but... nope. With the screw-up sorted I was assured the banknotes would be sent to grading as soon as possible. In the meantime I joined PMG, and sent them a matched pair to be graded, which I eventually put up for sale on the Project 2013B website. From the day I put the matched pair in the mail, to the time I received the graded notes back from PMG, took a total of 37 days. This was all done choosing a 30 day turn-around as I didn't want to pay the extra expense of a rush service. I then checked the status of the pairs at GreatCollections, and the status was STILL unchanged.

What followed was over a week of no responses to my email asking for the status of my consignments. No response from the acccount person I usually dealt with, none using the website's contact form, and none from the 'Director of Client Services'. I escalated it to the President, who to his credit emailed back right away that he would look into it. The following day, all 3 pairs showed up with the new status of 'graded'. There is one matched pair left of the 3 pairs in the batch I sent them that has not been auctioned yet. I was told November 11th they would let me know in a few days when that auction will occur. Still no word.

So what does a smooth auction at GreatCollections look like? In the middle of the long journey detailed above I sent a single pair to GreatCollections, and from the day I sent them the pair to the end of the auction took 2 months. Actual payment took 30 days to get to me by mail; to get the money wired is an option but they will charge you a fee of $50! Fees. Fees. Fees.

This experience (and my experiences with StacksBowers) is partly the reason I set up the Project 2013B marketplace which I cheekily named “13Bay”. It is still early days, but hopefully it can gain traction and we can avoid the need for auction houses and eBay, and at lower cost. For now, they are a necessary evil.

Auctioneer reference photo

Matched Pairs at Auction

13Bay: Lot29 2013B* Duplicated SN Matched Pair CU64 & VF25 (Buy-it-Now)

13Bay: Lot30 2013B* Duplicate SN 08881993 Matched Pair VF30+AU58 (Buy-it-Now)

Current Auctions at 13Bay

Lot26 Silver 1.009 oz Coin Perched Bald Eagle with Gold plating *SOLD!*

Lot29 2013B* Duplicated SN Matched Pair CU64 & VF25

Lot30 2013B* Duplicate SN 08881993 Matched Pair VF30+AU58

**Are YOU Missing In Action?**

Saturday, November 23, 2024

[Auction] Graded Matched Pair 07657842 Ends Sunday!

November 23, 2024 Past Expiry

Duplicate Serial Number 07657842

Fr. 3001-B★ & 3002-B★ 2013 $1 New York Federal Reserve Error Star Note Pair With Duplicate Serial Numbers

With 29 bids so far, and 20 people tracking it, it is anyone's guess where this pair will sell for on Sunday night (7 pm Pacific time / 10pm Eastern).

Link to Auction Listing

There have only been 2 auctioned pairs with the same grade of 64 and 25, and four auctions of similar pairs graded 64 and 20. Prices are still volatile, so depending on how this auciton goes, you might get a deal.

Discovered by	Serial Number [G]	Site	1st note Grade	2nd note grade	Average Grade	Hammer Price [F]	End Price [P]	Date	note	Link
65 & 20 graded pairs
unknown	4730913	Great Collections	65PPQ	20	42.5	$4,300.00	$4,837.50	April 9, 2023		https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1321923/Fr-3001-B226-152-133--3002-B226-152-133-1-New-York-Federal-Reserve-Error-Star-Note-Pair-With-Duplicate-Serial-Numbers-Rios-Lew-PCGS-Banknote-Very-Fine-20-Gem-Unc-65-PPQ-2-Notes
unknown	4730913	eBay	65PPQ	20	42.5	$7,200.00	$7,200.00	July 31, 2023	[B] [C]	https://project2013b.blogspot.com/search/label/04730913
unknown	4730913	eBay	65PPQ	20	42.5	$8,500.00	$8,500.00	2023 ??	[K]	https://project2013b.blogspot.com/search/label/04730913
unknown	4661902	Stack's Bowers	65PPQ	20	42.5	$1,600.00	$1,920.00	Aug 15, 2023
64 & 25 graded pairs
Project 2013B	8921621	eBay	64 EPQ	25	44.5	$3,550.00	$3,550.00	June 1, 2024		https://project2013b.blogspot.com/search/label/08921621
Project 2013B	4840699	eBay	64 EPQ	25	44.5	$2,950.00	$2,950.00	Sept 1, 2023	[L]	https://project2013b.blogspot.com/search/label/04840699
NOTES
[B]	Sold for more than double the price it sold for at a previous auction earlier in the year (April 9)
[C]	Ebay listing was originally for $11,500 but accepted best off of $9,000
[F]	Does not include the Buyer's premium that most auction houses charge; some being as high as extortion levels of 20%
	In the case of eBay auctions, there is no buyer's premium, so the Hammer Price and the End Price are the same.
[G]	Serial numbers in bold text are specific pairs that sold (changed hands) more than once
[K]	Reader submission
[L}	Listed at $2,995 but accepted offer of 2,950
[P]	End Price with auction house's buyer's premium added on. i.e. The buyer's true price.
	Does not include any further state taxes or the cost of shipping.

All auction prices of matched pairs (various grades) that this project knows of can be found at the following page: Auction History

Other News

Nifty logo for 13Bay

Individual (unmatched) 2013B Star Notes are now available on this project's marketplace "13Bay". Check them out at auctions.2013b.com

Matched Pairs at Auction

13Bay: Lot29 2013B* Duplicated SN Matched Pair CU64 & VF25 (Buy-it-Now)

13Bay: Lot30 2013B* Duplicate SN 08881993 Matched Pair VF30+AU58 (Buy-it-Now)

GreatCollections: 2013B* Duplicated SN Matched Pair CU64 & VF25 (Auction ends Nov 24)

Current Auctions at 13Bay

Lot26 Silver 1.009 oz Coin Perched Bald Eagle with Gold plating *SOLD!*

Lot29 2013B* Duplicated SN Matched Pair CU64 & VF25

Lot30 2013B* Duplicate SN 08881993 Matched Pair VF30+AU58