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In the coming months, we will write about  the following topics:

Third-party grading (TPG) comparisons - for example PMG vs. PCGS on  a sample of graded notes. AVAILABLE NOW - CLICK TOPIC AT LEFT "Get the red out.'

Comparison of auction results -- Lyn Knight Currency Auctions vs. Heritage -- we submitted notes to each auction house with the same Friedberg Number, and the same numerical grade from the same grading service.   AVAILABLE NOW - CLICK TOPIC AT LEFT 'LKCA vs. HA.'

A guide to binary zero/one notes - and how to convert from Base 2 to Base 10 so you can calculate the Base 10 equivalent of any Binary note serial number.  AVAILABLE NOW - CLICK TOPIC AT LEFT 'Binary notes.'

A look at the popular Fr. 229a $1 1899 Black Eagle's recent sales, showing price vs. grade graphically and quantitatively.  AVAILABLE NOW - CLICK TOPIC AT LEFT 'DBR 229a study.'

An in-depth look at market trends among the large 1914 red and blue seal Federal Reserve Notes.

A model for gauging the effects of both rarity and condition on the value of a particular note and its value trend over time. 

Ethics, Hypocrisy and Tips for Buyers-- shilling, grading, overstating costs, representing you at auctions without your consent -- I will try give specific examples where possible.

A look at the omnipresent Census, and how simply looking at the population of a note does not tell the entire story about rarity.  AVAILABLE NOW - CLICK TOPIC AT LEFT 'CAGR is better.'