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The note position letter and number is a combination of one letter and one number (on this bill it's B3) and simply denotes what position on the plate the bill was printed. The front of the $1 bill also includes its note position and plate serial number (B95).
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The first small-size $1 United States Banknote printed. (6.14 length × 2.61 width × 0.0043 in thickness = 156 × 66.3 × 0.11 mm) In 1928, all currency was changed to the size which is familiar today. The first one-dollar bills were issued as silver certificates under Series of 1928.
Portrait and Vignette The $1 note features a portrait of George Washington on the front of the note and an image of the Great Seal of the United States on the back of the note. Serial Numbers A combination of eleven numbers and letters appears twice on the front of the note.
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Face and back plate number. The face plate and back plate numbers identify the specific printing plates used to print the face and back of the note. The face plate number is found on the face of the note and the back plate number is found on the back of the note. (Back plate number not shown.) L = 2009A M = 2013 N = 2017
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- The Federal Reserve Seal and the Federal Reserve District Number. There are twelve different Federal Reserve Banks responsible for printing paper money in the United States.
- Serial Numbers. The serial number of a bill appears twice, once in the lower left hand quadrant and again in the upper right hand quadrant on the front of the bill.
- Series Date (or Series Year) In the lower right quadrant between the portrait of George Washington and signature of the Secretary of the Treasury is the Series Date.
- Plate Serial Number. The Plate Serial Number appears twice: once on the front of the bill in the lower right quadrant above the Federal Reserve District Number, and again on the back in the lower right corner.
A very brief history of the United States one dollar banknote. The One Dollar Bill Collector promotes the collecting of one dollar bills with an emphasis on fun, education and entertainment. The first $1 bill was issued in 1862 as a Legal Tender Note (United States Note) with a portrait of Salmon P. Chase, the Treasury Secretary under President ...
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The appearance of U.S. banknotes changes greatly in 1929. In an effort to lower manufacturing costs, all Federal Reserve notes are made about 30 percent smaller—measuring 6.14 x 2.61 inches, rather than 7.375 x 3.125 inches.
