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Does the series date on a US bill mean it was printed that year?
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Very often not. Bills are printed with the same series date until the Treasury decides that a new series should start. Series dates on US bills are a major source of confusion because there are no consistent rules for their application.
A series date normally combines the first year a particular type of bill was produced with the Treasury officials in office at that time. In the past, the Treasury's practice was to change a series date only when a bill underwent a major redesign. Whenever a new Secretary of the Treasury or a new US Treasurer was appointed, a small letter would be placed under or next to the date. However the first issue in a series had no letter so an A actually indicated the second bill in a series, B the third, and so on.
That practice reached its extreme with the 1935 series of $1 silver certificates. The design was essentially unchanged for almost 3 decades so bills printed as late as the early 1960s were still dated 1935 while the series letters extended up through H.
By the 1970s the Treasury adopted a de facto policy of starting a new series date based on the appointment of a new Treasury Secretary, while series letters were added or changed only when a new Treasurer (a secondary position) took office. That led to other anomalies. For example, if a particular denomination wasn't printed during a Treasurer's term, its letter would be missing from the series. And the 2006 series of $5 bills has an opposite situation - its design was changed during the middle of the terms of the same Secretary and Treasurer, so both the old green and black bills as well as the new purple and gray fives have the series. This has led to numerous rumors about "printing errors" and "rare bills", none of which are true and are simply the result of misunderstanding how dates are assigned.
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What does the A in a 1934 A US 10 dollar bill mean?
The letter next to the date on any US bill is called the series letter. It indicates how many major changes have been made to some aspect of the bill since the series started. It indicates which pairing of Treasury Secretary and US Treasurer were in office when that particular run of bills was first printed. The "A" on a 1934 $10 bill means it was printed during the run begun when Henry Morgenthau was Treasury Secretary and William A. Julian was Treasurer; i.e. somewhere in the period between January 1934 and July 1945 So if it could have been printed in 1945, why does the bill have a 1934 date on it? Unlike dates on coins, the dates on US bills aren't necessarily the year they were printed. They indicate the start of what's called a "series". The letter is a kind of subseries within the series year. Up till 1974, a series date represented the year that a particular design was adopted. The series date stayed the same until that particular design was replaced. When a new Treasury Secretary or US Treasurer was appointed, a small letter would be put next to the date. The start of the series had no letter. When a new official was appointed an A would be added, then a B, C, and so on. "A" is the first letter which means your bill was printed as part of the second subseries, because the first one didn't have a letter. While most denominations were redesigned somewhat regularly and thus got new series dates, 1935-series $1 bills were never updated. The date was kept the same while the series letter just kept incrementing with every signature change, for some 30-odd years. The absurd situation of 1935-dated bills being printed into the 1960s led to new policy in 1974. Since then, the series date is changed whenever a new Treasury Secretary is appointed, in addition to whenever there's a new design. The series letter now increments only when or if a new Treasurer is appointed during that series year.
What was the name on the five hundred dollar bill?
If you mean whose PORTRAIT is on the bill, the Series 1928 and 1934 bills carried a picture of President William McKinley. Those were the last $500 bills printed in the US.
How much is a 100 dollar bill from 1905 worth?
A better description of the note is needed, just because the date 1905 appears on the bill does not mean it was printed in that year, also the bill should be much larger than what we see today. Post new question.
What is the value of a 1923 D red seal US 2 dollar bill?
There were no $2 bills printed with the date 1923. If you mean 1928, please see the Related Question for more information.
Does a Series 1934 US 10 dollar bill mean it was printed in 1934?
Not necessarily. Bills carry a "series" date rather than a printing date. The date stays the same throughout the series' life. The rules for when a series starts or ends have changed over the years. A new series used to start only when a new design was introduced. That led to some strange practices. For example the 1935 series $1 silver certificate design wasn't changed for over 30 years so bills dated 1935 were printed into the mid-1960s. Whenever a new Treasury Secretary was appointed a small letter was put after the date; for that design it went all the way up to G. Now a series starts whenever a new Treasury secretary takes office, and a letter is put after the date when a new Treasurer of the U.S. is appointed. However the same sort of oddball differences can occur - there are 2006-series issues of both the new purple/gray and old green/black $5 bills, simply because the same Secretary and Treasurer have been in office the whole time, and in other cases series letters are skipped because no bills were printed during the tenure of a particular Treasurer.
What does series 2006 mean on a fifty dollar bill?
A series date indicates the year some aspect of the bill was updated. Such changes would be a new bill design, or a new Treasury Secretary. In the case of a date with a letter next to it, that means there was a new U.S. Treasurer, but under the same Secretary. The date is NOT indicative of the year the bill was printed, as it is with coins.
What date is on 100000 dollar bill?
If you mean the series date, it's 1934
Which is worth more - an old 100 dollar bill or a new one?
It depends a whole lot on what you mean by "old". If you mean a bill printed within the last 20 years but before either of the current series, the answer is no. But if you mean a bill printed in the first half of the 20th century, some of them are worth more than $100 to a collector. But to know exactly, you have to check the bill's date, what letter (if any) is next to the date, and sometimes, what Federal Reserve District distributed it. There's more information at the Related Link.
Is there a bill bigger than the 100 dollar bill?
If you mean size, all notes printed before series 1928 were large sized. If you mean larger denomination, there were $500, 1000, 5000, 10,000, and 100,000 notes printed. Notes having a denomination of larger than $100 has not been printed since 1945.
What does series G mean on an old US 1 dollar bill?
The series letter on any US bill is normally located next to the date, and corresponds to the signature combination (Treasury Secretary and/or Treasurer) on the bill.Explaining how series letters work is a bit complicated.[1] Unlike the date on a coin, the date on a US bill isn't the year it was made. Rather, it's the year that a particular type of bill was first printed, and is called the "series date". Series dates can stay the same for more than one year, until the Treasury picks a new date.[2] When a new series date is selected, the first signature combination does not have a letter. If there's a new combination within that series year, an "A" is added; the next combination is "B" and so on. In other words, "A" actually indicates the second combination, "B" is the third, etc.I.e. a bill with a "G" series letter has the eighth distinct set of signatures for bills with that series date. The only time that happened was with the 1935 series of $1 bills - a 1935 G bill was actually printed in the early 1960s!The natural question is: Why did the series date stay the same for almost 3 decades? It happened because at that time a new series date was selected only when a bill underwent a major redesign. $1 bills hadn't ever been updated so the Treasury just kept using the 1935 date. In fact, the last 1935-dated bills were printed in March, 1964. That somewhat absurd situation led the Treasury to re-evaluate the criteria for selecting a series date. Now a new series date starts not only when a design is changed, but also when a new Secretary of the Treasury is chosen; the letter changes only when and if a new Treasurer is appointed. If you look at the bills in your wallet you'll find many different series dates but very few series letters.
What does the A in a 1934 A US 10 dollar bill mean?
The letter next to the date on any US bill is called the series letter. It indicates how many major changes have been made to some aspect of the bill since the series started. It indicates which pairing of Treasury Secretary and US Treasurer were in office when that particular run of bills was first printed. The "A" on a 1934 $10 bill means it was printed during the run begun when Henry Morgenthau was Treasury Secretary and William A. Julian was Treasurer; i.e. somewhere in the period between January 1934 and July 1945 So if it could have been printed in 1945, why does the bill have a 1934 date on it? Unlike dates on coins, the dates on US bills aren't necessarily the year they were printed. They indicate the start of what's called a "series". The letter is a kind of subseries within the series year. Up till 1974, a series date represented the year that a particular design was adopted. The series date stayed the same until that particular design was replaced. When a new Treasury Secretary or US Treasurer was appointed, a small letter would be put next to the date. The start of the series had no letter. When a new official was appointed an A would be added, then a B, C, and so on. "A" is the first letter which means your bill was printed as part of the second subseries, because the first one didn't have a letter. While most denominations were redesigned somewhat regularly and thus got new series dates, 1935-series $1 bills were never updated. The date was kept the same while the series letter just kept incrementing with every signature change, for some 30-odd years. The absurd situation of 1935-dated bills being printed into the 1960s led to new policy in 1974. Since then, the series date is changed whenever a new Treasury Secretary is appointed, in addition to whenever there's a new design. The series letter now increments only when or if a new Treasurer is appointed during that series year.
What does series 2003 A mean on a two dollar bill?
The term "Series 2003 A" on a two-dollar bill refers to the specific design series and year of issuance. In this case, it indicates that the two-dollar bill was printed in 2003 with slight design modifications from the previous series. Each series denotes various changes in portrait, security features, or other elements of the banknote.
The letter next to the date on the silver certificate What does it mean?
It's called a series letter. Series letters can be used on any type and denomination of bill.Dates on U.S. currency don't indicate the year in which the bill was printed, only the series. The factors that determine a series have changed over the years. It used to be that a new series was introduced only when a bill's design changed. When a new treasury secretary or new treasurer was appointed, a letter was placed after the date. The lack of design changes during the 20th century produced some ridiculously long series. For ex. the 1935 series of silver certificates was printed into the late 1950s, with series letters going up to H.Now, the series is linked to the treasury secretary - when a new person is appointed, the bills have a new series date. When the treasurer (a secondary office) changes, the same series date is kept, but the letter changes.Regardless of which practice is used, the first bills in a series have no letter. An A is appended only after there is a change in cabinet officers, so an "A" bill is really the second in the series, a "B" bill is third, etc.These practices have produced some anomalies - for example there are 2004A $10 bills but no 2004 tens because no tens were printed during the term of office of the first treasurer who served Secretary John Snow. But there are also two differentdesigns of $5 bill with the same series because the same treasurer was in office during the time that each design was issued!
What is the printed date underneath a drum of paint or sealant mean?
Hello, Probably the Date of Manufacture.
What was the name on the five hundred dollar bill?
If you mean whose PORTRAIT is on the bill, the Series 1928 and 1934 bills carried a picture of President William McKinley. Those were the last $500 bills printed in the US.
How much is a 100 dollar bill from 1905 worth?
A better description of the note is needed, just because the date 1905 appears on the bill does not mean it was printed in that year, also the bill should be much larger than what we see today. Post new question.
What does the F mean on a 1935 US 1 dollar silver certificate?
Assuming the "F" is next to the date, it's what's called a series letter. It indicates which pairing of Treasury Secretary and US Treasurer were in office when that particular run of bills was first printed. The "F" on your bill means it was printed during the run begun when Robert B. Anderson was Treasury Secretary and Ivy Baker Priest was Treasurer; i.e. somewhere in the period between July 1957 and January 1961.So why does the bill have a 1935 date on it? Unlike dates on coins, the dates on US bills aren't necessarily the year they were printed. They indicate the start of what's called a "series". The letter is a kind of subseries within the series year.Up till 1974, a series date represented the year that a particular design was adopted. The series date stayed the same until that particular design was replaced. When a new Treasury Secretary or US Treasurer was appointed, a small letter would be put next to the date. The start of the series had no letter. When a new official was appointed an A would be added, then a B, C, and so on. "F" is the sixth letter which means it was printed as part of the seventh subseries, because the first one didn't have a letter.The somewhat absurd situation of 1935-dated bills being printed in the 1960s led to a change of policy in 1974. Since then, the series date is changed whenever a new Treasury Secretary is appointed, in addition to whenever there's a new design. The series letter now changes only when or if a new Treasurer is appointed during that series year.
