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Determining which Federal Reserve bank distributed* a bill is sometimes easy and sometimes needs a bit of detective work.
First and most trivially obvious, the bill has to be a Federal Reserve Note. If it says Silver Certificate, United States Note, or something else across the top it wasn't issued by the Federal Reserve System.
Second, the bill's date, denomination, and design are important.
- If the bill is a $1 or $2 note, or any other bill dated before 1990, the issuing bank will be identified in the Federal Reserve seal, usually located on the left front.
- Bills before 1928 have a letter and a number inside the seal, as well as the name and location of the bank written around the outside. The name and number correspond to the bank's district; see the list below.
- Bills after 1928 have just a letter inside the seal, but the bank's name and location are still around the edge.
- $5 and higher bills after 1990 have a "generic" seal with no letter or name. Instead, the district number and letter are in the upper left hand corner of the front, and the letter is repeated as the second of the two characters in the serial number's prefix (got that??)
The letter/number codes for each district are:
- A: Boston
- B: New York
- C: Philadelphia
- D: Cleveland
- E: Richmond
- F: Atlanta
- G: Chicago
- H: St. Louis
- I: Minneapolis
- J: Kansas City
- K: Dallas
- L: San Francisco
(*) There's a lot of misunderstanding about where US bills are printed. Regardless of the Federal Reserve district location, ALL bills are printed either in Washington or Fort Worth (the latter since 1991). They're not printed by each bank.
When a district determines that more currency is required for banking and commerce, they request a shipment from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Bills with the appropriate number and letter codes are printed for that district (or taken from stock) and shipped to the district's bank for distribution.
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Is there a way to find the average cost of funds for the second district of the federal reserve bank I know it has to be between fed funds rate and prime but how do you know where?
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Where can one find the primary sources of money?
Money is given out by the reserve bank of the regarding currency region. For the United States this would be the Federal Reserve Bank or for the European Union this would be the European Central Bank.
Where can you find a chart of the monetary base sometimes called high-powered money?
The St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank has this data online. I haven't checked other regional Federal Reserve Bank sites. Here is the link: http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/usfd/page3.pdf
What is the value of a series 1929 us 100 dollar bill from the federal reserve bank of Chicago?
See the link below. Also, there is a category specifically for coins and currency that makes it a lot easier to find questions about, well, coins and currency.
What is the value of a one hundred dollar dated 1920?
I cannot find any listings for federally-issued $100 bills with that date. If your bill is issued by a regional bank rather than being, for example, a U.S. Note or Federal Reserve Note, please post a new question with the bank's name and a description of the picture(s) on the bill.
Is there a website to enter the serial number of a bill to find the value of the currency?
Serial numbers are counters and security features, but don't help to ID a bill and rarely determine its value. What matters are: > The bill's date > Its seal color > Its condition > The letter, if any, next to the date > In some cases, the issuing Federal Reserve District if it's a Federal Reserve Note.
How do you find your federal reserve bank?
Look at the bottom of your checks, and you will see a series of numbers. At the far left bottom, read the first two digits -- this denotes your Federal Reserve district. For example, the lower left of my checks begin with 0829...... My Federal Reserve district is 08. You can then go to www.federalreserve.com and look up district 8 to get the headquarters of that district and contact information. Each bank's routing number begins with the two digits of their district. There are 12 total districts in the U.S.
How do you find the Federal Reserve district on a US 2 dollar bill?
Modern US $1 and $2 bills still carry the old-style Federal Reserve seal that includes the district letter and name. It's the large circle on the left side of the bill's front.However older $1 bills (before 1963) and $2 bills (before 1976) weren't issued by the Federal Reserve System so they don't have any seal or district identifiers.
Where can one find tips on how to refinance a 1st mortgage?
The Federal Reserve and Bank Rate have guides on their websites with tips on refinancing a first mortgage. A local bank or credit union could also provide this information.
How can you find the value of an old five dollar bill?
More information is needed, like series date, condition, and is it a Federal Reserve Note, Silver Certificate, Demand Note, or what?
Where do you find the issuing bank on a US bill?
The term "issuing bank" can mean a couple of things. On modern bills it refers to the Federal Reserve Bank district that distributed the bill, while on older bills it can refer to the bank that actually printed the bill (FRN's are printed only in Washington and Fort Worth).Assuming you're referring only to modern FRN's there are two possibilities:- If the bill has a black seal with a large letter or number in the center, the letter, number, and possible wording in the seal will identify the issuing Federal Reserve Bank. These seals are used on current $1 and $2 bills, and were used on higher denominations prior to the redesign program begun in 1990.- If the bill is $5 or higher and the black seal simply says "United States Federal Reserve System", the district letter and number appear in the upper left corner of the bill's front. The district letter is repeated as the second character of the serial number.The codes for each district are as follows:A / 1: BostonB / 2: New YorkC / 3: PhiladelphiaD / 4: ClevelandE / 5: RichmondF / 6: AtlantaG / 7: ChicagoH / 8: St. LouisI / 9: MinneapolisJ / 10: Kansas CityK / 11: DallasL / 12: San Francisco
How do you find federal reserve district on currency?
The Federal Reserve District appears only on bills with green seals that say "Federal Reserve Note" on their front side. Older blue- and red-seal notes were not issued through the Federal Reserve System so they don't have the district. There's a full description of the letters and districts at the BEP website:
