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It's not usually easy. US bills are dated by "series" rather than when they were printed. Most of the time, but not always, a series starts when there's a new design, a new Secretary of the Treasury, or new Treasurer. That means the bill can't have been printed any earlier than when the change occurred. The problem is that the same series date is used in following years, and sometimes there's an overlap when one series continues to be printed even after the start of a new one.

If the bill is recent, it may be possible to cross-reference its serial number to an approximate printing date. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (moneyfactory.com) maintains sets of tables indicating the dates that a particular range of serial numbers was printed.

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Q: How do you find the date that a US dollar bill was printed?
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