Why are Barr notes dated 1963 when he served in 1968-69?

Answer 1

Well, honey, it's simple. Barr notes are dated 1963 because that's when they were written, not when he served. It's like asking why your birth certificate says 1990 when you didn't start causing trouble until 1995. Dates on documents don't always line up perfectly with when things actually happened - welcome to the wonderful world of bureaucracy.

Answer 2

The Barr notes being dated 1963 when Barr served in 1968-69 could be due to a common practice in archival work where notes are backdated to the beginning of a project or research initiative for organizational purposes. It is possible that Barr began compiling notes or documentation related to his work in 1963, even though his actual service occurred in 1968-69. This dating discrepancy may not necessarily indicate inaccuracies but rather reflect the timeline of when the notes were initiated or started.

Answer 3

Oh, dude, it's like a blast from the past! So, the Barr notes being dated 1963 when he served in 1968-69 is probably just a simple case of time travel or a typo. I mean, who hasn't accidentally written the wrong date on something, right? Let's cut the guy some slack; he's not a time traveler, just a busy dude trying to keep track of his notes.

Answer 4

Until 1974, dates on most US bills were changed only when there was a significant redesign. When a new Secretary of the Treasury or US Treasurer took office, a small letter would be placed near the date. The $1 bill series being issued when Barr served was started in 1963, and his was the third office change to occur so his signature appears on bills dated 1963-B. (The first bills in a series never have a letter, so A is the second issue, B the third, and so on).

The policy of using a new date only when a design changed produced some odd results in the days when designs were fixed for long periods. The oddest was the 1935 series of $1 bills which was actually printed with that date until 1965, even while the new 1963-dated bills were also being printed!

To rationalize the situation the Treasury modified its date policy in 1974. A new series date would be used not only for design changes but also when a new Secretary of the Treasury took office; a letter change would be made only when a new Treasurer was appointed. As a result modern bills have many different series dates, but series letters rarely even reach B.