A neighbor of mine came over with 5 of these $1 Barr notes Series 1963B notes all appear to be gem uncirculated any help with history and value would be appreciated He maybe interested in parting with them as well
Over 83 million printed for the L-G block, the total for series 1963B $1's is over 458 million....my price guide shows $5 for Ch-CU. I have many 1963B star notes, but never had any interest in the non-stars.
Joseph Barr was only Treasury Secretary for a very short period of time from 1968-1969. From wiki: United States paper money always depicts the signature of the Secretary of the Treasury; because of Barr's short term, collectors speculated notes bearing his signature would be scarce. A common misconception is that currency bearing Barr's name is rare. In reality, 458,880,000 $1.00 notes were printed bearing his signature (although none in other denominations), but due to the $1.00's limited lifespan (they only last an average of 21 months in circulation)[SUP][2][/SUP] it is unknown how many still exist. Basically, notes with his signature were hoarded and are not worth very much today (save for star notes and maybe an odd district/run)