I went to a couple of banks to check for cool money. The first bank had two old notes. I was shocked that one was a 1928b "Funny Back" $1, this series, 1928B, was made between February 1932 and March 1933. This is my first "Funny Back" found in circulation, it has been at the top of my "Want to Find List" since I started searching for old currency. Even though it is an absolute mess I very happy with it. I also got a 1928D $2 note, in better condition, made between January 1934 and July 1944. The second bank I went to, attached to a supermarket I needed to go to had one old note. A 1934D $5 Federal Reserve Note, made between June 25, 1946 and May 29, 1949. Again in very bad shape, but it is my first Federal Reserve Note from 1934. Nothing is worth much, except for face, but I love finding all of them. Sorry about the sideways photos of the $2 note, they won't flip over no matter what I do. The real photos are not sideways, I tried to fix them. I think that the software here puts them sideways to make them fit better.
Cool. I love finding the old ones. I know they aren't worth much to a collector, but they are worth face to everyone. They are hard to put in a sleeve when they are worn and limp. I use a tooth pick to straighten out all the folded corners.
The FB is rough, but I have never gotten one in the banks. Hundreds of silver certificates and same for LT notes. The other day I got a Series 1928 $100, first for that series and denomination.
Wow, lucky you found all those notes. Hopefully you will find a FB soon. Good job finding the 1928 $100, those are hard to find. I found a 1928 $50 once, which I was shocked to find. Hopefully next one I find will be nicer, looks like this one was in circulation since 1932.
Because of the different style of reverse than the newer ones, I do not why it is "Funny" though . I never came up with the name though.
This was the first small size series, after the BEP reduced the size of paper money. At the time, people thought it looked a little fishy, like monopoly money. The front looked familiar with the portrait of Washington, but the back looked "funny."
