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My finds for today, all $1's:

1995 I-I (back plate number 291...4 away from the 295 error. Arrghhh! Lol).
2001 F-C, XF+.
2003 F-D, from the short run of DC notes for this block, 6.4m.
2006 C-E, repeater serial number: 49004900.
2009 G-A, ladder-ish serial number: 32201000. Not sure about this one. I think the zero between the last 2 and the 1 kind of kill it. Would appreciate thoughts on this.

the '95 and '01 will probably go into my spare cash stash, and the '03 and '06 will prob be added to my collection. Don't know about the '09 yet.

 

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I've heard of collectors having good finds in small and rural towns with coins. Perhaps you will have some good finds with currency as well. I look forward to reading about what you find after you go on that trip.

 

You wouldn't want to get me started on the plans I have to drive from California to Idaho in a couple months!

 

Missed a radar by two straps...


BTW, I noticed that the faceplate numbers usually went in order 133, 132, 131, 133, 132, 131, etc. But a few times one was skipped (i.e. 133, 131, 133) or one plate printed more than one note in a row (133, 132, 132, 132, 131). The backplate numbers also usually followed a pattern (148, 154, 155). But the last 20 notes or so were almost completely random (same three plate numbers though). Anyone know why this is? Some sort of anti-counterfeiting measure?

 

I can't tell you why, but that is how it is. Some brand new consecutive $20's I grabbed out of the ATM (JL-C's) go 140, 141, 142, 140, 141, and so on...

 

I've had new straps where part way thru the strap, 3 completely different BP numbers appeared.

 

That happens too. I suspect (just as somebody has already mentioned) that it is part of an anti-counterfeit attempt. I don't know if anybody here watches or has even heard of a TV show called American Greed, but one major Los Angeles counterfeiter got caught, and all of his counterfeited currency that had been captured by the Feds all across the nation led back to him, only because the plate numbers all matched. Talk about a darn good reason to plead guilty.

 

It has pretty much nothing to do with an anti-counterfeiting attempt but rather the manufacture of the notes themselves. In December 2010, I found two Mint CU and consecutive $1 notes that had matching plate numbers. I emailed an expert on the matter and found out why this type of thing happens. My question:

"Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 8:02 PM

Hello,

I bought a circulated strap of singles from the bank and in it I found 2 mint CU and consecutive 2009 notes in the L-C block. What is strange about them is that their front and back plate numbers are identical. The front plate numbers are 14 and the back numbers are 27. I thought something like this wasn't possible? Everytime I've come across consecutive notes, their plate numbers have changed slightly one from the other.

Thanks"

His response: "Date: Sunday, December 19, 2010, 1:33 PM

Must've been a few defective sheets pulled out before the serialling operation. Bad sheets that are caught before the serial numbers have been printed are just discarded, and not replaced by anything, creating a skip in the cycle of plate numbers. If three sheets in a row get thrown out, then we end up with two consecutive sheets with identical plate numbers. It doesn't happen too often, but it happens."

This expert was Numbers but I contacted him directly through his website as I didn't know he was a member of this forum at the time.

 

Slow day at work(bank), pulled one of my $50 strap on $1 and got 5 Star-notes.


Also got a 2006 000 S/N $5

 

Here the five

 

This is my second 1960s $1 find within a week but unfortunately, this note is split going up into the portrait quite a bit. At first glance this note looks just fine but I suspect I will end up depositing the note.

 

I'll take it if you're going to spend it.

 

Ok, I'll add it to the stash that I've been saving for you. It really doesn't look all that bad on a flat surface. It is just well, split. lol

 

I just picked up
2006 $10 IG-* (640k) XF
1963A $5 E99383293A
2003A $1 F-*

She's holding a couple awesome notes for me that I can't afford to get right now, 1990 $50 B-*, 1969 $50 L-A, 1950D $20 L-A, and a high grade 1990 $20 A-A.

 

What a lucky guy tbud...id be buying that girl a peticur and and some fine exotic chocolates for them finds

 

I did give her a $15 gift card to Starbucks not long ago.

 

I went through 700 singles today and while nothing dated prior to 1993, I did have a couple of neat finds. The first is a 1995 C-* and the second is a rare and hard-to-find 1995 L-S DC note. Unfortunately, the L-S note is fairly worn and used so I may end up spending it.

 

Ditto on what I would normally say!

 

Lol. I went through 400 singles today and had some more nice finds including two 1995 L-X notes. One of the L-X notes is in crisp and high-grade of condition. I also found a pretty nice 1988A L-C note which was the last block of the San Francisco $1 notes to receive regular printings at DC.