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Message:: [QUOTE="erwizard, post: 420557, member: 5822"]I heard the bank tellers saying the same thing about this "error".  Like urban said it sound like you have a $5 2006 note BEFORE they added the new features, ie the stars and the gold 5s.  From PaperMoneyValues.com: "US paper money that has a series date without a suffix letter can indicate the year production started after approval of the original design or when there was a major revision to the design or when there was a change in the way the notes were printed. And unlike the dates on coins, the series date does not change every year. For example, Series 1990 notes, bearing new anti-counterfeiting devices approved in 1990, did not enter circulation until 1991, and were printed for several years after 1991." The BEP has followed different practices over the years in reflecting minor changes such as the printed signatures of government officials appearing on most notes. "the standard practice has been to change the series date also when a new Treasury secretary takes office, and to add or increase a letter suffix (for example, Series 2003 notes were followed by Series 2003A notes) when a new U.S. treasurer takes office. The printed signatures of both individuals appear on current U.S. paper money." It is not an error.  Its a design change.[/QUOTE]