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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1073754, member: 19065"]<b></b></p><p><b>Kelli: </b>I'm glad this thread was of some help to you as well. Here is some further info regarding notes, using your $100 as example and some help with your questions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, the Series Date has an important function. In general it signals a design or security feature change applied to the note, but most commonly it is due to a change in the signatories, that of Treasurer and Secretary Treasurer. When one leaves or is terminated from their appointment to that office, is promoted from Secretary Treasurer to Treasurer and so on. This is when the Series is changed, new plates are prepared and begin being printed and eventually introduced into circulation according to need-- but not exclusively printed on nor distributed in the year of the Series. Often notes are issued for many many years for a Series date. </p><p><br /></p><p>Other notable changes around this Series era was the removal of terms of payment from prior series, often seen in that little block of copy or in more bold type on the face, indicating 'payment in gold' or a lack thereof this statement, which was the case between Fr-2152 to Fr-2156. (See below)</p><p><br /></p><p>The backs of these Series of notes had no changes that I am immediately aware of unless other more technical printing issues arose or any "<a href="http://currency.ha.com/c/ref/glossary.zx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://currency.ha.com/c/ref/glossary.zx" rel="nofollow">mule</a>" notes were created. A <a href="http://currency.ha.com/c/ref/glossary.zx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://currency.ha.com/c/ref/glossary.zx" rel="nofollow">mule</a> being something which plate position numbers come in handy for identifying. </p><p><br /></p><p>Plate position numbers are significant for use during printing but also indicate where the note was positioned on the large sheets of notes when printed together. </p><p><br /></p><p>Mule notes can be scarce and do often carry a numismatic premium. TPGs like PMG and PCGS Currency will note 'Mule' details on their holders.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some Series of notes were printed in absolutely huge print runs (or printages) and others, by comparison, printed very few. Couple a small print run with a small issuance for a single district add decades of use, destruction of worn notes, generally pulling notes from circulation, collectors collecting notes and a small printage can be a hard note for a collector to acquire, hence driving up the numismatic value of the note. As condition deteriorates a note, so can it's value deteriorate, though with a scarce note (or error, fancy SN, et al.) the value may be offset. Condition/grade of paper money *significantly* affects value. Learning to grade paper is crucial to understanding valuations.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were five different $100 denomination notes bearing Series 1934 and 1934A through 1934D:</p><p><br /></p><p>Fr-2152G Series 1934 Julian | Morgenthau (Light green and dark green ink for this Series)</p><p>Printage: 7,075,000</p><p><br /></p><p>Fr-2153G Series 1934A Julian | Morgenthau</p><p>Printage: 3,328,800</p><p><br /></p><p>Fr-2154G Series 1934B Julian | Vinson</p><p>Printage: 396,000</p><p><br /></p><p>Fr-2155G Series 1934C Julian | Snyder</p><p>Printage: 612,000</p><p><br /></p><p>Fr-2156G Series 1934D Clark | Snyder</p><p>Printage: 78,000</p><p><br /></p><p>To further indicate what changes were for we have guidebooks such as those by Friedberg and Hessler with catalog numbers for each Series of US currency. Schwartz-Lindquist's books are excellent too. That is what the Fr-number (Friedberg) given above helps us identify notes and their related data or alterations. The "G" behind the Fr# indicates the Chicago district. Each Federal Reserve bank covers a region of the US and is assigned a number from 1-12 and a letter from A-L that corresponds to the number/letter: G-7 for Chicago FRNs. </p><p><br /></p><p>With each new Series, not every district had notes printed, so there are some Series which do not have an Fr# for that district/Series. Overall a given Series may have dramatically more/less notes printed for a given Series compared to the previous or following Series issued. You will even see replacement notes for those districts, but not all within a Series have these replacement or star (*) notes. Serial numbers followed by a star "*" are what you will see. They would have a Fr# followed by a star in the guidebooks, i.e. Fr-2156G*.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope that avalanche of information didn't scare you away from paper money and for even more detailed data on paper, I suggest any or all of the guide books below.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Some excellent guidebooks for US Paper Money:</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Guide-United-States-Paper-Official/dp/0794832407/ref=sr_1_22?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1294493143&sr=1-22" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Guide-United-States-Paper-Official/dp/0794832407/ref=sr_1_22?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1294493143&sr=1-22" rel="nofollow">A Guide Book of United States Paper Money (Official Red Books)</a> by Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg [2nd Edition] </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Comprehensive-Catalog-U-S-Paper-Money/dp/0931960665/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1294493267&sr=1-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Comprehensive-Catalog-U-S-Paper-Money/dp/0931960665/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1294493267&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">The Comprehensive Catalog of U.S. Paper Money: All United States Federal Paper Money Since 1812 (Comprehensive Catalog of U S Paper Money)</a> by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gene-Hessler/e/B001K8UJIY/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1294493267&sr=1-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Gene-Hessler/e/B001K8UJIY/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1294493267&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">Gene Hessler</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Guide-Small-Size-Paper-Money/dp/1440202451/ref=dp_ob_image_bk?ie=UTF8&qid=1294493319&sr=1-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Guide-Small-Size-Paper-Money/dp/1440202451/ref=dp_ob_image_bk?ie=UTF8&qid=1294493319&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">Standard Guide to Small-Size U.S. Paper Money - 1928-Date</a> John Schwartz & Scott Lindquist [9th Edition][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1073754, member: 19065"][B] Kelli: [/B]I'm glad this thread was of some help to you as well. Here is some further info regarding notes, using your $100 as example and some help with your questions. Yes, the Series Date has an important function. In general it signals a design or security feature change applied to the note, but most commonly it is due to a change in the signatories, that of Treasurer and Secretary Treasurer. When one leaves or is terminated from their appointment to that office, is promoted from Secretary Treasurer to Treasurer and so on. This is when the Series is changed, new plates are prepared and begin being printed and eventually introduced into circulation according to need-- but not exclusively printed on nor distributed in the year of the Series. Often notes are issued for many many years for a Series date. Other notable changes around this Series era was the removal of terms of payment from prior series, often seen in that little block of copy or in more bold type on the face, indicating 'payment in gold' or a lack thereof this statement, which was the case between Fr-2152 to Fr-2156. (See below) The backs of these Series of notes had no changes that I am immediately aware of unless other more technical printing issues arose or any "[URL="http://currency.ha.com/c/ref/glossary.zx"]mule[/URL]" notes were created. A [URL="http://currency.ha.com/c/ref/glossary.zx"]mule[/URL] being something which plate position numbers come in handy for identifying. Plate position numbers are significant for use during printing but also indicate where the note was positioned on the large sheets of notes when printed together. Mule notes can be scarce and do often carry a numismatic premium. TPGs like PMG and PCGS Currency will note 'Mule' details on their holders. Some Series of notes were printed in absolutely huge print runs (or printages) and others, by comparison, printed very few. Couple a small print run with a small issuance for a single district add decades of use, destruction of worn notes, generally pulling notes from circulation, collectors collecting notes and a small printage can be a hard note for a collector to acquire, hence driving up the numismatic value of the note. As condition deteriorates a note, so can it's value deteriorate, though with a scarce note (or error, fancy SN, et al.) the value may be offset. Condition/grade of paper money *significantly* affects value. Learning to grade paper is crucial to understanding valuations. There were five different $100 denomination notes bearing Series 1934 and 1934A through 1934D: Fr-2152G Series 1934 Julian | Morgenthau (Light green and dark green ink for this Series) Printage: 7,075,000 Fr-2153G Series 1934A Julian | Morgenthau Printage: 3,328,800 Fr-2154G Series 1934B Julian | Vinson Printage: 396,000 Fr-2155G Series 1934C Julian | Snyder Printage: 612,000 Fr-2156G Series 1934D Clark | Snyder Printage: 78,000 To further indicate what changes were for we have guidebooks such as those by Friedberg and Hessler with catalog numbers for each Series of US currency. Schwartz-Lindquist's books are excellent too. That is what the Fr-number (Friedberg) given above helps us identify notes and their related data or alterations. The "G" behind the Fr# indicates the Chicago district. Each Federal Reserve bank covers a region of the US and is assigned a number from 1-12 and a letter from A-L that corresponds to the number/letter: G-7 for Chicago FRNs. With each new Series, not every district had notes printed, so there are some Series which do not have an Fr# for that district/Series. Overall a given Series may have dramatically more/less notes printed for a given Series compared to the previous or following Series issued. You will even see replacement notes for those districts, but not all within a Series have these replacement or star (*) notes. Serial numbers followed by a star "*" are what you will see. They would have a Fr# followed by a star in the guidebooks, i.e. Fr-2156G*. I hope that avalanche of information didn't scare you away from paper money and for even more detailed data on paper, I suggest any or all of the guide books below. [B]Some excellent guidebooks for US Paper Money: [/B] [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Guide-United-States-Paper-Official/dp/0794832407/ref=sr_1_22?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1294493143&sr=1-22"]A Guide Book of United States Paper Money (Official Red Books)[/URL] by Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg [2nd Edition] [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Comprehensive-Catalog-U-S-Paper-Money/dp/0931960665/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1294493267&sr=1-1"]The Comprehensive Catalog of U.S. Paper Money: All United States Federal Paper Money Since 1812 (Comprehensive Catalog of U S Paper Money)[/URL] by [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Gene-Hessler/e/B001K8UJIY/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1294493267&sr=1-1"]Gene Hessler[/URL] [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Guide-Small-Size-Paper-Money/dp/1440202451/ref=dp_ob_image_bk?ie=UTF8&qid=1294493319&sr=1-1"]Standard Guide to Small-Size U.S. Paper Money - 1928-Date[/URL] John Schwartz & Scott Lindquist [9th Edition][/QUOTE]
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