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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;funkee, post: 1577977, member: 37925&quot;]That&#039;s normal. Mules swing both ways.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1938 the BEP started printing the first small size mules. The idea was to increase the plate numbers, which advanced the series. The back plates went into printing before the face plates did. The first mules of all denominations had an older front plate (micro) and a newer back plate (macro). </p><p><br /></p><p>Mules of later series had the opposite combination: newer front plate (macro) and older back plate (micro).</p><p><br /></p><p>To the OP: I love the note. Modern mules are hard to spot without a reference of some kind.</p><p><br /></p><p>I could only find one other mule of this series from auction records. It sold on eBay in 2009 for $34.95. It&#039;s listed as 63 grade (no TPG), S/N K00974747G, but no mention of plate numbers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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