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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numbers, post: 417235, member: 11668&quot;]They didn&#039;t print them the modern way; that only goes back to the &#039;50s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Exactly how they did print them is only partially known.&nbsp; There were 12 notes per sheet, and the six notes in each column were numbered consecutively, so that serials 00000001 through 00000006 all came from one sheet.&nbsp; The numbering of the two halves of each sheet varied; sometimes all twelve notes on the sheet were consecutive, but at other times the serials on the two halves differed by several thousand.&nbsp; And it seems to be an open question whether the numbering counted upward or downward within each press run....</p><p><br /></p><p>This particular note being from plate position L, it seems likely that the first run of $2 USNs was serialled with twelve consecutive numbers on each sheet (otherwise, serial 00000024 would presumably land in position F).&nbsp; That&#039;d make this note come from the second sheet in serial order, which would consist of notes 00000013 to 00000024.&nbsp; And even for modern notes, which are known to be numbered backward, collectors always refer to the sheet numbers in serial order (sheet #1 of a print run is the one with the lowest number of the run on it), so I think it&#039;s safe to use the &quot;second sheet printed&quot; wording.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s also not unlikely that the sheet originally left the BEP in uncut form, and was later cut to provide lots of low-serial notes to lots of different collectors.&nbsp; At least, that was the fate of some of the first few dozen sheets of 1928 $1 silvers....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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