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Message:: [QUOTE="Numbers, post: 1277664, member: 11668"]Also, if small-size notes are what you plan to collect, then don't worry too much about Friedberg numbers (or any other catalog numbers).  They exist, but they aren't essential. Catalog numbers are much more significant when it comes to large-size notes, where a single series (say, the 1880 $20 USN) can exist with over a dozen different signature combinations, several different seal colors and sizes, several different paper types....  In these cases, you really need some sort of cataloguing system to keep everything straight, and the Friedberg one is the recognized standard. Small-size notes have far less complexity in these aspects.  Each series has one signature combination, and most series have no color/paper/printing varieties at all.  And those varieties that *do* exist are often not incorporated into Friedberg's numbering anyway; for example, it's only recently that the light vs. dark seals on the early FRNs have been listed, and they still use the same number with just "lgs" or "dgs" added.  For small-size, you'll do fine to just list the series/denom/type, plus a variety in the few cases where it's needed (experimentals, etc.)  This is why books like Hessler-Chambliss don't even bother giving catalog numbers to small-size notes.[/QUOTE]