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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gatzdon, post: 302064, member: 8247&quot;]So, does anyone know why the BEP chose to use separate letting for the </p><p>series letter in the serial number for the old and new style notes?</p><p><br /></p><p>For example.&nbsp; The new, colorized style $10, $20, and $50 have a letter I for the series 2006 bills, </p><p>yet the old style $5 and $100 have a letter H for the series 2006 bills.</p><p><br /></p><p>the only thing that I can possibly think of is that it is easier to set up optical recognition for the </p><p>first letter in the serial number in order to pull out the old style notes for destruction regardless</p><p>of whether the note is fit for recirculation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just thinking out loud and curious if anyone has read any statements from the BEP</p><p>as to why they are not using the same letter for the same series.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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