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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numbers, post: 731287, member: 11668&quot;]Actually, no....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The BEP doesn&#039;t start working on the new series until both of the signatures are available, and Rosa Rios wasn&#039;t sworn in as Treasurer until the first week of August.&nbsp; Then it typically takes about three months to create new master plates, duplicate new working plates from them, and get the first print run of the new series through all the steps of the production process.&nbsp; So we wouldn&#039;t expect to see any Series 2009 currency turning up until the November BEP report--*maybe* a run or two in the October report if they&#039;re particularly fast this time around.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And even if there were a longer delay, the date of a new series (when it&#039;s created by a signature change) is the year the Secretary takes office.&nbsp; So the Rios-Geithner notes should be designated as Series 2009 even if for some reason they don&#039;t go to press until after the year is over.&nbsp; Compare Series 1993, which had its first printing in April 1994.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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