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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jamericon, post: 671431, member: 18294&quot;]<i>Let me restate that:</i></p><p><i>1957 they used back plates 1 through 145 (for example)</i></p><p><i>1957A started at 146 through 205 (again, just an example, not real).</i></p><p><i>1957B started at 206 through 447 (again, example)</i></p><p><i>1963 started at 448 through 650.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What you have described is the usual misunderstanding of how back plates were used (even with your examples). For most of the production of small-size currency there has never been a relationship between back plates and the series they were used with. Back plates are a uniform sequence intended to be used with whatever faces were/are in production: Early 12-subject backs were used for all series - GCs, SCs, FRBNs, NB, FR and US notes. The 18-subject and 32-subject backs followed suit although with less classes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Until the introduction of the Next Generation design, stocks of back sheets were printed and routed to wherever they were needed. When a transition occured from one series to the next, this was independent of back production. Sheets were not printed from a fresh set of back plates, but operations continued as though nothing happened. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes, in 1981 a new back plate sequence was started over at 1 for most denominations, but my research has indicated that this was not necessarily related with the introduction of a new series. And new sequences did not appear with every new series. Only with Series 1996 NexGen notes was a new back plate sequence begun for every series.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Did you get this idea from Azpiazu&#039;s $1 book?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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