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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jamericon, post: 671740, member: 18294&quot;]<i>&lt;&lt; Second, if in fact, as you state, that no backs were meant for any specific series, then how come we have mule designations at all? &gt;&gt;</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is the pervasive myth about mules: Just because a plate was used with two different series does not make one of them a mule. The notes considered mules have some other fundamental, distinct difference either in the plate serials, the use of the plates, or because more than one sequence of plates exists.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>&lt;&lt; The micro/macro mules shouldn&#039;t really be counted as mules, nor should the 1981 $1 4-digit BP. &gt;&gt;</i> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The micro/macro mules are designated as such because of differences in the sizes of the plate serials. Yes, the micro plates are typically called Series of 1934 and the macros Series of 1934A (and only by collectors), but this is to distinguish between the different designs, not because there was intent to only use micros with micros, etc. The $1 1981 4-digit plates, and all other reset back plates from the 1980s and 1990s, would qualify as mules. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>&lt;&lt; Even the late-finish plates where a micro number was engraved in macro style shouldn&#039;t count according to you, as it doesn&#039;t matter what the number was assigned as it doesn&#039;t match any specific series. &gt;&gt;</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>They are in every sense of the word. The $10 faces 86 and 87, and $5 face 307 faces are true mules: They should have been Series 1934 but instead were finished as Series 1934A. This is clear as day in the BEP plate ledgers. The backs are considered mules not because of their association with any series, but because they bear obsolete elements used alongside contemporary plates.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The key fact with all the mules above is that two sequences existed: micro and macro plate serials (micro/macro mules), obsolete and current plate serials (late-finished mules), and different sets of back plates (the 1980s/1990s DC mules). If you only have one set of plates being used, such as during the Series 1957 SCs and the 1963-1977A $1 FR notes, how can you have any mules?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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