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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SteveInTampa, post: 1526300, member: 27107&quot;]The notes were printed in early 1933, but not released until 1948/49. The Treasury Department expected a shortage in the supply of Silver Certificates that never materialized. They were placed in a vault until they could decide what to do with them. </p><p><br /></p><p>The complete article is at the SPMC website by viewing past journals (March/April 2012) but is not viewable unless you are a member, (which I recommend). Here is the link; <a href="https://www.spmc.org/journals/paper-money-vol-li-no-2-whole-no-278-march-april-2012" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.spmc.org/journals/paper-money-vol-li-no-2-whole-no-278-march-april-2012" rel="nofollow">https://www.spmc.org/journals/paper-money-vol-li-no-2-whole-no-278-march-april-2012</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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