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Message:: [QUOTE="Dr Kegg, post: 1350767, member: 23476"]I doubt that the election has anything to do with the timing, but the changing seasonal demand for currency does. The Fed doesn't want to try to bring out a new design during what's already their busy season, around the Christmas holidays. If you look at the past few new design releases, there's a clear seasonal pattern: February 10 (originally scheduled Kodachrome $100)March 2 (Kodachrome $10)March 13 (Kodachrome $5)March 25 (big-head $100)April 13 (Bicentennial $2)May 24 (big-head $5 and $10)September 24 (big-head $20)September 28 (Kodachrome $50)October 9 (Kodachrome $20)October 27 (big-head $50) So I'd say that we should be looking for either a spring or a fall release date for the Kodachrome $100. I guess there's an outside chance for the fall of 2012, but I think the spring of 2013 looks a whole lot more likely given the wording of that Fed document. Yes Numbers, the BEP generally releases new designs in either spring or fall. I'm hoping spring of 2012 wil lfinally see some of the new $100's. At first I wanted to get a few star examples, but now after looking at the sheer number of stars, I might just go for the one that has the smallest run total as an example.[/QUOTE]