Fenntucky Mike

Been wanting to start a journal to detail my journey as I work towards as complete as I can get collection of Czechoslovakia P1-98. I say as complete as possible because 100% completion is unlikely to happen since some issues are incredibly rare. 
I got back a submission of 9 notes last month and am happy with the grades that I received for the most part. All notes were acquired raw and self submission which will probably be how most of the early notes are added. Most of the later, Soviet Era, notes are available graded from time to time and I plan to add them as I can.
My most recent addition is a beautiful 24s. I love the design of this bill especially the colors.

 

It seems to me before I retired back in 2013 that there were currency sets of both Mexico and Mexico - Revolutionary. I'm curious as why this happened? I have fondness for both and would really like to see the revolutionary sets back. I especially like Chihuahua's "dos caritas" notes. I'm going to try to attach a front and back scans of one of mine. I'd be pleased and excited to hear from any currency sets, especially ones with the control numbers. I see there are some revolutionary sets on the coin side, but none here. Oh, I still think the gentleman on the right looks like Captain Kangaroo. Does anyone else see it?
Brian

So, I saw this thing come up and knew it was higher grade than what I had. I added it to my watch list and then never followed up or look at it.

I got a notification last night from eBay that it was ending. It had no bids and a price of $27. The seller - who I buy from often - had a BIN option on it in another listing for $35. Just for fun I put in a $27 bid as the minutes were ticking down. I thought mine was a 66 EPQ but I didn't feel like I had time to check. I won it though!
It turns out the one I had in my set was a 67 EPQ. So this was only a 1 point, minor, upgrade... but it's an upgrade. The set gets slightly better, slightly stronger... slightly closer to being acceptable to Mike's lofty standards.
The seller's image is of an AB. I wouldn't mind if this turned into another case where what they actually send me is an AA, because what I have in my set already (the 67 EPQ) is also an AB. So that could be nice. I guess we'll see.
The serial number on the note they image is interesting - Not fancy, but interesting. Somehow I doubt this is the one I'll get but... interesting to look at nonetheless.
 
Edited to add:
A few months ago I finally bit the bullet and bought a 66 EPQ VEN104a just to fill the whole in my set. The same seller with the above has a VEN104a in 67EPQ now, finally... If I'd realized this last night I might have grabbed this for combined shipping... as it is, now, I'm just going to sigh, roll my eyes, and be a bit annoyed. 
I am still waiting to see if pre-graded Digital Bolivars will start showing up on eBay. If I can get them pre-graded in good grades for good prices I'll probably expand the set to include those and update the name from just "Strength and Sovereignty," but I don't really want to go through the hassle of grading these myself. I think the uniformity and sameness of these is hurting collector interest though and that might hurt dealer interest. I'm noticing that P-110 through P-113 don't seem to have done well, but P-114 did because it has a new back and, of course, it is the 1 Mil.
 
 

Another thing drawing me to central/south America, and beyond Mexico, is a long-standing interest in the ancient cultures of the region - the Maya, the Inca, the Aztec and the Olmec's and so on. If I won the Lottery then my travel plans would be to visit these sites, unlike friends and colleagues who seem to prefer major cities and pristine beaches.
As a result I could not resist this half-quetzal note from Guatemala depicting the Temple of the Jaguar at Tikal on the back and Tecun Uman, one of the last rulers of the Maya, on the front. Does anyone know if the Maya glyph means something specific or is it just used as an example? Languages are not my strong point, google translate? 
The currency is named after the Quetzal, the spectacular red and green bird seen flying across the face of the note whose long tail feathers were incorporated into the headdresses of the Aztec and Maya ruling class. As Tecun Uman's spirit guide, and a symbol of Liberty, it features on many notes and coins from post-colonial Guatemala.
I suppose that means I have already drifted south along the coast and have also started my first 'modern' set.
 

Like coins I seem incapable of just accumulating random notes and need to 'organize' them into some form of set. The diversity of Mexican currency during this period means there is great potential for numerous sets, however one obvious set that I have been considering is one note, any note, from each of the 30 states.
The dos caritas 10 pesos note from my first PMG Journal was issued in Chihuahua so that became State No1 - it appears I have quite a few notes from this large northern state which will no doubt start mulitple other groupings. The next note I mentioned was a 20 pesos note where the otters on the Tampico Coat of Arms seem to have morphed into dogs on the back of the note. This added Tamaulipas as State No2.

State No3 is going to be Vercacruz, highlighted by this 5 Pesos note (S437s, M528s) issued by El Banco Mercantil de Veracruz from 1899 until 1910, another Specimen note. The 5 Pesos was the lowest, and most common denomination issued by the bank but like many of the original state banks this one didn't survive the revolution when Carranza as the new President cancelled all their charters in an attempt to centralise the banking system. This note shows a seated female figure (representing the city?) on the front with her back to the harbour surrounded by references to the local industries and commerce; mining tools, agricultural products and the train line. The back of the note depicts another view of the docks as Veracruz, like Tampico, is a major port and remains critical to the Mexican economy today although the fortress of St Juan de Ulua could do with some restoration.


So at February 2022 the Mexican states acquired are:-
No1: Chihuahua
No2: Tamaulipas
No3: Veracruz
So 3/30 at the moment, only 27 to go, some are going to be difficult, due to both limited availability and/or that they are expensive but it is the challenge and it is striving for completion that keeps us young!
 

My first Mexican Banco note is a specimen* Tamaulipas 20 Pesos from 1902-1914 (S431s, M522s). As I have now discovered the state of Tamaulipas is on the east coast, bordering Texas and therefore facing the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. Tampico is located in the south east corner of the state and is not only a major port but the largest city, and also where the first branch of the bank was established by the Governor and a group of local business men and as such the back of all the notes in this series reflects the city Coat of Arms.
Only it doesn't, well not quite!
The boatman and the land are fine however the two animals in the foreground on the Coat of Arms are otters as Tampico apparently means 'place of the water dogs' in the Mayan derivative language called Huastec, not surprising given the ideal conditions for the species provided by the marshy coastline. However given the reference to 'water dogs' I guess the American Bank Note Company were not paying complete attention and engraved two 'dogs' instead of two otters. They may not be entirely to blame as I assume the Banco de Tamaulipas management also approved of the design although they may have thought the provided 'coat of arms' was enough description. My note is Series H which is the last series for this denomination and was only partly issued from 21st April 1914, due to yet another change of government, so I expect updating the design was not practical at this point as there was a war on!
Anyone have any further insight?
*Specimens and remainders seem to be almost the only way to get high grade examples of these earlier Mexican notes as the issued notes were widely circulated, were largely recalled and incinerated, and are therefore usually only found in low grades (Fair to Fine and very occasionally VF).
 
 
 

Well here I am over at the PMG Journals with my first banknote - a 'dos caritas' 10 pesos from the Mexico Revolution 1910-1920. As my main collection evolved into Napoleonic coins you may ask 'where the *>?^ did that come from?'
As Napoleon conquered most of Europe my collection of French coins started to also encompass those issued in Italy, Westphalia, Holland and Spain as family members took charge of these territories. The impact of the ever changing European map was felt globally, most notably initiating the collapse of the Spanish Empire, and having started by collecting British small silver I found that I was picking up a few fractional reales from this period with most of the examples being from Spain itself, and Mexico. Due to a preference for 'real money' in the early 1800's there was a lack of 'paper money' so I jumped ahead about a hundred years or so to another turbulent period in Mexico's history - the early 1900's. Not only did I find the often classical designs of the earlier notes issued by the 'Bancos' attractive this was a period I really knew nothing about, the currency was incredibly diverse and rapidly changing across the whole region, and so it was a great opportunity for discovery and to learn something new.
I realise that this is a common note and you could probably buy the whole denomination set immediately on Ebay but these would be lower grades and/or expensive - one thing collecting coins taught me is that quality (and rarity and preferably both) counts and this top grade note was not much above the grading cost. For anyone who also reads the NGC Journals you will no doubt be aware that one of my passions in coins is the search for die varieties and even for this note there seems to be at least 23 options (not including control letters etc*) with mine# probably the easiest to find in high grade, but you have to start somewhere!
*Mexican Paper Money 2017 highlights 'the dos caritas series from Chihuahua, are collected by series, control letters and numbers which total in excess of a 1,000 notes'. This is NEVER going to happen.
#N series with the red scalloped seal, control letters but no date on the back S535a/M924w PMG66EPQ
 
 
 
 
 

I've been hating on how I examine watermarks for a long time now. Holding a note up to a light source, trying to see the whole note and probably craning my neck to get a good look. Taking a good picture while trying to view a watermark in that way is on par with a center ring circus act. I knew I wanted something that sat flat on a table, with a large surface, good white lighting and didn't cost an arm and a leg. Now, I didn't search the web for "flat light table thingy for banknotes" but I knew, in my head, what it should look like and eventually I would stumble across something. A few weeks ago, while Christmas shopping on Amazon for one of my sisters, it happened. Finally! After a year the answer to my sore neck had arrived!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DYP468V?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details 
A lighted sketch pad! I know that this is only new to me and probably not to most experienced collectors, but hey, I'm still excited. For $17 I immediately picked it up and anxiously awaited its arrival. Once received, I immediately set to work testing it out, and here are a few examples.
 



Nice!  This is a BIG improvement, it's flat, sits on a table, the light (brightness) is adjustable, it's hands free, I can easily use a loupe and take pictures..... Yeah, this is WAY better. The only thing that is a little weird is that you see more of the opposite side of the note, which is not a big deal. You see the opposite side of the note when back lighting a note regardless, I just see more of the other side than normal because the note is so much better back lit, but I also see the watermarks ten times better. It's just something I'll adjust to after a short while and be better off for it. 
I like my banknote "gadgets", UV light, IR light and now this sketch pad. All things that I use often and because of them get a whole new level of appreciation for banknotes, enjoying them that much more. A notes design is something to behold, (not just the artistic aspect) the layout, the security features, the hidden little gems. A note really comes alive when you peel back the layers, especially moderns. 

I've been meaning to create a Journal entry about this subject for some time, but me being me, I've dragged my feet for over a year. Recent events in and around Ukraine such as a Russian attempt to organize a coup, and Russian forces (again) amassing at Ukraine's boarders have brought this topic back to mind for me, and I figure it's better to write about this sooner rather than later.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and Ukraine's subsequent independence, there has been an uneasy peace. "Peace" was convenient for Russia, as the early Ukrainian government was corrupt and easily manipulated, with many longtime Soviet individuals able to remain in control as oligarchs. These pseudo-officials managed to milk untold sums of money, property and power from the Ukrainian people and by 2013 then President Yanukovych was looking to officially strengthen Ukraine's ties to Russia after reneging on a Association Agreement with the EU. Shortly after this the Euromaidan protests began, followed by the Revolution of Dignity and by 2014 Yanukovych was impeached, fleeing to Russia. Finally, whilst Ukraine was in a state of unrest and confusion, Russian forces seized on the opportunity to invade and annex Crimea.  
Having newly taken Crimea, Russia saw fit to rub this in Ukraine's face via some old fashion propaganda on their currency. A year after annexing Crimea, maybe less, The Russian Federation issued a 100 ruble banknote commemorating Crimea. The banknote depicts a view of the Monument to the Sunken Ships located in Sevastopol Bay at the southern tip of Crimea, along with a depiction of a portion of the painting "Russian squadron on the Sevastopol roads" by I.K. Aivazovsky. The back depicts a view of the decorative castle Swallow's Nest located in Gaspra on the Crimean Peninsula. The National Bank of Ukraine quickly banned the 100 ruble note along with "any currencies on which are illustrated maps, symbols, buildings, monuments, archaeological sites, landmarks, landscapes, or any other objects, situated in the territory of Ukraine occupied by Russia.". The note was part of a commemorative set which included coins, or it could be purchased separately. 

In 2017 Russia saw fit to, again, use a depiction of the Monument to the Sunken Ships in Sevastopol, but this time on its 200 ruble circulating note. The front of the note depicts the Monument, the back depicts a view of Tauric Chersonesos, a fifth century B.C. Greek city on the shores of the Black Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and located on the Crimean Peninsula. Again, the NBU was quick to issue a statement denouncing the note and prohibiting its use along with other currencies in any monetary transactions "transactions using banknotes and coins issued by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation in case they contain images of maps, symbols, buildings, monuments, archeological or historical artefacts, and landscapes of any other objects located on Ukrainian administrative territorial units occupied by the Russian Federation.".

Most recently, in 2018, the Russian Federation issued a banknote commemorating the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Sounds innocent enough but on the back of the note is a depiction of a soccer ball and on the ball is a map of the Russian Federation with annexed Crimea included. Once again, the NBU denounced the banknote and banned it from use in Ukraine while at the same time requesting that Ukrainian financial institutions accept 100 & 200 ruble notes that were not subject to any bans. Depicted on the front of the note is a boy with a ball under his arm and a goalkeeper diving for a ball. On the back is a football used as a symbol of the globe and football fans.

As mentioned, also banned are several coins. Here are the ones I know of.




 
I have the three banned banknotes in my collection, they are very attractive notes and the 2015 note fits into one of my signature sets I'm working on, but I have to admit that I feel a little conflicted about it. My affinity for Ukrainian coins and banknotes gives me pause about collecting these, but they are part of the modern history of Ukraine and a vital part of any comprehensive Ukrainian banknote collection that strives to tell a complete narrative. A narrative that may see Ukraine Back In The U.S.S.R. sooner rather than later, but hopefully not.  

I've been meaning to create a Journal entry about this subject for some time, but me being me, I've dragged my feet for over a year. Recent events in and around Ukraine such as a Russian attempt to organize a coup, and Russian forces (again) amassing at Ukraine's boarders have brought this topic back to mind for me, and I figure it's better to write about this sooner rather than later.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and Ukraine's subsequent independence, there has been an uneasy peace. "Peace" was convenient for Russia, as the early Ukrainian government was corrupt and easily manipulated, with many longtime Soviet individuals able to remain in control as oligarchs. These pseudo-officials managed to milk untold sums of money, property and power from the Ukrainian people and by 2013 then President Yanukovych was looking to officially strengthen Ukraine's ties to Russia after reneging on a Association Agreement with the EU. Shortly after this the Euromaidan protests began, followed by the Revolution of Dignity and by 2014 Yanukovych was impeached, fleeing to Russia. Finally, whilst Ukraine was in a state of unrest and confusion, Russian forces seized on the opportunity to invade and annex Crimea.  
Having newly taken Crimea, Russia saw fit to rub this in Ukraine's face via some old fashion propaganda on their currency. A year after annexing Crimea, maybe less, The Russian Federation issued a 100 ruble banknote commemorating Crimea. The banknote depicts a view of the Monument to the Sunken Ships located in Sevastopol Bay at the southern tip of Crimea, along with a depiction of a portion of the painting "Russian squadron on the Sevastopol roads" by I.K. Aivazovsky. The back depicts a view of the decorative castle Swallow's Nest located in Gaspra on the Crimean Peninsula. The National Bank of Ukraine quickly banned the 100 ruble note along with "any currencies on which are illustrated maps, symbols, buildings, monuments, archaeological sites, landmarks, landscapes, or any other objects, situated in the territory of Ukraine occupied by Russia.". The note was part of a commemorative set which included coins, or it could be purchased separately. 

In 2017 Russia saw fit to, again, use a depiction of the Monument to the Sunken Ships in Sevastopol, but this time on its 200 ruble circulating note. The front of the note depicts the Monument, the back depicts a view of Tauric Chersonesos, a fifth century B.C. Greek city on the shores of the Black Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and located on the Crimean Peninsula. Again, the NBU was quick to issue a statement denouncing the note and prohibiting its use along with other currencies in any monetary transactions "transactions using banknotes and coins issued by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation in case they contain images of maps, symbols, buildings, monuments, archeological or historical artefacts, and landscapes of any other objects located on Ukrainian administrative territorial units occupied by the Russian Federation.".

Most recently, in 2018, the Russian Federation issued a banknote commemorating the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Sounds innocent enough but on the back of the note is a depiction of a soccer ball and on the ball is a map of the Russian Federation with annexed Crimea included. Once again, the NBU denounced the banknote and banned it from use in Ukraine while at the same time requesting that Ukrainian financial institutions accept 100 & 200 ruble notes that were not subject to any bans. Depicted on the front of the note is a boy with a ball under his arm and a goalkeeper diving for a ball. On the back is a football used as a symbol of the globe and football fans.

As mentioned, also banned are several coins. Here are the ones I know of.




 
I have the three banned banknotes in my collection, they are very attractive notes and the 2015 note fits into one of my signature sets I'm working on, but I have to admit that I feel a little conflicted about it. My affinity for Ukrainian coins and banknotes gives me pause about collecting these, but they are part of the modern history of Ukraine and a vital part of any comprehensive Ukrainian banknote collection that strives to tell a complete narrative. A narrative that may see Ukraine Back In The U.S.S.R. sooner rather than later, but hopefully not.  

A  Feature Photo/album/album cover art work to get everyone in the Holiday mood. 
I was scouring the world for Ukrainian banknotes the other day and one auction, at a major overseas auction house located in Prague, had 39 PCGS graded Ukrainian banknotes!  I've come across PCGS graded Ukrainian banknotes many times, so it's not like it's unusual to see them but typically PMG graded notes out number PCGS graded notes BY A LOT!  A quick search of ebay lists 217 PMG graded notes and 21 PCGS graded notes, a roughly 10:1 difference, and this spread is typical of what I normally see on a daily basis. That's why a listing of 39 PCGS graded notes is shocking to me! The group of notes is IMPRESSIVE, with five Karbowanez issues, several specimens and error notes, the error notes are worth the time just to look at. Here are a few of the more dramatic ones.





The fold errors are cool but those inverted overprints are AMAZING!  I've a few error notes, including a fold error, but man those overprints are fantastic. I'm super jealous right now, one day though. 
The PCGS holders look good and have more information on the labels compared to identical notes graded by PMG. I'm not planning on switching to PCGS graded notes, HELL NO, but I do have a couple that I'm planning on crossing to PMG and the new PCGS holders are an improvement over the old ones. In addition to the 39 notes I have also been seeing a ton of PCGS graded Ukrainian coins, more now than in the last five years combined, right now on ebay there are 116 Ukrainian coins  graded by NGC and 63 PCGS graded coins. A much closer spread than the banknotes. 
The graded notes and coins have me wondering, how big of a play (if at all) is PCGS trying to make in the world market and the banknote market in general, PMG currently has a strangle hold on graded notes in general and NGC is the king of the hill in the world/ancient coin markets.  Did this auction house submit these and do they have an exclusive deal with PCGS in regards to who they send coins and notes to for grading or were these from a collection and consigned to auction by a collector? I don't know, but it's interesting to see the increase in PCGS graded items in my collecting areas and hopefully it will mean more items get shook loose and hit the auction blocks. A bunch of PCGS graded notes is actually a blessing in disguise as they typically bring less at auction than their PMG counterparts, and the Karbowanez probably will sell for below typical pricing, but the specimen and error notes will be an exception, as the holder they are in should not affect the pricing. I expect these to realize pretty good prices. Especially those overprints. 
Happy Halloween! 

Saint Paul, MN The National German American Bank of St. Paul, Ch. # 2943 VAR 2 Battle of Lexington vignette (On Holder) PMG 15 $20 1882 BB Fr. 494 SN 2302/E512790 pp A/2 dtd. May 9th, 1883 Proof certified May 21, 1883. Large only bank with two $10BBs and this $20BB.  Paper with 2 continuous horizontal threads and Variety 2 vignette.  Vertical charter numbers were used up until September of 1890 and the mid way point of the E-block SN indicates an 1891 production date consistent with signatures of John W. Krapfel, Cashier (1890-1892) and J. Lockey, President.  Lockey served as cashier from 1884-1889, President from 1890-1892, and back to cashier by 1894-1902.  The cashier's signature is fantastic, but the president's has faded as is often the case with a penned signature from the cashier and a stamped signature of the president.  The bank liquidated 11/27/1912 and circulation was assumed by The Merchants NB (Ch2020).  The Treasury SN is consistent with 1890-91 and the last use of paper with two horizontal threads and the Variety 1 State Seal with bp 2 (best observed on the proof of the back from the Smithsonian).  I had PMG record the paper variety and the vignette variety.  I should have had them add the cashier's name...
Krapfl translates as donut in Google translator, but my wife tells me its a cookie in her Austrian cookbook.  Krapfel was from Bavaria and has an extensive banking bio.  He was a banker in Waterloo, Iowa and he took the job as cashier of the N German American Bank in St. Paul, but was convinced to return to Waterloo.
Variety: 1) Battle of Lexington Vignette, 2) State seal variety (bp 2), 3) paper (with two continuous horizontal threads) 4) bank officer signatures, 5) probably something I overlooked :-)
You can find that note here:  https://www.pmgnotes.com/certlookup/8090100-019/15/

That was a long outage... but.... I have returned!
Just in time too. I have a fun new note coming in a week or so to talk about... and more on the way me thinks!

Incorporated in 1840, Clearfield is a borough in and the county seat of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,215 people making it the second most populous community in Clearfield County behind DuBois.
On the night of May 12, 1869, the County National Bank of Clearfield was broken into, the door of the safe ripped open, and $15,000 in currency and $4,500 in U.S. Bonds taken.  This story is pieced together from newspaper articles of the time. Note that some reports mistakenly have the bank robbed as the First National Bank. A sizeable reward of $1,000, or possibly $5,000 was reported.  Two men were arrested near Centerville on the 19th by Deputy Sheriff Huzzard and John Defibaugh.  They took passage on the stage some distance from Bedford, and the driver being suspicious of them sent word to the Deputy Sheriff and drove slowly until he was overtaken by the official. The two were taken to Bedford and jailed and the officers of the bank were notified. Cashier D.W. Moore, Esq., arrived the next day. A third robber with over $15,000 was still at large. In the meantime, D.R. Anderson and John B. Whip of Centerville found a package containing $4,500 in U.S. Bonds and $60 in new postal currency [known better now as Fractional Currency, issued from 1862-1876] hidden in the hollow of a stump near where the two men were arrested.  A preliminary hearing was held before Justice Nicodemus and the parties gave their names as J.M. Newman and Jacob [possibly James] Wilson. District Attorney Kerr made an application to have them removed to Clearfield County for trial and Sheriff Steckman was directed to convey them to the county jail in Clearfield.  It would come out that one of the two robbers was the notorious safe-blower known as Jack Nelson, alias "California Jack" and the third man named Jeddie E. Lamoine had made his way to St. Louis.
Governor Geary of Pennsylvania made requisition to Governor McClurg of Missouri for return of Lamoine to Clearfield for trial.  Cashier D.M. Moore was dispatched to Jefferson City and with this document was able to procure an arrest warrant.  Lamoine was arrested by officers in his residence on Franklin near Garrison Ave., making no resistance.  Officers Harrigan and Tracy made the arrest.  Lamoine had previously been arrested on suspicion of having been connected with the safe robbery of the Franklin County, Missouri treasury of some $10,000, but was acquitted.  He had since been engaged in the liquor business under the firm of Lamoine & Co.  He was about 35 years of age with a wife and children.  Mr. Moore, accompanied by Officer Tracy departed St. Louis for Clearfield with the prisoner.
By July 16, 1869, two of the Clearfield bank robbers were found guilty and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary.  The third party, "California Jack," turned States evidence and escaped punishment.
Altoona Tribune, Altoona, PA, Mon. Apr. 4, 1892.
Clearfield bank robbery The Daily Evening Express, Lancaster, PA, Thu., June 10, 1869.
Bedford Inquirer, Bedford, PA, Fri., June 25, 1869.
Bedford Gazette, Bedford, PA, Fri., July 16, 1869.
The Clarion , Clarion, PA, Sat., June 5, 1869.
Clearfield , Clearfield, PA, Wed., June 2, 1869.
Valley Spirit, Chambersburg, PA, Wed., May 19, 1869.
In December of 1869, perhaps tiring of his duties as cashier, Daniel W. Moore purchased the Altoona Vindicator and changed the name to the Altoona Sun.  He had been associated from 1838-1865 with the Clearfield as sole or part owner.  He would become best known as a prominent citizen of Clearfield County and veteran Democratic Editor.
About a day ago I submitted this on the bank wiki here:  County National Bank, Clearfield, PA (Charter 855) - Bank Note History

A recent Replacement note find by a friend at the Higgins Museum located in Okoboji, IA on Fall River, MA Series 1902 $50 Date Back SN 247/A147633 pp C prompted this work.  Stars of course were NOT used on national bank notes.  You have to find notes produced with old paging machine numbering technology to identify these large size national bank note replacements.  For some examples see my signature set: 
My goal was to narrow down on the production date for this, and any Series of 1902 $50 DB and then I added Plain Back and Red Seals for good measure.  The real motivation was because the numbering showed the typical old font used for numerals from paging machines that dated pre-1903—except for the A.  The A was a short legged (I call stubby) modern A.  Mixing of modern font with old font numbering wheels occurs, particularly for 4s.  Mixed font replacements are known as hybrids and for 4s, the earliest known was ~1915.  When was this hybrid note produced?  For $5s, $10s, and $20s, you can use the Treasury SN and data from Huntoon to narrow down to the production year.  Like data for $50-$100s wasn’t available due to the much lower quantities of high denomination notes produced. 
The assumption I started with is that the notes with Nap|Thomp or Nap|Burke plates, first produced in years of most interest, with low bank SNs are from the 1st production run, so the Treasury SN production use ought to be shortly after the plate date on those notes.  I searched Heritage’s archives by Fr. # for $50s and $100s and recorded plate date and SNs. This to me was much easier and quicker than looking through ledgers from Comptroller of the Currency for deliveries of notes.  Basically I found consistent data for my method and expanded as much as possible to get a good coverage of what year a given Treasury SN was produced from 1908-1925.  Table 1 has the $50-$100 Series of 1902 DB and PB data and Table 2 has the data for high denomination Series of 1902 Red Seals.   Using the table below I think Fall River's Treasury SN A147633 was from production in 1912 which is the earliest known hybrid Replacement (known to me). Fall River's DBs were replacing red seals, so the quantity not as great as if replacing series of 1882 notes. Nevertheless, quite likely this note is from the first production run, quite possibly only of 250 sheets, for Fall River and near the June 26, 1912 certification date for the CDEC plate and proof.  SN 247 is a survivor; how it ended up at the Higgins is likely a great story.  I could confirm delivery date of the Fall River note with a trip to the National Archives and someday I hope to do so.
Table 1.  50-50-50-100 Series of 1902 DB and PB Treasury SN approx. date of production.
SN       Plate date   Bank (Charter)        Bank SN
A1       Nov 2, 1910            1744            1* [Burlington, IA Merchants NB]
A1125    Nov 20, 1910           4507           25  [La Junta, CO FNB]
A3926    Jan. 8, 1911           1799           52  [Albia, IA FNB]
A28651   Aug. 26, 1911          4676          321 [New Castle, PA  CNB 3x$50-$100 SN 834 in same run]
A30743  Aug. 27, 1911           1881          233 [Dixon, IL The Dixon NB]
A33766  ?Sep-Oct 1911           1889          156 [Rock Island, IL The Rock Island NB]
A45384   Oct. 11, 1911          4653          254 [Longmont, CO The Farmers NB]
A79213 %  Sep. 16, 1911          1896           82 [Sycamore, IL The Sycamore NB] %Same SN entered as BB
A113464  May 21, 1912           4742          216
A193021  Jan 15, 1913           2093          143
A204260  Mar. 14, 1913          2098          422
A221630  Mar 31, 1913          10360          482
A251524  Aug 8, 1913             906          490++ 
A243914  Sept. 1, 1913          2128          401
A258068  Dec. 23, 1913          2132           64
A275968  July 11, 1914          2158          280
A380962  Aug. 24, 1914          2176          324 [series of 1902 50s and 100s only]
A654733  Sept. 7, 1914          2189          155
A704904  Oct. 20, 1914          2205           10 [SN 309 in same run]
A726412  May 15, 1915           2300          158 [SN 240 in same run]
A729571  June 4, 1915           5002          417 [SN 619 in same run]
A733557  Aug 5, 1915            1080            1 [Huntoon, estimate 1st PB]
A735802  Sept. 8, 1915         10778          316 [Chatham and Phenix NYC $100; SN 1918 in same run]
A736955 Oct 9, 1915            10793            9 [San Antonio, TX $100]
A738528  Jan. 21, 1916          5033          142 [Mayfield, KY $100]
A741868  Apr 7, 1916            5038          102 [50s and 100s only]
A755894  Jan. 16, 1917          2349          264
A768941  June 25, 1917         11037            1 [Kansas City, MO $100; SN 1074 in same run]
A777143  ~Feb. 15, 1918          2377            9
A790441  Dec. 9, 1918           5161          131
A792176  ~Feb. 20, 1919         2412           26
A798118  May 31, 1919           2428           28
A850793   Feb. 2, 1920          11596          151
A852295  May 10, 1920           5491           33
A859698  Apr. 11, 1920          5303          126
A860269  June 26, 1920          5498           77
A863457  Feb. 19, 1920          2456           45++       
A864601  July 25, 1920          5525           46
A864547  Aug. 6, 1920           5547           95
A869361  Jan 18, 1921           5716          219 [SN 39 in census]
A874772  Mar. 15, 1921          2511          370
A916633  Jun. 18, 1921          5716          536 [Oklahoma City $50]
A919784  Sept. 12, 1921         2566          292 [SN 522 in same run]
A921600  Sept. 17, 1921         2576           28
A932092  Nov. 1, 1921           2584          190 [SN 588 in same run]
A938277  Dec. 14, 1921          2604          103
A942618  Feb. 4, 1922           2637           74 [SN 200 in same run]
A963517  Mar. 26, 1922          6186          523 so called 4th charter
B67214  Dec. 15, 1923          12475          380 [Galveston, TX Fr. 685]
B67241  Dec. 15, 1923          12475          541 [Galveston, TX Fr. 685]
B67375  Dec. 15, 1923          12475          541 [Galveston, TX Fr. 707]
B67820  Dec. 15, 1923          12475          986 [Galveston, TX Fr. 707]
B132649 Apr. 24, 1925          12707          525 [Dallas, TX Fr. 707]
B141584  issued Aug 25, 1925    8409          340*
B141504  issued Aug 25, 1925   11603          390**
*Huntoon, first/last DB issued by CoC w/treasuy SN amd **Huntoon, last PB issued by CoC w/treasury SN
Table 2.  50-100 Series of 1902 red seals Treasury SN approx. date of production.
SN       Plate date   Bank (Ch. #) Bank Sn
A1      Sep 9, 1902   2670           1  [Huntoon; Chicago FNB]
A1424   May 3, 1902*  2719           69 [Geneva, OH]
A26642  Feb 25, 1903   283          746
A27526  Feb 25, 1903   170         2630
A41762  May 20, 1903  2999            1 [Bridgeton, NJ]
A92661  Jun 8, 1904   3206         1240 [Minneapolis, MN]
A94975  ~Aug 1904     7384            1 [Sargent, NE REPLACEMENT]
A132625 Mar 11?, 1905 1016         1380 [Denver, CO]
A146972 Mar. 22, 1905 7709            1 [Petersburg, VA $50]
A113992 Jan 24, 1905   819           43  [Bloomington, IL]
A178288 June 13, 1905 1365          784 [Elgin, IL]
A190228 Nov 14, 1905  3413          259 [Richmond, IN]
A242708 Dec. 4, 1905  8026            1 [Rochester, NY]
A253945 Mar. 10, 1906 3471            8 [Boise City, ID]
A312302 Jan 16, 1907  3632           49 [Stroudsburg, PA Fr. 666R REPLACEMENT!]
A351269 Aug 9, 1907   3777          138 [Abilene, KS]
A424681 Oct 20, 1908  6484           847 [Huntoon; San Juan, Porto Rico]
*Appears Chicago's order was placed first ahead of others

So, apparently "Operation Sunrise" has been used as the name for military operations in WWII and the Vietnam War, but it was also the name given to the RBZs and Zimbabwe's "plan"  in 2005 to bring inflation under control by cutting 3 zeroes off the currency and make the 2nd dollar in the 1st redenomination. I say "plan" because I don't know why they ever thought it would work. But the release of the 2nd Dollar Bearer Checks were the first part of Zimbabwe's "Operation Sunrise."
I've always tried to make my main competitive sets for my Zimbabwe collection do a decent / respectable job of standing alone as individual sets an not just as competitive chunks of "Gradually, then Suddenly." I think I've mostly achieved that with the First Dollars, the 3rd Dollars (and sub sets thereof), the 4th dollars and the "new" / modern Z dollars, but I think the 2nd dollars lost out and got the short end of the stick with presentation. I've been doing a bit of work to go back and fix that - building out the set description better and finally taking more advantage of the fact that note descriptions in competitive and signature sets can be different to allow me to make the 2nd dollar set "stand alone" better. As part of this re-vamp I'm renaming the set "Operation Sunrise."
I feel like that has to be one of the more ironic names. That set / series wasn't the dawn of a new day. It just be came the first in a long series of failed attempts at a reboot of the national currency.
On that note, I've also changed the name on my New dollars set from "Zimbabwe Dollars Reborn" to "Zimbabwean Zombie Dollars," because that currency is surely the monetary version of the walking / shuffling dead.

The use of prefixes actually predates their recognition as security enhancements implemented in 1869 on original series notes. Here's the story created with much help from Huntoon... The treasury sheet SNs and seals were overprinted on Original Series notes at the forerunner to the BEP at the Treasury Dept. Building in Washington. Bank sheet SNs were printed by the bank note companies prior to delivery to the Treasury Dept. Once the first million serials were consumed, treasury switched from red to blue numbers. A prefix letter was used beginning with the 3rd million, or as early as January 1865 for $5-$5-$5-$5 sheets. Treasury sheet SNs as security devices was examined in April 1869 and there were 3 changes implemented. (1) In most cases, prefix letters were added to the numbers if they were not already in use for that plate combination. [exceptions were 50-100 (see pic), 4x$500 and 4x$1000] (2) numbers were terminated with brackets (but see pic--I would call it a parenthesis) (3) spaces between prefix letters and numbers were eliminated. Estimated 1st secured numbers: 5-5-5-5 E225978, 10-10-10-20 A61264, 50-100 245090, 1-1-1-2 B556082. I collected a few examples for the sheets listed above, both before and after implementation of the security enhancements. The interesting one to me is for the 10-10-10-20 for Raleigh (1682) $10 SN A77519 (that's the earliest note with an A prefix that I could find). It's a great note with a rare Jeffries-Spinner Treasury signature combination found on original series notes.  It sports those security enhancements although that number is just a bit crooked if I'm allowed to be critical of this awesome note!   

What do you call the right delimiter on the treasury SN for a series of 1902 Date Back or Plain Back?  They look like right-looking eyes to me or I've also heard chicken foot.  Here's my latest collage on the variability of those eyes (or feet), basically from about 1908 through to 1925.  Oh, a useful piece of info is that series of 1902 red seals used a different delimiter and the highest treasury SN on a 4x$10 plate was Y608545... my Warren note shown last in the collage has Y576088.
Most of these notes can be seen in my signature set where I track treasury SN by the back plate number.  Look for the notes from sheets of 4x$10s at the end.  The Warren, PA notes are fun as the delimiter is very different on each (the V-block awaits the next PMG submission).

Hopefully you noted the two replacement notes included in the collage.  Those may be found in a different signature set:   
I'm not sure, but I don't think paging machines needed the 'chicken foot/eye looking R or L' delimiter until after rotary number machines were introduced in 1903. Someone better at type currency can correct me, but I know that delimiter exists on 1905 $20, and 1907 $10, and 1922 series Gold Certificates, but not on anything earlier?? Before 1903 when numbers were paged??  So when was the first use of a paged chicken foot? I'm thinking it was on a NBN Replacement. Maybe this one: https://currency.ha.com/itm/national-bank-notes/cincinnati-oh-5-1902-date-back-fr-592-the-fifth-third-national-bank-ch-m-2798-pmg-choice-very/a/3581-20433.s?ic4=ListView-Thumbnail-071515#

My grades came back for the 12 Traveler’s Cheques (2 sets of 6) and the 3 Hole-filling 2nd Dollar Bearer Cheques… and I am thrilled!!!! They did significantly better than I’d been allowing myself to hope for. I’d been thinking I’d be extremely happy if Fenntucky Mike was right, and they all came back with grades in the 61-63 range. I was mentally bracing to get a bunch in the AU50-55 range. Instead, I got the following.

I’m not a note grader. I don’t at all know how to grade these and don’t claim to know. This was a shot in the dark for me with the best examples I could find at a reasonable-feeling price. This is one of the reasons I normally would not want to self-submit notes because I just don’t know what makes a promising bet and what could be a deal-breaker. So, I was just trying to cross my fingers and come in with what I hoped were reasonable expectations and this blew me away.
11 out of 12 got the EPQ designation and 9 out of 12 came back at 63 or above.
A 66 EPQ a P-17 and a P-19 has me over the moon and a 65 EPQ for P-20, combined with the P-15 in 65 EPQ is enough to make a very strong set of these checks, with a 63 EPQ and 64 EPQ to round out the set. It is a tiny bit of a bummer that both P-15s came back at 64 EPQ, below the 65 EPQ on the one I have, so on paper that arguably was a waste, but those are still very solid grades that just barely missed the other and I wanted P-15s as my -001 on the invoices.
I split the traveler’s checks into 2 invoices so I’d have two groups of -001 to -006 – maybe two competitive sets with all the same invoice number. Because all the higher grades didn’t land on one submission and because the P-15s didn’t beat the other, if I want to make the best competitive set I can I’d have to mix and match, which would defeat the purpose of paying the $10 to split the two invoices and submit the P-15s. I’ll decide later how I want to deal with that – go for style or go for the strongest possible group of 6.
I’m thinking I may have to contact the seller and tell him how this turned out and thank him. I’m definitely feeling good at this point for paying the extra cash to have him pick and pull the nicest examples he had.
On the bearer checks, the 64 EPQ on the P-46b is slightly disappointing, but the 67 EPQ top pop on the P-40 was great, and this gives me a complete graded set for the 2nd dollar, which is what I wanted out of that. I'll be in no rush to upgrade or try for an upgrade on that 64 I think.
The "Stamp Cancelled" comment is interesting in that it IS in the comments on the back but it seems to be new. My older P-15 - which is still in a new gen holder - doesn't have it.
 

It's been awhile since I've created any new sets for Nationals.  I'd like to say, I need room to post at least one more picture.  I have tried to standardize in the past decade or so to post a front and a back in their proper slots.  It makes for a neat looking collection.  So here's that new collection--not terribly impressive and that's why I haven't had a MA set in the past.  
I just recently added the note on The Second NB of Malden, MA (11014) because it's a fairly tough to find variety produced with early plates from the Government Printing Office (GPO).  GPO plates produced a better product than BBS, the BEP's contractor whose logotypes lacked serifs on charter numbers and did not do justice to the Caslon font used for town names.  I need that space for a 3rd picture to highlight the differences.  So follow the link to see the front and back of the Malden note and check out the picture here comparing the GPO and BBS produced notes.  The GPO produced plates for about 20% of the banks that issued series of 1929 in an effort to meet demand that overwhelmed BBS.  However BBS plates were more durable, so the GPO plate for a bank was destroyed once BBS was able to deliver.  Additionally, the Serial numbers for GPO plates are lower and the notes suffered more circulation and attrition being the earlier ones to circulate as the country switched from large to small sized currency, NOTE:  the GPO plate is on the left.
The PMG 64EPQ note on Easthampton I've had for many years.  I bought it before I knew about its status as a hoard note; I just wanted a nice Type 2 $10.  I value the Malden note more.  But I do appreciate George Wait's effort, saving a thousand of these notes from Easthampton.  Someday I want to catalog the front and back plates used over that production run.  I do like the bp on my note which is 321. 
I'm fairly sure I'll swap out the back on Malden note for the comparison shot one day soon.  I wonder if it would be easy to increase the number of pics here from 2 to 3?  It would make variety collectors' collections glow a little brighter!

Mike and I have made quite a joke in the past of the people buying 70 EPQ Zimbabwe notes on eBay for hundreds of dollars but I got another example recently.
Last year my wife gifted me a 68 EPQ 20 Trillion note that was a great step up from the 65 EPQ I'd had before. I think she paid about $110 for it after shipping and taxes. I was looking on eBay recently and the same note in the same grade is now available for about $50-55, in part because the same seller got more of them in that grade.
It's quite an interesting reminder of what the risks can be when the only thing that makes a note even remotely rare or scarce is the number on the label. And it's the main reason I never really liked paying top-dollar for the highest grades when building my Zimbabwe set. I wanted a complete set of notes in really good / solid grades - usually gem uncirc grades in the 66 EPQ + range, which, in the holders especially are almost indistinguishable from 67 EPQ, 68 EPQ or 69 EPQ examples. Sure, I'm sure there are differences, but they're so subtle that I don't think most people would notice or care. Building the set this way let me do what I wanted at a budget level I was okay with, going on the assumption that I'd probably never be able to fully recover my costs if I ever had to sell. I approach building that set on the idea of being happy / okay with it if I took a total loss on it and never saw any of that money / value ever again, so I didn't have to worry or stress about future value or resale - easier to do when many of the notes I got to fill out the 2nd and 3rd dollar sets I spent $8-12 a piece getting, already graded.
Possibly more on this later, but that set, which is now a Registry award winner, only cost about $2,000-2,500 to build. Proving that this isn't always about who has the most money to throw at the problem.
I sometimes wonder if someone that recently came into the Zimbabwe notes registry in a big way is ever going to regret the large amount of money they dumped into their sets to get really high grades on everything in a short period of time. Maybe they have the cash and they can spend at that level and have similar feelings to mine with regard to not having to worry about ever getting that money back out of it. Personally, that would have made me cringe, based on what I can guess and infer about some of the prices they must have been paying.
Short of winning the lottery I don't think my Zimbabwe sets are likely to ever dominate the #1 rankings again just because - short of money just becoming no object - I'm unlikely to ever spend thousands of dollars to win a slap-fight over labels and condition rarities. Still, with what it has achieved and what I still have planned, its still going to be one of the bigger and more complete Zimbabwe currency collections I've ever seen, and it's going to get a more fully realized and flushed out coin arm in the NGC Registry later this year - the coins are getting ready to be submitted. But more on that in an NGC journal later. I'm also still not completely closed to some limited upgrading when it can be done at a reasonable price point - I have some 64 EPQ and 65 EPQ hole fillers that I wouldn't mind upgrading to 67 EPQs if this can be done for more in the range of $25-35 / note.

In part to help enhance a Journal entry I'm currently working on, also to "level up" my current banknote skills and what the heck because it's fun and cool I've added a new contraption to my banknote collecting arsenal, an IR Camera. I've been reading up on Infrared, lights, wavelengths, and cameras for a few weeks now along with researching the IR ink features on banknotes. I was considering constructing my own Infrared station for banknotes but since I had a bunch of Rewards Points through Amazon I figured I'd try this out first.

The Royal Sovereign Dual Band Infrared Camera! On sale and Available now from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Sovereign-Infrared-Counterfeit-RCD-4000D/dp/B00S1IKHEC/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Royal+Sovereign+Dual+Band+Infrared+Camera+Counterfeit+Detector+(RCD-4000D)&qid=1616956248&sr=8-1 
It's nothing special and very lightly made, as most things are today but what do you want for under $35. The only negative would be the size, it would be nice if it was bigger and/or had a taller pedestal so you could view the whole note for imaging purposes. Other than that it's been working great. Dual Band, I'm assuming this means it emits IR on both the 850nm and 940nm wavelengths but in true guy fashion I opened everything up, removed the parts, threw all the packaging out including instructions and then put it together.  I'll never outgrow this instinct. At any rate for modern note collector's equipment such as this is invaluable, one for counterfeits and two to enjoy notes on a whole new level if you want. The first thing that gravitates me towards a note is the design/artistic appeal, then history of the design or subject, security features and finally the economics. 
So now armed with my books, loupe, UV and IR lights I'm feeling pretty well prepared for now and think I need to simmer down for a few days. But I still want to build my own desk, area or whatever it turns out to be for banknotes that includes bigger/better UV and IR light stations and I might as well work photography in there while I'm at it. More to come...
Here are a few examples (images) of banknotes placed under UV and IR lighting and scanned. All three of which will display security features on modern notes.
2020, Zimbabwe $20
Scan

UV Light

IR Light

 
2005, Ukraine 100 UAH
Scan

UV Light

IR Light

Ok, there goes my day. Pfft, whom am I kidding, there goes my week. I'll be busy using this thing for a while.

In part to help enhance a Journal entry I'm currently working on, also to "level up" my current banknote skills and what the heck because it's fun and cool I've added a new contraption to my banknote collecting arsenal, an IR Camera. I've been reading up on Infrared, lights, wavelengths, and cameras for a few weeks now along with researching the IR ink features on banknotes. I was considering constructing my own Infrared station for banknotes but since I had a bunch of Rewards Points through Amazon I figured I'd try this out first.

The Royal Sovereign Dual Band Infrared Camera! On sale and Available now from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Sovereign-Infrared-Counterfeit-RCD-4000D/dp/B00S1IKHEC/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Royal+Sovereign+Dual+Band+Infrared+Camera+Counterfeit+Detector+(RCD-4000D)&qid=1616956248&sr=8-1 
It's nothing special and very lightly made, as most things are today but what do you want for under $35. The only negative would be the size, it would be nice if it was bigger and/or had a taller pedestal so you could view the whole note for imaging purposes. Other than that it's been working great. Dual Band, I'm assuming this means it emits IR on both the 850nm and 940nm wavelengths but in true guy fashion I opened everything up, removed the parts, threw all the packaging out including instructions and then put it together.  I'll never outgrow this instinct. At any rate for modern note collector's equipment such as this is invaluable, one for counterfeits and two to enjoy notes on a whole new level if you want. The first thing that gravitates me towards a note is the design/artistic appeal, then history of the design or subject, security features and finally the economics. 
So now armed with my books, loupe, UV and IR lights I'm feeling pretty well prepared for now and think I need to simmer down for a few days. But I still want to build my own desk, area or whatever it turns out to be for banknotes that includes bigger/better UV and IR light stations and I might as well work photography in there while I'm at it. More to come...
Here are a few examples (images) of banknotes placed under UV and IR lighting and scanned. All three of which will display security features on modern notes.
2020, Zimbabwe $20
Scan

UV Light

IR Light

 
2005, Ukraine 100 UAH
Scan

UV Light

IR Light

Ok, there goes my day. Pfft, whom am I kidding, there goes my week. I'll be busy using this thing for a while.

So I'm outside in the driveway cleaning out trash from my wife's car (it got a bit trashed when we resorted to camping out in it for warmth the week of President's day) and the mail carrier drives up and drops off this yellow padded envelope - which is a complete head scratcher to me because I wasn't really expecting anything.
I open it up and it's the PMG "Best Presented" Plaque - just the PMG one; I'm guessing the NGC Journal one is coming soon and on its own.
I'm really shocked at how fast NGC and PMG have been on getting these things out the last couple of years considering what I know of how long it takes to just get these things made by a 3rd party company and delivered to you. They must be getting the orders over to the award company almost as soon as the announcement is made or even sooner / before the announcement to get them out to us this fast. I was really shocked to get my Journal Award last year on March 2nd but PMG has done one better this year by getting it in just before the end of February. I'm going to be really happy if the NGC one comes early next week and they repeat last year's fast turn-around on the NGC side.
I can't say I could at all blame NGC if they're a bit slower getting theirs out this year than PMG - they have way more to send (like 5 times more) and they're sending out those special coins this year (Side note, but I'm super curious about what that coin is going to be... Did they ever say publicly?)
As soon as I opened it and saw what it was I showed it to Shandy and Sam was right next to her. He immediately flipped out and demanded that it be given to him and took an immediate shine to it.


Seriously. He seemed really into it. I think because it is black and, yet, somehow still shiny.

I eventually got to have it back...

I gotta say, it is a trip to get to have "Best Presented" awards on the NGC and the PMG side. Maybe it's time to start some shenanigans on the Comics (CGC) side?  (Wife seems very firmly opposed to this lol)
It has been a stressful few weeks here in Houston. This brightened my day in a really nice way.
Edited to add:
Also last week I got my 3rd note storage box and finally got my notes all in the new boxes, taking some time out to do that as "me time" as a break from cleaning the house. I had to cram the two boxes of Zimbabwe notes a little more full than I prefer for the convenience of flipping through so I could fit them all. I definitely need a 4th box soon / at some point. Especially with some plans / hopes to add to the Zimbabwe note set soon with some graded traveller's cheques. 

With the President in the White House, its look like we will see the new redesign Twenty Dollars bill with in this year or next year, with "Harriet Tubman" on the bill in 2022 or 2024 series, only after the new Treasurer of the United State and a new Secretary  of the Treasury are name and approved by House and Senate. We will see the new "Harriet Tubman" bill that will be printed; I hope they can be printed at both the Washington D.C. and at the Fort Worth TX location. This will be the first time a person of color will be on any U S currency in the history of the United States. This bill first design was the 1928 series with Tate-Mellon and the next was in 1996 series with the Withrow-Rubin "Big Head" notes series was last printed in that format.
Starting in 2004 the new redesign notes with Marin-Snow series was the first printed in that format, and rand from 2004 thru 2021. This will be the fourth redesign for the Twenty Dollar notes. This is one of the most used notes of all the currently in circulation today. The Harriet Tubman bill will be an open face design, the same way as the series of 2004 current bill that are in circulation. This will be a newest note in the series of Twenty Dollars notes, within this collation.