richard l herron Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 I am currently trying to fill out my first submission form to PMG and have two questions. What does PP/Block mean and if you have a note with a watermark you would like designated on the holder, does that watermark info need to be entered in the box labeled "Variety/Pedigree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. D. Snyder Posted June 26, 2018 Report Share Posted June 26, 2018 PP means "plate position". For large size US notes the plate position is a letter, often in fancy font, from A to D somewhere on the face of the note. For small-size US notes (other than Web press $1 Federal Reserve Notes that have no plate position) it will be a letter in both the upper left and lower right of the face, each of which will be followed by a number. The plate position for small size US notes begins at A but I don't know how high the letters actually go (I've personally seen them go as high as Q for silver certificates). "Block" refers to the two letters on either side of the serial number (e.g., a note with serial number A12345678F would be from the AF block). Block numbers for star notes have only one letter and a star (e.g., serial number A12345678* would be the A* block). If you want a watermark noted on the label (typically not necessary since it would a standard feature of the note being graded) you could note that in the "Variety/Pedigree" field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
