United States Paper Money Collection

The first delivery of $1 Federal Reserve Notes was made on 06 November 1963.

This is a mule note because it is a new 1963 face plate printed with a 1957 B Silver Certificate back plate — Back plate numbers 447 and lower are mule notes.

Notice the low serial number! — This note was printed in the first run for Kansas City Federal Reserve District with plate number 1.

First issue of the $1 Federal Reserve Note — The first delivery of $1 Federal Reserve Notes was made on 06 November 1963.

This is a mule note because it is a new 1963 face plate printed with a 1957 B Silver Certificate back plate — Back plate numbers 447 and lower are mule notes.

Notice the low serial number! — This note was printed in the first run for Minneapolis Federal Reserve District.

Last Series of $1 Federal Reserve Notes to use the old Treasury Seal

At 28 days in office, Joseph W. Barr has served the shortest term of any Secretary of Treasury. As Under Secretary (1965-1968) to Secretary of the Treasury Henry H. Fowler, Joseph W. Barr was the Johnson Administration spokesman before Congress. When Fowler resigned in December 1968, Barr was appointed Secretary to serve the remaining month of President Johnson's incumbency. His signature appears only on the series 1963-B $1 Federal Reserve Note. See: Presentation from the United States Department of the Treasury.

First Series of $1 Federal Reserve Notes to use the new Treasury Seal

See $1 Federal Reserve Note Series 1969 Signatures

See $1 Federal Reserve Note Series 1969 Signatures

Signed by Dorothy Andrews Kabis, the only Treasurer of the United States to have their name changed while in office.

Dorothy Andrews Elston was appointed Treasurer of the United States by President Richard M. Nixon on 08 May 1969. She married Walter Kabis in 1970 and changed her name to Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis. She became the first (and so far) only treasurer to have their name changed while in office, an event significant given that the signature of both the Treasurer of the United States and the Secretary of the Treasury appear on paper denominations of U.S. currency. The resulting change in Kabis' signature appeared first on the Series 1969 A $1 Federal Reserve Note, along with the signature of Secretary David M. Kennedy. All other denominations had Kabis' new signature along with Secretary John Connally's signature on Series 1969 B.

See $1 Federal Reserve Note Series 1969 Signatures

Courtesy Autograph from Dorothy Andrews Kabis, the only Treasurer of the United States to have their name changed while in office

Dorothy Andrews Elston was appointed Treasurer of the United States by President Richard M. Nixon on 08 May 1969. She married Walter Kabis in 1970 and changed her name to Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis. She became the first (and so far) only treasurer to have their name changed while in office, an event significant given that the signature of both the Treasurer of the United States and the Secretary of the Treasury appear on paper denominations of U.S. currency. The resulting change in Kabis' signature appeared first on the Series 1969 A $1 Federal Reserve Note, along with the signature of Secretary David M. Kennedy. All other denominations had Kabis' new signature along with Secretary John Connally's signature on Series 1969 B.

See $1 Federal Reserve Note Series 1969 Signatures

See $1 Federal Reserve Note Series 1969 Signatures

PCGS Gem New 65PPQ

Signed by Romana A. Bañuelos, the first Mexican-American appointed to the Treasurer of the United States

Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis died of a heart attack in Sheffield, Massachusetts on 03 July 1971 at the age of 54. Romana A. Bañuelos was subsequently appointed Treasurer of the United States.

See $1 Federal Reserve Note Series 1969 Signatures

PMG Choice Uncirculated 64

Signed by Romana A. Bañuelos, the first Mexican-American appointed to the Treasurer of the United States.

Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis died of a heart attack in Sheffield, Massachusetts on 03 July 1971 at the age of 54. Romana A. Bañuelos was subsequently appointed Treasurer of the United States.

See $1 Federal Reserve Note Series 1969 Signatures

PCGS Gem New 65PPQ

PCGS Very Choice New 64PPQ

The engraver accidentally omitted the first digit. The back plate number should have been 1905 instead of 905.

The serial number is like a radar signal because the first four numbers are the reverse of the last four numbers: 0373 3730

PCGS Very Choice New 64PPQ

Signed by Angela Marie "Bay" Buchanan, the youngest Treasurer of the United States

She was 32 years old when she was appointed Treasurer. She is Pat Buchanan's sister (Pat Buchanan ran three unsuccessful campaigns for President of the United States)

• FR-1911B, KL-3504 - Plate# B34/3142, S/N B99849765B — This note also has a courtesy autograph. It was printed as part of an uncut sheet, and someone cut [very badly] the note from the sheet

Changeover Pairs — Serial number G00615726B is printed with a new Series 1981 A back plate (check number 16), but serial number G00615727B is printed with a Series 1981 back plate (check number 706). The note printed with a Series 1981 back plate is a mule. Series 1981 A Mules are notes that have plate numbers that were also used for series 1981 — There are only 17 different mules: 301, 305, 306, 416, 417, 674, 678, 679, 680, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 705, and 706.

Back Plate Number 129 Engraving Error — The pantograph operator inadvertently engraved back plate number 129 at the left instead of the normal right position.

PCGS New 62

First Series to be printed on the experimental Web Press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC.

Catalina Vásquez Villalpando, the 39th Treasurer of the United States, has the distinction of being the only Treasurer ever sent to prison. She received a four month prison sentence, probation, a fine, and community service for conspiring to withhold information from the federal government and the United States Senate. She pleaded guilty to obstruction and tax evasion and assisted the government in its further investigation of corruption related to her case in return for the light sentence.

She resigned on 19 March 1993, and the post of the Treasurer of the United States became vacant for almost one year. As a consequence, Series 1988 A proved to be a very extended issue.

PCGS Superb Gem New 67PPQ

• FR-1915G | KL-3850, Plate# H585/244, S/N G15819589P, 1,728,000,000 printed for the Chicago Federal Reserve District

Mule Note — Printed with a back plate from Series 1988 A.

Courtesy Autograph of Mary Ellen Withrow, Treasurer of the United States — View cover and holder

Mary Ellen Withrow was elected Treasurer of Marion County, Ohio in 1976 and 1980. She was elected Treasurer of the State of Ohio for three terms beginning in 1982. She was appointed Treasurer of the United States by President Bill Clinton in 1994. She is the only person in United States history to have held the post of treasurer at all three levels of government — local, state and national levels.

Printed on the experimental Web press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC.

This Star Note was printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC.

Printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC

PMG Choice Uncirculated 64EPQ

Last Series of $1 Federal Reserve Notes to be printed on the experimental Web Press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC.

PCGS Gem New 66PPQ

Back Plate Number 295 Engraving Error — "295" is engraved in a smaller font than other back plate numbers.

Printed at the Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, TX.

This Star Note was printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC.

This Star Note was printed at the Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, TX.

Millennium Note — This note is enclosed in a commemorative package (see cover and inside) to celebrate the year 2001. The Series 1999 $1 note has a serial number in the form of "2001xxxx".

Printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC.

PCGS Gem New 66PPQ

Printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC.

PCGS Superb Gem New 67PPQ

Printed at the Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, TX

PCGS Gem New 66PPQ

Printed at the Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, TX

The note is enclosed in a commemorative package (see cover and inside) to celebrate the Treasury Department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

In Texas Longhorn tradition, "FW" is "branded" on the face in the lower right corner of the note, to signify the note was printed in Fort Worth. A note with the prefix letter "K" at the beginning of the serial number indicates the bank designation letter for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. At the end of the serial number, rather than the usual alphabetical suffix, there is a star "✩." Hence, the note is called the "Lone Star Note."

Printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC.

Notes are delivered from the Federal Reserve Bank in note straps (packs) of 100, and 10 note straps are shrink-wrapped in plastic to make a sealed brick of 1,000 notes. These notes are the first and last notes of a brick from the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank. The label from the brick is also included to verify the authenticity of the notes as the first and last in the brick.

Printed at the Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, TX.

Printed at the Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, TX.

The note is enclosed in a commemorative package (see cover and inside) to celebrate Lucky 7s.

To many, the number 7 has special meaning; it is a symbol of luck and good fortune. The Lucky 7 Note is a $1 Federal Reserve Note featuring a serial number beginning with no less than three numbers 7's in a row.

Printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC.

Printed at the Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, TX.

Printed at the Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, TX.

CGA 67 Gem Uncirculated OPQ

Printed at the Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, TX.

The note is enclosed in a commemorative package (see cover and inside) and it encloses an uncirculated Federal Reserve Note featuring a serial number beginning with 8888. In many Asian communities, the number 8 means wealth and properity. May this lucky money bring success and good fortune.

Other "Lucky Notes" in the collection

S/N	Plate#
L88889718J	E99/65
L88889719J	E94/66
L88889720J	E103/67

The note is enclosed in a commemorative package (see cover and inside) and it encloses an uncirculated Federal Reserve Note featuring a serial number beginning with 8888. In many Asian communities, the number 8 means wealth and properity. May this lucky money bring success and good fortune.

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The note is enclosed in a commemorative package (see cover and inside) and it encloses an uncirculated Federal Reserve Note featuring a serial number beginning with 8888. In many Asian communities, the number 8 means wealth and properity. May this lucky money bring success and good fortune.