PCGS Very Fine 35

PCGS Choice About New 58

Notice the old Treasury Seal and large circular Federal Reserve seal with a number representing the Federal Reserve district.

PCGS Gem New 65PPQ

• Plate# I37/75, S/N G16550745A

Early Series 1928 A $20 Federal Reserve Notes were printed with a dark green seal, but later notes in the series were printed with a light vivid yellow-green seal (some call it an apple green seal). For the Chicago Federal Reserve District, serial numbers G10541757A through G19893492A have the dark green seal.

PCGS New 62

Early Series 1928 A $20 Federal Reserve Notes were printed with a dark green seal, but later notes in the series were printed with a light vivid yellow-green seal (some call it an apple green seal). For the New York Federal Reserve District, serial numbers B24685189A through B30238010A have the light green seal.

PCGS Choice New 63PPQ

Early Series 1934 $20 Federal Reserve Notes were printed with a dark green seal, but later notes in the series were printed with a light vivid yellow-green seal (some call it an apple green seal).

Early Series 1934 $20 Federal Reserve Notes were printed with a dark green seal, but later notes in the series were printed with a light vivid yellow-green seal (some call it an apple green seal).

PMG Choice Uncirculated 64EPQ

Early Series 1934 $20 Federal Reserve Notes were printed with a dark green seal, but later notes in the series were printed with a light vivid yellow-green seal (some call it an apple green seal). For the Kansas City Federal Reserve District, serial numbers J00054968A through J03432025A have the light green seal.

• FR-2054D, Plate# D5/220, S/N D05289316A, For the Cleveland Federal Reserve District, serial numbers D00000100A through D09259559A have the light green seal

Early Series 1934 $20 Federal Reserve Notes were printed with a dark green seal. For the Minneapolis Federal Reserve District, serial numbers I07925554A through I16816777A have the dark green seal.

Back plate numbers 318 and higher are mule notes.

Forward Changeover Pair — Changeover pairs occur when the last sheets of an older series mix with the first sheets of a new series. In this case, the next sequential serial number is printed on a Series 1934A note.

Forward Changeover Pair — Changeover pairs occur when the last sheets of an older series mix with the first sheets of a new series. In this case, the previous sequential serial number is printed on a Series 1934 note.

PCGS Apparent Choice New 66

A note from the Miami Beach Hoard.

Back check numbers 317 and lower are mules.

Late-finished small-size plates comprise a little group of interesting but peculiar varieties that came into being during the transition from micro- to macro-size plate check numbers. They are plates that were begun during the micro era, but completed after the macro era began in January 1938. The result was that the micro-era plate check numbers assigned to them came out as macro numbers when they were etched into the plates at the time the plates were finally finished. Back plate 204 was begun on 21 December 1934 — It sat in the plate vault for almost ten years, and it was not finished until 18 March 1944. This chain of events produced a back plate number that was macro-sized. Back plate 204 should have had a micro-sized back plate number since it was begun during the micro era. See the difference between micro-size back plate check number and macro-size back plate check number.

PMG Gem Uncirculated 66EPQ

• FR-2056D, Plate# C50/473, S/N D68514903A
• FR-2056E, Plate# C54/450, S/N E74560329A — PMG Gem Uncirculated 65EPQ

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the US had fears that Japan would overrun Hawaii. If this occurred, large sums of currency could be captured and used to fund their war effort. So, the US decided to issue the same $1 Silver Certificates, $5, $10 and $20 Federal Reserve Notes as used on the mainland, but with a brown seal and serial numbers and overprinted with the word "HAWAII" twice on the front and in large block letters on the back. Because these notes were distinctive, it would make it easy for the US to demonitize the notes if large amounts fell to the enemy. Later in the war, these notes were used in the US held Pacific Islands for the same reasons.

Series 1934 C $20 Federal Reserve note introduced a completely redesigned new back.

Signed by William Alexander (W.A.) Julian, the last male Treasurer of the United States

PMG Gem Uncirculated 65EPQ

Signed by Georgia Neese Clark, the first woman Treasurer of the United States

Back plate numbers 670 and higher are narrow back plates, and we're first printed in July 1950. The difference between the narrow and wide backs is a subtle engraving difference.

Signed by Georgia Neese Clark, the first woman Treasurer of the United States

PCGS Gem New 66PPQ

Back plate numbers lower than 670 are wide back plates. The difference between the narrow and wide backs is a subtle engraving difference

• Plate# D65/632, S/N H49690210A

PMG Gem New 65PPQ

PCGS Gem New 65PPQ

PCGS Extremely Fine 40PPQ

Missing Black Overprint

Relative Rarity Index: R-5

PCGS About New 50 — Face of Note

A "Missing Back Printing" error could have been caused by two sheets of paper sticking together during the printing process, leaving one side of one of the sheets unprinted.

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

PCGS Very Fine 30

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

PCGS Extremely Fine 45PPQ

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

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

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

Series 1996 $20 Federal Reserve Notes were released into general circulation on 24 Sep 1998.

Series 1996 $20 Federal Reserve Notes have a complete redesign after almost 70 years of small size notes. The notes have a new enlarged portrait of Andrew Jackson with a watermark of the portrait to the right of the Treasury Seal. They also feature micro-lettering at the base of the portrait and the number "20" printed in dichroic ink (dichroic ink causes visible light to be split up into distinct beams of different wavelengths and colors) on the lower right side of the note. A plastic strip glows green under ultraviolet light is embedded to the left of the Universal Federal Reserve Seal. The Federal Reserve Seal is changed to a universal Federal Reserve Seal and printed in black. The serial numbers are also different. They feature an initial letter "A" followed by the letter designating the Federal Reserve District. Just below the serial number on the left side, the district letter and number are printed in black ink.

Star Notes were first used in 1910. They were produced in all demoninations with the sole intent of replacing notes that are removed from regular production for a variety of reasons: research, testing or because of damage. A star note has the security features of other notes. A star note is distinguishable by a star in lieu of a suffix letter at the end of its serial number.

Prior to the use of star notes, notes were replaced with exact duplicates bearing identical serial numbers. However, as production requirements increased, a more expeditious way of replacing notes became needed. Thus, star notes use began to expedite the replacement process and maintain production schedules.

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A presentation from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing featuring all 12 Federal Reserve Districts, each note with the same serial number, but different district prefixes. View Cover and the Boston District Page

Notes in Set Serial Number Printed Plate# AA00001086A DC A21/5 AB00001086A DC A6/3 AC00001086A DC A29/60 AD00001086A DC A12/12 AE00001086A DC A5/6 AF00001086A DC A17/50 AG00001086A FW A2/8 AH00001086A FW A7/12 AI00001086A FW A8/4 AJ00001086A FW A14/34 AK00001086A FW A15/15 AL00001086A FW A4/1

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

PMG Gem Uncirculated 66EPQ

PMG Very Fine 30

The District Designator "D4" is smaller and located further below the serial number — See Series 1999 $20.00 Federal Reserve Note District Designator Error

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

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

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

First note in the BEP "Designs in Motion" Series 2001 & 2004 $20 Matching Set — The note below has the same serial number.

Second note in the BEP "Designs in Motion" Series 2001 & 2004 $20 Matching Set — The note above has the same serial number.

First Issue of the New Design for the $20 Federal Reserve Note — A safer, smarter and more secure $20 bill began circulating October 9, 2003, as part of the United States government's ongoing effort to stay ahead of counterfeiting and maintain worldwide confidence and trust in United States currency. The redesigned $20 bill was the first in the Series 2004 currency designs, which include enhanced security features and subtle background colors.

The Series 2004 currency remains the same size and uses the same, but enhanced, portraits and historical images, and above all, the world will continue to recognize the new money as quintessentially American.

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

Lucky Money Note — Wishing you success, wealth and fortune with the enclosed uncirculated Federal Reserve Note, which features a serial number beginning with 8888. In many Asian communities, the number 8 signifies wealth and prosperity. May this Lucky Money Note bring you success and may all your wishes be fulfilled in the New Year

"The Panda loves Fortune Bamboo throughout it's life; May peace, love, and happiness fill in your seasons."

Note: The bamboo and the Chinese characters on the front cover are a metallic gold.

On October 9, 2003, the Federal Reserve issued a newly designed $20 bill, the most secure currency in U.S. history. The Series 2004 $20 note features subtle background colors for the first time in U.S. currency since the 1905 $20 Gold Certificate.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced 576,000,000 Series 2004 $20 notes with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston designation. The enclosed $20 note is one of the first 4,000 of these notes produced.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston serves the Federal Reserve District which covers the New England stats of Connecticut (excluding Fairfax County), Massachusetts, Maine, New Hamshire, Rhone Island and Vermont.

The collection includes a full district set of the BEP Series 2004 $20 Single Note - New Color of Money

Federal Reserve District	S/N	Plate#
Boston	EA00001883A	A37/40
New York	EB00002837A	A13/25
Philadelphia	EC00003081A	A12/27
Cleveland	ED00002515A	A6/2
Richmond	EE00001775A	A2/10
Atlanta	EF00002527A	A32/24
Chicago	EG00002426A	A72/60
St. Louis	EH00001677A	A50/22
Minneapolis	EI00001405A	A60/17
Kansas City	EJ00000754A	A44/10
Dallas	EK00001226A	A14/4
San Francisco	EL00002989A	A14/1

Part of the BEP Evolutions Series 2004 $20 and $50 Matching Set package — The paired Series 2004 $50 Federal Reserve Note has the same low serial number!

The collection includes the notes below Federal Reserve District S/N Plate# Boston EA00002106A A37/41 New York EB00002064A A12/27 Philadelphia EC00002034A A13/27 Chicago EG00002067A A69/60 St. Louis EH00002036A A22/24 Minneapolis EI00002049A A54/20 Kansas City EJ00002127A A44/14

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Printed on the new Super Orlof Intaglio (SOI) presses — In the summer of 2008, the BEP's Washington, DC facility began to print $20 notes on the new Super Orlof Intaglio (SOI) presses. These are the presses that will eventually be processing 50-subject sheets, but at the moment they are still producing 32-subject sheets for compatibility with the existing overprinting equipment. The $20 notes printed on the SOI presses can be distinguished by their oversized face plate numbers, which appear similar to the back plate numbers used on Fort Worth plates. For additional information, see SOI Press $20 Notes.

Other SOI notes in the collection:

• IF53537016E

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