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Sneak Peek of the Collection Manager - "Add a Note"

nospam@example.com (Dave Gieger) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:09:22 -0800

Two months ago I announced my plans to make MyCurrencyCollection much more than just a currency reference website. I'm building a place for you to organize and share your currency collection online. So in the past two months I've squeezed in development hours before/after work and on weekends. Now I want to show you a bit of what I've done.

NOTE: The application is not finished yet, but I plan to get a lot done during this holiday week. If you want to receive occasional updates, visit the homepage and add your email address.

I want to share with you possibly the most critical aspect of the application - adding notes to your collection. This was especially challenging because US currency is a very complicated subject. There are different categories, note types, denominations, and series. Many of these notes have special variations like national charters and banks, web notes, experimentals, mules, plate numbers, light and dark green seals... you get the idea. From a development perspective, it's a nightmare to keep track of.

All of this could be recorded through individual form fields, but it would be one hell of a huge form. Just like you, I HATE long web forms. I tried to simplify the process as much as possible while still keeping it detailed enough for collection statistics and whatnot.

Below are screens of the few steps to adding a note to your collection on MyCurrencyCollection. I used this note from Heritage Auctions as an example:

The first step is to get the general categorization information (category, type, denomination, and series). You can either enter a Fr. number or select the proper values from a series of drop-downs.

In the example, we've entered Fr. 1800-2, which is a National Bank Note. Now you enter the charter number. (Non-national entries would skip past this to the final screen.)

If there was more than one bank associated with a charter number, select the bank from a drop-down. The banks are automagically populated so you do not need to type it all out.

Now it's time to enter all the details for your note. There are a lot of helpful features on this page that make entering this information easier. The buyer and seller fields auto-suggest values based on people you've dealt with in the past. And the attribute field auto-suggests from a large list of common attributes, like "star note," "web note," "fancy serial," and a list of common types of errors among others.

And of course you can upload super large images to show off your gems.

There you have it - the two (or three) step process to add a note to your collection on MyCurrencyCollection. Feedback, comments, questions, and suggestions are most welcome. This is for currency collectors out there - so if you want to store and share your currency collection online, let me know what is important to you?

Updates and the Future

nospam@example.com (Dave Gieger) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:11:17 -0700

Over the past few weeks, I have been busy updating the entire MyCurrencyCollection website. Today, I finally put those changes live. What exactly has changed? Everything, really.

The most noticeable changes were made to the star note lookup, web note lookup, and national banknote lookup. The designs of the lookup forms, results, and behind-the-scenes functionality have all been improved to enhance ease of use, readability, and responsiveness. Check 'em out and let me know what you think.

Less noticeable (but more important) is an update that affects every part of the website. I migrated the old website onto a PHP framework. Previously, no framework was used. For the non-technicals out there, consider MyCurrencyCollection.com a house. I painstakingly uprooted the house, re-constructed its foundation, then set the old house back on the new foundation. This new foundation will allow MyCurrencyCollection to expand beyond just a US paper money reference site. Which brings us to...

The Future of MyCurrencyCollection

It is my goal to make MyCurrencyCollection.com a place for currency collectors to store, organize, and share their collections online. Once you upload your collection information - large images and all - you can:
- Easily show off your notes and sets on the collector forums
- Search or browse your collection even when it is safely locked up in a safe deposit box
- Access to your collection even when not at your personal computer (a limitation of desktop-based collection managers)
- Create custom sets to display groups of notes.
- See interesting and useful statistics about your collection

I hope to have a working version ready by the end of this year. If this sounds interesting to you, visit the homepage. Enter your email address to get occasional updates about the application's progress.

What Is The Difference Between Run 1, 1B, 1C?

nospam@example.com (Dave Gieger) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:28:43 -0700

If you look at the star note production tables you'll see sometimes a run labeled 1B or 2B like here. Here's an explanation why these runs aren't labeled numerically as you'd expect.

Some basics of modern star note printing

Star notes are printed in groups of 3,200,000 notes. Run numbers generally align with serial number ranges
Run Serial Number Range
1 - 0000 0001 - 0320 0000
2 - 0320 0001 - 0640 0000
3 - 0640 0001 - 0960 0000
4 - 0960 0001 - 1280 0000
5 - 1280 0001 - 1600 0000
etc...

After a run of star notes is printed, the next run's starting serial number will jump ahead to the beginning of the next run's range, regardless of how many notes were printed in that run. For example, lets say 1,280,000 notes were printed in run #1 for the Atlanta FRB. The serial number range for these notes is 0000 0001 - 0128 0000. Run #2 printed for Atlanta will start its numbering at 0320 0001. (Serial numbers 0128 0001 - 0320 000 do not exist in this case) This is how printing works normally. This will not create instances of run 1B, 1C, or the like.

Multiple printings per run

Here's a different example: Lets say 640,000 notes were printed in run #1 for the Chicago FRB. The serial number range for these notes is 0000 0001 - 0064 0000. Then, the BEP decides to do a separate printing of 640,000 notes between serial numbers 0064 0001 and 0128 0000. This separate printing is indicated as Run 1B. It's not run 2 because the serial number doesn't fall into that serial number range. It's also cannot be called run 1 because there already exists a distinct printing in the run range.

In summary, when there are multiple distinct printings within a run range, the printings get the A, B, C, or whatever letter suffix.

Why?

What makes the BEP decide to start some printings at the proper run starts sometimes and other times butted right up after the previous printing? There's no rhyme or reason as far as I can tell.

July 2011 BEP Report

nospam@example.com (Dave Gieger) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:46:39 -0700

The only new star notes printed last month were of the $100 denomination:

A run of 1.28 million notes for the 2006 San Francisco (L) district: HL 2880 0001 - HL 3008 0000 .
A short run of 128,000 notes for the 2009 New York (B) district: JB 3520 0001 - JB 3532 8000 .

The above two runs are each being added to districts that already have a HUGE quantity of stars printed.

Most exciting, though, is a run of 320,000 notes printed for 2006A Richmond (E) district: KE 0000 0001 - KE 0032 0000 . This is the first run of star notes for this series. Being the only one printed and a short run, notes from this run will command a premium. But if the BEP prints more stars for 2006A hundreds in the coming months, especially if they're also from Richmond, the value will go down.

Which Modern Star Runs Are Rarest? (continued)

nospam@example.com (Dave Gieger) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:31:15 -0700

This is a continuation of Which Modern Star Runs Are Rarest? with the $10, $20, $50, and $100 tables.

The $10 Results

Denom-Series	Run Number	Run Size	Serial Number Range
$10 - 1999	#1A	32,000	E 00000001 - E 00032000
$10 - 1999	#1B	3,200	E 00032001 - E 00035200
$10 - 1999	#1	35,200	F 00000001 - F 00035200
$10 - 2004A	#1	9,600	F 00000001 - F 00009600
$10 - 2003	#1	128,000	H 00000001 - H 00128000
$10 - 2004A	#1	128,000	L 00000001 - L 00128000
$10 - 2006	#2	128,000	G 03200001 - G 03328000
$10 - 1993	#1B	320,000	B 02880001 - B 03200000
$10 - 1995	#2	320,000	F 03200001 - F 03520000
$10 - 1999	#2	320,000	D 03200001 - D 03520000
$10 - 2004A	#2	512,000	L 03200001 - L 03712000
$10 - 1985	#1	384,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$10 - 1990	#3	640,000	B 06400001 - B 09600000
$10 - 1995	#1	640,000	F 00000001 - F 00640000
$10 - 1995	#1B	640,000	L 02560001 - L 03200000
$10 - 1985	#2	1,216,000	K 03200001 - K 06400000
$10 - 1999	#2	640,000	E 03200001 - E 03840000
$10 - 1999	#3	640,000	F 06400001 - F 07040000
$10 - 1999	#7	640,000	F 19200001 - F 19840000
$10 - 1981A	#1	768,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$10 - 2001	#1	320,000	B 00000001 - B 00320000
$10 - 2003	#1	416,000	A 00000001 - A 00416000
$10 - 2003	#1	320,000	K 00000001 - K 00320000
$10 - 2004A	#1	512,000	G 00000001 - G 00512000
$10 - 2003	#2	640,000	H 03200001 - H 03840000
$10 - 2006	#1	640,000	G 00000001 - G 00640000
$10 - 1985	#1	1,920,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$10 - 1990	#4	1,280,000	B 09600001 - B 12800000
$10 - 1990	#6	1,280,000	B 16000001 - B 19200000
$10 - 1999	#1	1,920,000	D 00000001 - D 01920000
$10 - 1985	#2	2,560,000	A 03200001 - A 06400000
$10 - 1995	#1A	2,560,000	L 00000001 - L 02560000
$10 - 1990	#2	2,560,000	B 03200001 - B 06400000
$10 - 1988A	#1	2,560,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$10 - 1993	#1A	2,880,000	B 00000001 - B 02880000
$10 - 1988A	#2	2,560,000	A 03200001 - A 06400000
$10 - 2001	#1	640,000	G 00000001 - G 00640000
$10 - 2004A	#1	640,000	B 00000001 - B 00640000
$10 - 2006	#1	640,000	C 00000001 - C 00640000
$10 - 2004A	#4	1,920,000	L 09600001 - L 11520000
$10 - 1995	#1	1,920,000	D 00000001 - D 01920000
$10 - 1995	#1	1,280,000	E 00000001 - E 01280000
$10 - 1988A	#1	2,432,000	D 00000001 - D 03200000
$10 - 1990	#1	1,920,000	H 00000001 - H 03200000
$10 - 1993	#1	1,920,000	C 00000001 - C 01920000
$10 - 1995	#1	3,200,000	H 00000001 - H 03200000
$10 - 1990	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$10 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$10 - 1990	#5	3,200,000	B 12800001 - B 16000000
$10 - 1995	#2	3,200,000	H 03200001 - H 06400000
$10 - 1985	#3	3,200,000	A 06400001 - A 09600000
$10 - 1999	#2	3,200,000	C 03200001 - C 06400000
$10 - 1999	#6	3,200,000	F 16000001 - F 19200000
$10 - 1999	#3	3,200,000	K 06400001 - K 09600000
$10 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	C 00000001 - C 03200000
$10 - 1999	#4	3,200,000	K 09600001 - K 12800000
$10 - 1999	#2	3,200,000	F 03200001 - F 06400000
$10 - 1999	#4	3,200,000	F 09600001 - F 12800000
$10 - 1999	#5	3,200,000	F 12800001 - F 16000000
$10 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$10 - 1999	#2	3,200,000	K 03200001 - K 06400000
$10 - 1988A	#1	2,560,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$10 - 1985	#1	2,688,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$10 - 1993	#1	2,560,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$10 - 1985	#1	2,560,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$10 - 1990	#1	2,560,000	C 00000001 - C 03200000
$10 - 1985	#1	2,688,000	D 00000001 - D 03200000
$10 - 1988A	#1	2,688,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$10 - 1981A	#1	3,200,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$10 - 2001	#1	1,280,000	D 00000001 - D 01280000
$10 - 1981A	#1	3,200,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$10 - 2006	#1	1,920,000	B 00000001 - B 01920000
$10 - 2003	#1	1,280,000	D 00000001 - D 01280000
$10 - 2009	#1	1,920,000	D 00000001 - D 01920000
$10 - 2003	#1	1,920,000	J 00000001 - J 01920000
$10 - 2004A	#3	3,200,000	L 06400001 - L 09600000
$10 - 1995	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$10 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	H 00000001 - H 03200000
$10 - 1990	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$10 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$10 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$10 - 2001	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$10 - 2001	#1	3,200,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$10 - 2009	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$10 - 2004A	#1	3,200,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000

The $20 Results

Denom-Series	Run Number	Run Size	Serial Number Range
$20 - 1988A	#2	102,400	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$20 - 2006	#1	128,000	L 00000001 - L 00128000
$20 - 1995	#1B	256,000	D 00384001 - D 00640000
$20 - 1993	#2B	384,000	B 04736001 - B 05120000
$20 - 1995	#1A	384,000	D 00000001 - D 00384000
$20 - 2009	#1	320,000	E 00000001 - E 00320000
$20 - 2004	#1	320,000	A 00000001 - A 00320000
$20 - 2004	#2	320,000	A 03200001 - A 03520000
$20 - 2004	#4	576,000	A 09600001 - A 10176000
$20 - 2004	#2	320,000	C 03200001 - C 03520000
$20 - 2004	#3	320,000	C 06400001 - C 06720000
$20 - 2004A	#1	320,000	B 00000001 - B 00320000
$20 - 2006	#1	320,000	F 00000001 - F 00320000
$20 - 1985	#1	640,000	C 00000001 - C 03200000
$20 - 1996	#1B	640,000	B 02560001 - B 03200000
$20 - 1996	#1B	640,000	L 02560001 - L 03200000
$20 - 1996	#3	640,000	L 06400001 - L 07040000
$20 - 1993	#2	640,000	E 03200001 - E 03840000
$20 - 1999	#1	640,000	B 00000001 - B 00640000
$20 - 1999	#2	640,000	D 03200001 - D 03840000
$20 - 1999	#3	640,000	G 06400001 - G 07040000
$20 - 2001	#1	320,000	B 00000001 - B 00320000
$20 - 2009	#1	512,000	J 00000001 - J 00512000
$20 - 2004	#1	320,000	B 00000001 - B 00320000
$20 - 2004	#1	384,000	K 00000001 - K 00384000
$20 - 2004A	#1	384,000	A 00000001 - A 00384000
$20 - 2006	#3	640,000	G 06400001 - G 07040000
$20 - 2009	#2	640,000	E 03200001 - E 03840000
$20 - 2004	#1	640,000	E 00000001 - E 00640000
$20 - 2004	#2	640,000	G 03200001 - G 03840000
$20 - 2004	#3	640,000	G 06400001 - G 07040000
$20 - 2006	#1	640,000	G 00000001 - G 00640000
$20 - 1996	#1	640,000	H 00000001 - H 00640000
$20 - 1990	#1	1,920,000	I 00000001 - I 03200000
$20 - 1993	#2A	1,536,000	B 03200001 - B 04736000
$20 - 1993	#1	1,920,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$20 - 1990	#2	1,280,000	B 03200001 - B 06400000
$20 - 1993	#1	1,280,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$20 - 1995	#2	1,920,000	B 03200001 - B 05120000
$20 - 1995	#3	1,920,000	B 06400001 - B 08320000
$20 - 1995	#1	1,920,000	B 00000001 - B 01920000
$20 - 1996	#2	1,280,000	A 03200001 - A 04480000
$20 - 1999	#2	1,920,000	B 03200001 - B 05120000
$20 - 1999	#1	1,920,000	D 00000001 - D 01920000
$20 - 1990	#6	2,560,000	B 16000001 - B 19200000
$20 - 1985	#2	2,560,000	G 03200001 - G 06400000
$20 - 1996	#1A	2,560,000	B 00000001 - B 02560000
$20 - 1990	#2	2,560,000	G 03200001 - G 06400000
$20 - 1996	#1A	2,560,000	L 00000001 - L 02560000
$20 - 1990	#3	2,560,000	G 06400001 - G 09600000
$20 - 1990	#5	2,560,000	G 12800001 - G 16000000
$20 - 1985	#2	2,560,000	B 03200001 - B 06400000
$20 - 1988A	#3	2,560,000	B 06400001 - B 09600000
$20 - 2009	#1	640,000	D 00000001 - D 00640000
$20 - 2006	#1	1,024,000	A 00000001 - A 01024000
$20 - 1981A	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$20 - 1981A	#1	3,200,000	D 00000001 - D 03200000
$20 - 1981A	#2	3,200,000	D 03200001 - D 06400000
$20 - 1981A	#2	3,200,000	L 03200001 - L 06400000
$20 - 2006	#4	1,920,000	G 09600001 - G 11520000
$20 - 1985	#1	1,920,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$20 - 1990	#1	1,280,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$20 - 1993	#1	1,920,000	D 00000001 - D 01920000
$20 - 1996	#3	3,200,000	A 06400001 - A 09600000
$20 - 1990	#4	3,200,000	B 09600001 - B 12800000
$20 - 1996	#1	3,200,000	D 00000001 - D 03200000
$20 - 1996	#2	3,200,000	D 03200001 - D 06400000
$20 - 1996	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$20 - 1996	#2	3,200,000	G 03200001 - G 06400000
$20 - 1996	#3	3,200,000	G 06400001 - G 09600000
$20 - 1996	#4	3,200,000	G 09600001 - G 12800000
$20 - 1990	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$20 - 1996	#2	3,200,000	L 03200001 - L 06400000
$20 - 1988A	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$20 - 1999	#1	1,920,000	A 00000001 - A 01920000
$20 - 1990	#4	3,200,000	G 09600001 - G 12800000
$20 - 1985	#2	3,200,000	C 03200001 - C 06400000
$20 - 1985	#2	3,200,000	E 03200001 - E 06400000
$20 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	D 00000001 - D 03200000
$20 - 1990	#3	3,200,000	B 06400001 - B 09600000
$20 - 1990	#2	3,200,000	I 03200001 - I 06400000
$20 - 1996	#1	3,200,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$20 - 1988A	#4	3,200,000	B 09600001 - B 12800000
$20 - 1993	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$20 - 1996	#4	3,200,000	A 09600001 - A 12800000
$20 - 1985	#2	3,200,000	D 03200001 - D 06400000
$20 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$20 - 1993	#2	3,200,000	L 03200001 - L 06400000
$20 - 1990	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$20 - 1993	#3	3,200,000	L 06400001 - L 09600000
$20 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$20 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$20 - 1990	#5	3,200,000	B 12800001 - B 16000000
$20 - 1999	#2	3,200,000	G 03200001 - G 06400000
$20 - 1999	#3	3,200,000	B 64000001 - B 09600000
$20 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$20 - 2004A	#2	2,560,000	B 03200001 - B 05760000
$20 - 1981A	#1	3,200,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$20 - 2004A	#1	2,304,000	K 00000001 - K 02304000
$20 - 2009	#1	1,280,000	G 00000001 - G 01280000
$20 - 2006	#1	2,432,000	E 00000001 - E 02432000
$20 - 2006	#2	3,200,000	G 03200001 - G 06400000
$20 - 2004	#2	3,200,000	L 03200001 - L 06400000
$20 - 2006	#3	3,200,000	F 06400001 - F 09600000
$20 - 2004	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$20 - 2006	#3	3,200,000	L 06400001 - L 09600000
$20 - 2004	#3	3,200,000	A 06400001 - A 09600000
$20 - 2006	#2	3,200,000	F 03200001 - F 06400000
$20 - 2004	#1	3,200,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$20 - 2004	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$20 - 2004	#4	3,200,000	C 09600001 - C 12800000
$20 - 2006	#2	3,200,000	L 03200001 - L 06400000
$20 - 2004	#2	3,200,000	F 03200001 - F 06400000
$20 - 2004	#1	3,200,000	C 00000001 - C 03200000
$20 - 2004	#2	3,200,000	E 03200001 - E 06400000
$20 - 1988A	#1	3,200,000	C 00000001 - C 03200000
$20 - 1990	#1	3,200,000	H 00000001 - H 03200000
$20 - 1993	#1	3,200,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$20 - 1990	#1	3,200,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$20 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$20 - 1990	#1	3,200,000	D 00000001 - D 03200000
$20 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	J 00000001 - J 03200000
$20 - 1988A	#1	3,200,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$20 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$20 - 1996	#1	3,200,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$20 - 1988A	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$20 - 1993	#1	3,200,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$20 - 1990	#1	3,200,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$20 - 1996	#1	3,200,000	C 00000001 - C 03200000
$20 - 1996	#1	3,200,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$20 - 1988A	#1	3,200,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$20 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$20 - 2001	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$20 - 2001	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$20 - 2001	#1	3,200,000	J 00000001 - J 03200000
$20 - 2004A	#1	3,200,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$20 - 2004	#1	3,200,000	J 00000001 - J 03200000
$20 - 2006	#1	3,200,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$20 - 2009	#1	3,200,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$20 - 2004A	#1	3,200,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$20 - 2009	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000

The $50 Results

Denom-Series	Run Number	Run Size	Serial Number Range
$50 - 1985	#1	64,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$50 - 1993	#1B	128,000	D 01152001 - D 01280000
$50 - 2004A	#1	64,000	B 00000001 - B 00064000
$50 - 1993	#1B	384,000	G 00896001 - G 01280000
$50 - 1996	#2B	384,000	B 06016001 - B 06400000
$50 - 1993	#1A	1,152,000	D 00000001 - D 01152000
$50 - 1993	#1A	896,000	G 00000001 - G 00896000
$50 - 1993	#2	640,000	B 03200001 - B 03840000
$50 - 1985	#1	640,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$50 - 1996	#1A	640,000	G 00000001 - G 00640000
$50 - 1996	#1B	640,000	G 00640001 - G 01280000
$50 - 1981A	#1	704,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$50 - 1981A	#1	640,000	L 00000001 - L 00640000
$50 - 2001	#1	320,000	B 00000001 - B 00320000
$50 - 2006	#1	512,000	G 00000001 - G 00512000
$50 - 2004	#2	640,000	G 03200001 - G 03840000
$50 - 2004	#3	640,000	G 06400001 - G 07040000
$50 - 1985	#1	640,000	D 00000001 - D 03200000
$50 - 1990	#1	640,000	J 00000001 - J 03200000
$50 - 1985	#2	1,280,000	G 03200001 - G 06400000
$50 - 1993	#3	1,280,000	B 06400001 - B 07680000
$50 - 1988	#1	1,280,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$50 - 1988	#2	1,920,000	B 03200001 - B 06400000
$50 - 1990	#2	1,920,000	B 03200001 - B 06400000
$50 - 1996	#3	1,920,000	B 06400001 - B 08320000
$50 - 1993	#1	1,280,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$50 - 1996	#2A	2,816,000	B 03200001 - B 06016000
$50 - 1990	#1	3,072,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$50 - 2001	#1	640,000	E 00000001 - E 00640000
$50 - 2004	#1	800,000	E 00000001 - E 00800000
$50 - 2006	#1	640,000	A 00000001 - A 00640000
$50 - 1996	#1	1,920,000	J 00000001 - J 01920000
$50 - 1990	#1	1,280,000	C 00000001 - C 03200000
$50 - 1990	#1	1,280,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$50 - 1981A	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$50 - 2004	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$50 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$50 - 1996	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$50 - 2004A	#1	2,560,000	E 00000001 - E 02560000
$50 - 2004	#1	3,200,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$50 - 2009	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000

The $100 Results

Denom-Series	Run Number	Run Size	Serial Number Range
$100 - 2006	#4	96,000	K 09600001 - K 09696000
$100 - 2003	#2	128,000	K 03200001 - K 03328000
$100 - 2006	#1	128,000	L 00000001 - L 00128000
$100 - 2006	#2	128,000	L 03200001 - L 03328000
$100 - 2006	#4	128,000	L 09600001 - L 09728000
$100 - 2009	#1	128,000	F 00000001 - F 00128000
$100 - 1985	#1	128,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$100 - 2003A	#1	160,000	B 00000001 - B 00160000
$100 - 1996	#1	160,000	D 00000001 - D 00160000
$100 - 1999	#2	320,000	A 03200001 - A 03520000
$100 - 2001	#1	320,000	F 00000001 - F 00320000
$100 - 2006	#6	320,000	B 16000001 - B 16320000
$100 - 2006	#5	320,000	L 12800001 - L 13120000
$100 - 2009	#11	512,000	B 32000001 - B 32512000
$100 - 2003	#1	320,000	B 00000001 - B 00320000
$100 - 2003	#1	320,000	L 00000001 - L 00320000
$100 - 2003A	#3	320,000	B 06400001 - B 06720000
$100 - 2003A	#1	320,000	H 00000001 - H 00320000
$100 - 2006	#2	320,000	B 03200001 - B 03520000
$100 - 1990	#3	640,000	B 06400001 - B 09600000
$100 - 1996	#2	640,000	F 03200001 - F 03840000
$100 - 1996	#1B	640,000	B 02560001 - B 03200000
$100 - 1996	#2	640,000	A 03200001 - A 03840000
$100 - 1996	#3B	640,000	B 08320001 - B 08960000
$100 - 2001	#1	320,000	B 00000001 - B 00320000
$100 - 1981A	#1	640,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$100 - 2009	#1	320,000	E 00000001 - E 00320000
$100 - 2006	#7	640,000	B 19200001 - B 19840000
$100 - 2006	#3	640,000	K 06400001 - K 07040000
$100 - 2006	#7	640,000	L 19200001 - L 19840000
$100 - 2009	#1	640,000	B 00000001 - B 00640000
$100 - 2009	#1	640,000	K 00000001 - K 00640000
$100 - 2003	#2	640,000	L 03200001 - L 03840000
$100 - 1993	#1	640,000	H 00000001 - H 03200000
$100 - 1985	#1	640,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$100 - 1990	#1	640,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$100 - 1996	#1	1,920,000	F 00000001 - F 01920000
$100 - 1990	#2	1,280,000	B 03200001 - B 06400000
$100 - 1996	#3A	1,920,000	B 06400001 - B 08320000
$100 - 1988	#2	1,920,000	B 03200001 - B 06400000
$100 - 1996	#4	1,920,000	B 09600001 - B 11520000
$100 - 1999	#1	1,920,000	B 00000001 - B 01920000
$100 - 1999	#2	1,920,000	B 03200001 - B 05120000
$100 - 1990	#1	2,816,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$100 - 1996	#1	2,560,000	A 00000001 - A 02560000
$100 - 1996	#1A	2,560,000	B 00000001 - B 02560000
$100 - 1988	#1	2,560,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$100 - 2009	#1	640,000	A 00000001 - A 00640000
$100 - 2006	#2	640,000	A 03200001 - A 03840000
$100 - 2001	#2	1,280,000	F 03200001 - F 04480000
$100 - 2006	#3	1,552,000	L 06400001 - L 07752000
$100 - 2006	#3	1,920,000	B 06400001 - B 08320000
$100 - 2006	#1	1,280,000	K 00000001 - K 01280000
$100 - 2006	#8	1,280,000	L 22400001 - L 23680000
$100 - 2003	#2	1,920,000	B 03200001 - B 05120000
$100 - 2006	#9	1,280,000	L 25600001 - L 26880000
$100 - 2003	#1	1,280,000	K 00000001 - K 01280000
$100 - 2003	#3	1,280,000	K 06400001 - K 07680000
$100 - 2003A	#2	1,280,000	B 03200001 - B 04480000
$100 - 2003A	#2	1,280,000	H 03200001 - H 04480000
$100 - 1993	#1	1,280,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$100 - 1985	#1	1,280,000	J 00000001 - J 03200000
$100 - 1993	#1	1,280,000	C 00000001 - C 01280000
$100 - 1996	#1	1,920,000	K 00000001 - K 01920000
$100 - 1993	#1	1,280,000	D 00000001 - D 03200000
$100 - 1990	#1	1,280,000	C 00000001 - C 03200000
$100 - 1985	#1	1,280,000	D 00000001 - D 03200000
$100 - 1996	#1	1,920,000	G 00000001 - G 01920000
$100 - 1990	#1	1,920,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$100 - 1996	#2	3,200,000	B 03200001 - B 06400000
$100 - 1996	#5	3,200,000	B 12800001 - B 16000000
$100 - 1996	#6	3,200,000	B 16000001 - B 19200000
$100 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$100 - 1996	#1	2,560,000	L 00000001 - L 02560000
$100 - 1990	#1	2,560,000	J 00000001 - J 03200000
$100 - 2001	#1	1,920,000	E 00000001 - E 01920000
$100 - 2001	#1	1,920,000	D 00000001 - D 01920000
$100 - 2003A	#1	1,920,000	G 00000001 - G 01920000
$100 - 2006	#1	1,920,000	E 00000001 - E 01920000
$100 - 2006	#1	1,280,000	F 00000001 - F 01280000
$100 - 2003	#1	1,280,000	F 00000001 - F 01280000
$100 - 2003A	#1	1,280,000	L 00000001 - L 01280000
$100 - 2009	#5	3,200,000	B 12800001 - B 16000000
$100 - 2009	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$100 - 2009	#3	3,200,000	B 06400001 - B 09600000
$100 - 2009	#4	3,200,000	L 09600001 - L 12800000
$100 - 2006	#4	5,120,000	B 09600001 - B 11520000
$100 - 2006	#6	3,200,000	L 16000001 - L 19200000
$100 - 2006	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$100 - 2009	#4	3,200,000	F 09600001 - F 01280000
$100 - 2009	#2	3,200,000	K 03200001 - K 06400000
$100 - 2006	#5	3,200,000	B 12800001 - B 16000000
$100 - 2009	#10	3,200,000	B 28800001 - B 32000000
$100 - 2009	#8	3,200,000	B 22400001 - B 25600000
$100 - 2009	#9	3,200,000	B 25600001 - B 28800000
$100 - 2009	#2/3	3,840,000	F 03200001 - F 07040000
$100 - 2009	#6	3,200,000	B 16000001 - B 19200000
$100 - 2009	#7	3,200,000	B 19200001 - B 22400000
$100 - 2009	#2	3,200,000	B 03200001 - B 06400000
$100 - 2009	#2	3,200,000	L 03200001 - L 06400000
$100 - 2009	#3	3,200,000	L 06400001 - L 09600000
$100 - 1990	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$100 - 1996	#1	3,200,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$100 - 2009	#1	3,200,000	J 00000001 - J 03200000
$100 - 2009	#1	3,200,000	H 00000001 - H 03200000

Which Modern Star Runs Are Rarest?

nospam@example.com (Dave Gieger) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:30:33 -0700

Which star notes runs are the rarest? Which are the most valuable? Great questions to ask, but difficult to answer. It depends on many factors: the size of the run, the number of runs and total printed for that FRB district, and age (series). Then there are external factors: collectibility (it's easier to collect dollars by run than hundreds), the note's condition, and even the theoretical buyer. Someone collecting by FRB district can usually nearly complete their sets and avoid the lower-production (more expensive) runs.

Regardless of all that confusion, I decided to take a stab at it. So I took my star note data from the nearly 700 runs since series 1981A and ran it through a custom, copyrighted, trademarked, patent-pending (just kidding) program. Here's how I throught relative run rarity should be determined:

Run Size
Obviously very important - less=rarer; more=common-er

Number of Runs/Total Printed per FRB
If there was more than one run printed for the respective FRB district, it is de-rarified.

Series
Another obvious one - older=rarer. Except the exception where a run was printed in the last month or two, which makes it recent AND rare. I didn't concern myself with this case, though.

The $1 Results
(keep in mind this is not a definitive guide and cannot be used to gauge a note's actual value.)

Denom-Series	Run Number	Run Size	Serial Number Range
$1 - 1988A	#3	640,000	F 06400001 - F 09600000 (Web Note!)
$1 - 1981A	#4	128,000	B 09600000 - B 12800000
$1 - 1995	#3B	128,000	F 09472001 - F 09600000
$1 - 1995	#2	160,000	K 03200001 - K 03360000
$1 - 2003	#3	160,000	E 06400001 - E 06560000
$1 - 1995	#4B	384,000	A 10496001 - A 10880000
$1 - 1995	#4B	384,000	F 11136001 - F 11520000
$1 - 1999	#2	320,000	C 03200001 - C 00352000
$1 - 1999	#1	320,000	D 00000001 - D 00320000
$1 - 1999	#2	320,000	D 03200001 - D 03520000
$1 - 2001	#1	320,000	A 00000001 - A 00320000
$1 - 2001	#1	320,000	F 00000001 - F 00320000
$1 - 2003	#1	320,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$1 - 2003	#2	320,000	B 03200001 - B 03520000
$1 - 2003	#1	320,000	E 00000001 - E 00320000
$1 - 2003	#1	320,000	F 00000001 - F 00320000
$1 - 2003A	#1	320,000	B 00000001 - B 00320000
$1 - 2003A	#2	320,000	B 03200001 - B 03520000
$1 - 2003A	#5	320,000	B 12800001 - B 13120000
$1 - 2003A	#2	320,000	C 03200001 - C 03520000
$1 - 2003A	#3	608,000	C 06400001 - C 07008001
$1 - 2003A	#1	320,000	E 00000001 - E 00320000
$1 - 2003A	#2	320,000	F 03200001 - F 03520000
$1 - 2003A	#3	320,000	F 06400001 - F 06720000
$1 - 2003A	#6	384,000	F 16000001 - F 16384000
$1 - 2006	#2	320,000	J 03200001 - J 03840000
$1 - 1993	#2	640,000	B 03200001 - B 06400000
$1 - 1995	#4A	896,000	A 09600001 - A 10496000
$1 - 1995	#3	640,000	C 06400001 - C 07040000
$1 - 1995	#3	640,000	D 06400001 - D 07040000
$1 - 1988A	#2	640,000	I 03200001 - I 06400000
$1 - 1995	#2	640,000	E 03200001 - E 03840000
$1 - 1985	#2	640,000	E 03200001 - E 06400000
$1 - 1988A	#3	640,000	I 06400001 - I 09600000
$1 - 1995	#6	640,000	F 16000001 - F 16640000
$1 - 1995	#3	640,000	G 06400001 - G 07040000
$1 - 1995	#3	640,000	I 06400001 - I 07040000
$1 - 1995	#5	640,000	I 12800001 - I 13440000
$1 - 1985	#2	640,000	G 03200001 - G 06400000
$1 - 1999	#3	640,000	C 06400001 - C 07040000
$1 - 1999	#2	640,000	E 03200001 - E 03840000
$1 - 1999	#2	640,000	H 03200001 - H 03840000
$1 - 1999	#7	640,000	L 19200001 - L 19840000
$1 - 1999	#1	640,000	A 00000001 - A 00640000
$1 - 1981A	#1	640,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$1 - 2003	#1	320,000	D 00000001 - D 00320000
$1 - 1981A	#2	1,920,000	B 03200001 - B 06400000
$1 - 2001	#4	640,000	F 09600001 - F 10240000
$1 - 2001	#2	640,000	G 03200001 - G 03840000
$1 - 2001	#3	640,000	G 06400001 - G 07040000
$1 - 1981A	#5	1,920,000	B 12800001 - B 16000000
$1 - 1981A	#3	1,920,000	B 06400001 - B 09600000
$1 - 2003	#4	640,000	G 09600001 - G 10240000
$1 - 2003A	#1	640,000	K 00000001 - K 00640000
$1 - 2003A	#2	640,000	K 03200001 - K 03840000
$1 - 2006	#3	640,000	B 06400001 - B 07040000
$1 - 2006	#4	640,000	B 09600001 - B 10240000
$1 - 2006	#1	640,000	F 00000001 - F 00640000
$1 - 2006	#3	640,000	F 06400001 - F 07040000
$1 - 2006	#3	712,000	G 06400001 - G 06912000
$1 - 2006	#1	640,000	L 00000001 - L 00640000
$1 - 2009	#1	640,000	A 00000001 - A 00640000
$1 - 2009	#2	640,000	B 03200001 - B 03840000
$1 - 1985	#1	640,000	H 00000001 - H 03200000
$1 - 1993	#1	640,000	C 00000001 - C 03200000
$1 - 1988	#1	640,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$1 - 1988	#1	1,248,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$1 - 1988A	#9	1,920,000	L 25600001 - L 28800000
$1 - 1988A	#5	1,280,000	B 12800001 - B 16000000
$1 - 1999	#1	640,000	F 00000001 - F 00640000
$1 - 1995	#4A	1,536,000	F 09600001 - F 11136000
$1 - 1995	#1	1,280,000	B 00000001 - B 00640000
$1 - 1995	#4	1,920,000	B 09600001 - B 11520000
$1 - 1995	#5	1,920,000	F 12800001 - F 14720000
$1 - 1985	#1	1,280,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$1 - 1988A	#3	1,920,000	L 06400001 - L 09600000
$1 - 1988A	#3	1,280,000	B 06400001 - B 09600000
$1 - 1995	#1	1,280,000	K 00000001 - K 01280000
$1 - 1993	#1	2,560,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$1 - 1993	#3	2,560,000	B 06400001 - B 09600000
$1 - 1988A	#1	2,560,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$1 - 1993	#3	2,560,000	G 06400001 - G 08960000
$1 - 1995	#2	2,560,000	A 03200001 - A 05760000
$1 - 1988A	#1	2,560,000	I 00000001 - I 03200000
$1 - 1995	#1	2,560,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$1 - 1995	#5	2,560,000	A 12800001 - A 15360000
$1 - 1995	#2	2,560,000	B 03200001 - B 05760000
$1 - 1988A	#5	2,560,000	G 12800001 - G 16000000
$1 - 1995	#3A	3,072,000	F 06400001 - F 09472000
$1 - 1988A	#1	2,944,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$1 - 2001	#1	640,000	H 00000001 - H 00640000
$1 - 2006	#1	640,000	D 00000001 - D 00640000
$1 - 2009	#1	640,000	G 00000001 - G 00640000
$1 - 1981A	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$1 - 1981A	#1	3,200,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$1 - 1981A	#2	3,200,000	E 03200001 - E 06400000
$1 - 2003	#4	1,920,000	B 09600001 - B 11520000
$1 - 2009	#1	1,280,000	B 00000001 - B 01280000
$1 - 1988A	#8	3,200,000	L 22400001 - L 25600000
$1 - 1988A	#4	3,200,000	B 09600001 - B 12800000
$1 - 1995	#2	3,200,000	G 03200001 - G 06400000
$1 - 1995	#2	3,200,000	L 03200001 - L 06400000
$1 - 1995	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$1 - 1988A	#4	3,200,000	I 09600001 - I 12800000
$1 - 1988A	#1	3,200,000	D 00000001 - D 03200000
$1 - 1995	#2	3,200,000	J 03200001 - J 06400000
$1 - 1995	#1	3,200,000	J 00000001 - J 03200000
$1 - 1995	#6	3,200,000	I 16000001 - I 19200000
$1 - 1988A	#2	3,200,000	D 03200001 - D 06400000
$1 - 1993	#1	3,200,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$1 - 1993	#2	3,200,000	F 03200001 - F 06400000
$1 - 1993	#3	3,200,000	F 06400001 - F 09600000
$1 - 1993	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$1 - 1993	#2	3,200,000	G 03200001 - G 06400000
$1 - 1995	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$1 - 1993	#1	3,200,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$1 - 1988A	#3	3,200,000	E 06400001 - E 09600000
$1 - 1993	#3	3,200,000	K 06400001 - K 09600000
$1 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$1 - 1985	#2	3,200,000	L 03200001 - L 06400000
$1 - 1995	#3	3,200,000	A 06400001 - A 09600000
$1 - 1993	#2	3,200,000	K 03200001 - K 06400000
$1 - 1988A	#4	3,200,000	F 09600001 - F 12800000
$1 - 1985	#3	3,200,000	L 06400001 - L 09600000
$1 - 1995	#7	3,200,000	F 19200001 - F 22400000
$1 - 1988A	#2	3,200,000	G 03200001 - G 06400000
$1 - 1995	#5	3,200,000	B 12800001 - B 16000000
$1 - 1988A	#3	3,200,000	G 06400001 - G 09600000
$1 - 1995	#2	3,200,000	C 03200001 - C 06400000
$1 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$1 - 1995	#1	3,200,000	D 00000001 - D 03200000
$1 - 1995	#1	3,200,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$1 - 1995	#2	3,200,000	D 03200001 - D 06400000
$1 - 1988A	#4	3,200,000	G 09600001 - G 12800000
$1 - 1995	#3	3,200,000	E 06400001 - E 09600000
$1 - 1988A	#6	3,200,000	G 16000001 - G 19200000
$1 - 1995	#4	3,200,000	E 09600001 - E 12800000
$1 - 1988A	#7	3,200,000	G 19200001 - G 22400000
$1 - 1995	#2	3,200,000	F 03200001 - F 06400000
$1 - 1988A	#8	3,200,000	G 22400001 - G 25600000
$1 - 1988A	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$1 - 1988A	#1	3,200,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$1 - 1993	#4	3,200,000	K 09600001 - K 12800000
$1 - 1995	#1	3,200,000	C 00000001 - C 03200000
$1 - 1988A	#2	3,200,000	F 03200001 - F 06400000
$1 - 1995	#1	3,200,000	I 00000001 - I 03200000
$1 - 1995	#2	3,200,000	I 03200001 - I 06400000
$1 - 1995	#4	3,200,000	I 09600001 - I 12800000
$1 - 1995	#4	3,200,000	G 09600001 - G 12800000
$1 - 1988A	#2	3,200,000	L 03200001 - L 06400000
$1 - 1988A	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$1 - 1988A	#2	3,200,000	E 03200001 - E 06400000
$1 - 1988A	#4	3,200,000	L 09600001 - L 12800000
$1 - 1988A	#2	3,200,000	B 03200001 - B 06400000
$1 - 1988A	#5	3,200,000	L 12800001 - L 16000000
$1 - 1985	#3	3,200,000	G 06400001 - G 09600000
$1 - 1988A	#6	3,200,000	L 16000001 - L 19200000
$1 - 1988A	#7	3,200,000	L 19200001 - L 22400000
$1 - 1999	#2	3,200,000	B 03200001 - B 06400000
$1 - 1999	#3	3,200,000	B 06400001 - B 09600000
$1 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	C 00000001 - C 03200000
$1 - 1999	#5	3,200,000	C 12800001 - C 16000000
$1 - 1999	#4	3,200,000	C 09600001 - C 12800000
$1 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$1 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$1 - 1999	#6	3,200,000	L 16000001 - L 19200000
$1 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$1 - 1999	#3	3,200,000	L 06400001 - L 09600000
$1 - 1999	#5	3,200,000	L 12800001 - L 16000000
$1 - 1999	#2	3,200,000	L 03200001 - L 06400000
$1 - 1999	#3	3,200,000	H 06400001 - H 09600000
$1 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	H 00000001 - H 03200000
$1 - 1999	#6	3,200,000	C 16000001 - C 19200000
$1 - 1999	#4	3,200,000	L 09600001 - L 12800000
$1 - 1999	#3	3,200,000	E 06400001 - E 09600000
$1 - 1999	#2	3,200,000	A 03200001 - A 06400000
$1 - 1985	#1	2,560,000	I 00000001 - I 03200000
$1 - 1981A	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$1 - 1981A	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$1 - 2001	#2	3,200,000	A 03200001 - A 06400000
$1 - 2001	#2	3,200,000	F 03200001 - F 06400000
$1 - 2001	#2	3,200,000	C 03200001 - C 06400000
$1 - 2001	#3	3,200,000	F 06400001 - F 09600000
$1 - 2001	#1	3,200,000	C 00000001 - C 03200000
$1 - 2001	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$1 - 2006	#2	3,200,000	B 03200001 - B 06400000
$1 - 2006	#2	3,200,000	L 03200001 - L 06400000
$1 - 2003A	#5	3,200,000	F 12800001 - F 16000000
$1 - 2006	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$1 - 2003A	#4	3,200,000	B 09600001 - B 12800000
$1 - 2003A	#1	3,200,000	C 00000001 - C 03200000
$1 - 2003A	#4	3,200,000	F 09600001 - F 12800000
$1 - 2003	#3	3,200,000	G 06400001 - G 09600000
$1 - 2003A	#3	3,200,000	B 06400001 - B 09600000
$1 - 2006	#2	3,200,000	F 03200001 - F 06400000
$1 - 2009	#2	3,200,000	A 03200001 - A 06400000
$1 - 2006	#1	3,200,000	J 00000001 - J 03200000
$1 - 2003A	#2	3,200,000	E 03200001 - E 06400000
$1 - 2003	#2	3,200,000	F 03200001 - F 06400000
$1 - 2003	#4	3,200,000	E 09600001 - E 12800000
$1 - 2003	#2	3,200,000	G 03200001 - G 06400000
$1 - 2003	#2	3,200,000	E 03200001 - E 06400000
$1 - 2003	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$1 - 2003A	#1	3,200,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$1 - 2006	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$1 - 2006	#2	3,200,000	G 03200001 - G 06400000
$1 - 2003	#3	3,200,000	B 06400001 - B 09600000
$1 - 1988	#1	3,200,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$1 - 1988	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$1 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$1 - 1988A	#1	3,200,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$1 - 1988	#1	3,200,000	J 00000001 - J 03200000
$1 - 1988	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$1 - 1988	#1	3,200,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$1 - 1988A	#1	3,200,000	H 00000001 - H 03200000
$1 - 2001	#2	3,200,000	K 03200001 - K 06400000
$1 - 2001	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$1 - 2003	#1	3,200,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$1 - 2003	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$1 - 2003	#1	3,200,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$1 - 2003A	#1	3,200,000	J 00000001 - J 03200000
$1 - 2009	#1	3,200,000	D 00000001 - D 03200000
$1 - 2006	#1	3,200,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000

It seems relatively accurate to me. Though I had to manually put the 88A F* (web) at the top. I couldn't let it sit half way down the list and have someone say "oh, I'll just spend this one."

The $2 Results

Denom-Series	Run Number	Run Size	Serial Number Range
$2 - 1995	#1B	128,000	F 00512001 - F 00640000
$2 - 1995	#1A	512,000	F 00000001 - F 00512000
$2 - 1995	#2	640,000	F 03200001 - F 03840000
$2 - 2003A	#1	320,000	F 00000001 - F 00320000
$2 - 2003	#2	640,000	I 03200001 - I 03840000
$2 - 2003	#1	3,200,000	I 00000001 - I 03200000

The $5 Results

Denom-Series	Run Number	Run Size	Serial Number Range
$5 - 1999	#1	35,200	E 00000001 - E 00035200
$5 - 1999	#1	35,200	F 00000001 - F 00035200
$5 - 1988	#1	128,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$5 - 1999	#2	128,000	E 03200001 - E 03328000
$5 - 1988A	#1	128,000	I 00000001 - I 03200000
$5 - 1985	#1	256,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$5 - 1985	#2	384,000	G 03200001 - G 06400000
$5 - 1999	#3	384,000	E 06400001 - E 06784000
$5 - 1999	#6	320,000	E 16000001 - E 16320000
$5 - 2003	#2	320,000	G 03200001 - G 03520000
$5 - 2003	#2	320,000	L 03200001 - L 03520000
$5 - 1995	#1	384,000	F 00000001 - F 00384000
$5 - 1988A	#2	640,000	F 03200001 - F 06400000
$5 - 1985	#1	640,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$5 - 1999	#2	640,000	B 03200001 - B 03840000
$5 - 1999	#2	640,000	F 03200001 - F 03840000
$5 - 1999	#7	640,000	F 19200001 - F 19840000
$5 - 2006	#2	640,000	G 03200001 - G 03840000
$5 - 2006	#2	640,000	A 03200001 - A 03840000
$5 - 2006	#2	1,024,000	F 03200001 - F 04224000
$5 - 2006	#1	640,000	G 00000001 - G 00640000
$5 - 2006	#3	640,000	G 06400001 - G 07040000
$5 - 2006	#4	640,000	G 09600001 - G 10240000
$5 - 2006	#5	640,000	G 12800001 - G 13440000
$5 - 2006	#6	640,000	G 16000001 - G 16640000
$5 - 1995	#1	640,000	A 00000001 - A 00640000
$5 - 1988	#1	768,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$5 - 1988A	#2	1,920,000	B 03200001 - B 06400000
$5 - 1995	#1	1,920,000	B 00000001 - B 01920000
$5 - 1995	#2	1,920,000	B 03200001 - B 05120000
$5 - 1988A	#1	2,432,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$5 - 1988A	#3	1,920,000	E 06400001 - E 09600000
$5 - 1988A	#2	1,280,000	E 03200001 - E 06400000
$5 - 1988	#2	1,920,000	F 03200001 - F 06400000
$5 - 1999	#5	1,920,000	E 12800001 - E 14720000
$5 - 1988A	#1	2,688,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$5 - 1988A	#1	2,560,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$5 - 1988A	#1	2,560,000	D 00000001 - D 03200000
$5 - 1988A	#3	2,560,000	F 06400001 - F 09600000
$5 - 1988A	#2	2,560,000	D 03200001 - D 06400000
$5 - 1981A	#1	1,920,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$5 - 2003	#1	640,000	C 00000001 - C 00640000
$5 - 2003A	#1	640,000	B 00000001 - B 00640000
$5 - 2003A	#1	640,000	G 00000001 - G 00640000
$5 - 2006	#1	640,000	L 00000001 - L 00640000
$5 - 2001	#2	1,920,000	L 03200001 - L 05120000
$5 - 2003	#1	1,280,000	G 00000001 - G 01280000
$5 - 1985	#1	1,280,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$5 - 1993	#1	1,280,000	G 00000001 - G 01280000
$5 - 1993	#1	1,920,000	E 00000001 - E 03200000
$5 - 1988A	#1	1,280,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$5 - 1988A	#1	1,280,000	H 00000001 - H 03200000
$5 - 1995	#3	3,200,000	G 06400001 - G 09600000
$5 - 1995	#2	3,200,000	G 03200001 - G 06400000
$5 - 1995	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$5 - 1985	#2	3,200,000	F 03200001 - F 06400000
$5 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$5 - 1999	#6	3,200,000	F 16000001 - F 19200000
$5 - 1999	#7	3,200,000	E 19200001 - E 22400000
$5 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$5 - 1999	#4	3,200,000	F 09600001 - F 12800000
$5 - 1999	#5	3,200,000	F 12800001 - F 16000000
$5 - 1993	#1	2,560,000	L 00000001 - L 02560000
$5 - 1985	#1	2,560,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$5 - 1981A	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$5 - 2001	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$5 - 2006	#1	3,200,000	F 00000001 - F 03200000
$5 - 2006	#1	3,200,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$5 - 2003	#3	3,200,000	L 06400001 - L 09600000
$5 - 2003	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$5 - 1988A	#1	3,200,000	L 00000001 - L 03200000
$5 - 1995	#1	3,200,000	D 00000001 - D 03200000
$5 - 1988A	#1	3,200,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$5 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$5 - 1993	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$5 - 1993	#1	3,200,000	H 00000001 - H 03200000
$5 - 1988	#1	3,200,000	B 00000001 - B 03200000
$5 - 1985	#1	3,200,000	C 00000001 - C 03200000
$5 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$5 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	A 00000001 - A 03200000
$5 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	J 00000001 - J 03200000
$5 - 1999	#1	3,200,000	G 00000001 - G 03200000
$5 - 2001	#1	3,200,000	K 00000001 - K 03200000
$5 - 2003A	#1/2	4,352,000	F 00000001 - F 04352000

Or if you don't want to worry about this rarity nonsense, just keep 'em all. That's what I do!

New Features: Printable Star Tables

nospam@example.com (Dave Gieger) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:15:00 -0700

When I first started collecting currency, my main interest was (believe it or not) star notes. One of the first things I did was create an excel spreadsheet of modern star note runs. At the time I was high school student with little disposable cash, so I found my stars by searching straps. When I would find one, I'd visit my trusty spreadsheet and find its run size and mark that I now had that run in my possession. That was the start of the Star Note Tables you see today.

Fast forward to recent times. I nostalgically revisited my start of collecting and decided I should make the reference tables printable.

Any person collecting star notes by run can print the sheet and cross out the runs as they've acquired them. Or if you handle cash at work, bring a printout with you. You can check the stats right there without having to log onto MyCurrencyCollection during during your break. Check it out.

You'll find a link to the printable version on each of the star note pages. Let me know what you think!

Welcome to MyCurrencyCollection's New Blog

nospam@example.com (Dave Gieger) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:18:49 -0700

Hey folks,

Welcome to the new blog for My Currency Collection. If you're wondering what'll be posted here, I'm right there with you. I haven't really thought that far ahead.

I built this blog because I recently got into the mood of improving and adding new reference material. Maybe I'll try to document what I'm changing and adding to hopefully get your feedback. What works, what doesn't - that sort of thing.

Over the years, I've answered many support questions via email. I'll likely go through my inbox and pick some common ones and answer them here so everyone can learn something. Also, every month the BEP releases their production stats - I'll post a quick breakdown of what's new and what's rare.

My main priority will be to announce some things that have changed over the past few weeks and what will be coming soon. Beyond that, I'm open to suggestions about what you want to see here.

So, let me know if something comes to mind.

Dave