Beginning with the introduction of the skip-numbered 18-subject sheets, the BEP adopted standard-size print runs for each denomination of currency. The size of the standard print run determines the cycle of plate positions against serial numbers, which with the 12-subject sheets had been fixed for all denominations. The use of standard print runs also required some special action to be taken to complete each block of serial numbers in the earlier series, since a 100,000,000-note block is not an even multiple of any of the standard print run lengths. And in the later series, after the 1977 decision to stop printing serial numbers all the way up to 99999999, the standard print run size also determined the maximum serial (as the largest multiple of the print run which is smaller than 100,000,000 notes).
At various times, print runs of 8000, 20,000, 40,000, 100,000, and 200,000 sheets have been standard for the regular notes of various denominations. Additionally, a standard run of 2000 sheets was used for some higher-denomination star notes. The tables below give the series and serial numbers at which each denomination made each change in print run lengths.
Denom/ Type | Beginning regular serial number for runs of | Denom/ Type |
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8000 sheets | 20,000 sheets | 40,000 sheets | 100,000 sheets | 200,000 sheets |
$1 FRN | - | 1963 | A 000 00001 A | 1963 | B 000 00001 A | 1963 | C 000 00001 A | 1963 | D 000 00001 A | 1963 | E 000 00001 A | 1963 | F 000 00001 A | 1963 | G 000 00001 A | 1963 | H 000 00001 A | 1963 | I 000 00001 A | 1963 | J 000 00001 A | 1963 | K 000 00001 A | 1963 | L 000 00001 A | | 1977A | A 064 00001 D | 1977A | B 537 60001 J | 1977A | C 294 40001 D | 1977A | D 947 20001 C | 1977A | E 064 00001 G | 1977A | F 422 40001 H | 1977A | G 422 40001 H | 1977A | H 844 80001 C | 1977A | I 371 20001 B | 1977A | J 755 20001 D | 1977A | K 422 40001 E | 1977A | L 435 20001 H | | 1981 | A 000 00001 C | 1981 | B 000 00001 G | 1981 | C 000 00001 C | 1981 | D 000 00001 C | 1981 | E 000 00001 D | 1981 | F 000 00001 E | 1981 | G 000 00001 E | 1981 | H 000 00001 B | 1981 | I 000 00001 B | 1981 | J 000 00001 C | 1981 | K 000 00001 D | 1981 | L 000 00001 E | | 1988 | A 000 00001 B | 1988 | B 000 00001 G | 1988 | C 000 00001 A | 1988 | D 000 00001 B | 1988 | E 000 00001 E | 1988A | F 000 00001 A | 1988 | G 000 00001 E | 1988A | H 000 00001 A | 1988A | I 000 00001 A | 1988 | J 000 00001 B | 1988A | K 000 00001 A | 1988 | L 000 00001 D | | $1 FRN |
$2 FRN | - | 1976 | A 000 00001 A | 1976 | B 000 00001 A | 1976 | C 000 00001 A | 1976 | D 000 00001 A | 1976 | E 000 00001 A | 1976 | F 000 00001 A | 1976 | G 000 00001 A | 1976 | H 000 00001 A | 1976 | I 000 00001 A | 1976 | J 000 00001 A | 1976 | K 000 00001 A | 1976 | L 000 00001 A | | - | - | 2003A | A 000 00001 A | 2003A | B 000 00001 A | 2003A | C 000 00001 A | 2003A | D 000 00001 A | 2003A | E 000 00001 A | 1995 | F 000 00001 A | 2003A | G 000 00001 A | 2003A | H 000 00001 A | 2003 | I 000 00001 A | 2003A | J 000 00001 A | 2003A | K 000 00001 A | 2003A | L 000 00001 A | | $2 FRN |
$5 FRN | 1950A | A 306 72001 A | 1950A | B 067 68001 B | 1950A | C 447 84001 A | 1950A | D 540 00001 A | 1950A | E 470 88001 A | 1950A | F 524 16001 A | 1950A | G 851 04001 A | 1950A | H 368 64001 A | 1950A | I 118 08001 A | 1950A | J 254 88001 A | 1950A | K 228 96001 A | 1950A | L 550 08001 A | | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | B 331 20001 B | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | G 136 80001 B | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | I 158 40001 A | 1950A | J 331 20001 A | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | | 1977A | A 780 80001 A | 1977A | B 281 60001 C | 1977A | C 908 80001 A | 1977A | D 025 60001 B | 1977A | E 409 60001 B | 1977A | F 627 20001 B | 1977A | G 102 40001 C | 1977A | H 704 00001 A | 1977A | I 217 60001 A | 1977A | J 025 60001 B | 1977A | K 947 20001 A | 1977A | L 704 00001 B | | 1981 | A 000 00001 B | 1981 | B 000 00001 C | 1981 | C 000 00001 B | 1981 | D 000 00001 B | 1981 | E 000 00001 C | 1981 | F 000 00001 C | 1981 | G 000 00001 C | 1981 | H 000 00001 B | 1981 | I 000 00001 B | 1981 | J 000 00001 B | 1981 | K 000 00001 B | 1981 | L 000 00001 C | | 1988A | A 000 00001 A | 1988 | B 000 00001 B | 1988A | C 000 00001 A | 1988 | D 000 00001 B | 1988 | E 000 00001 B | 1988 | F 000 00001 B | 1988A | G 000 00001 A | 1988 | H 000 00001 A | 1993 | I 000 00001 A | 1988 | J 000 00001 A | 1988A | K 000 00001 A | 1988A | L 000 00001 B | | $5 FRN |
$10 FRN | 1950A | A 709 92001 A | 1950A | B 185 76001 C | 1950A | C 763 20001 A | 1950A | D 760 32001 A | 1950A | E 617 76001 A | 1950A | F 637 92001 A | 1950A | G 610 56001 B | 1950A | H 478 08001 A | 1950A | I 188 64001 A | 1950A | J 364 32001 A | 1950A | K 332 64001 A | 1950A | L 768 96001 A | | 1950A | A 950 40001 A | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | G 165 60001 C | 1950A | H 626 40001 A | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | | 1977A | A 281 60001 B | 1977A | B 550 40001 D | 1977A | C 000 00001 B | 1977A | D 985 60001 A | 1977A | E 064 00001 B | 1977A | F 012 80001 B | 1977A | G 115 20001 C | 1977A | H 601 60001 A | 1977A | I 102 40001 A | 1977A | J 640 00001 A | 1977A | K 780 80001 A | 1977A | L 908 80001 A | | 1981 | A 000 00001 B | 1981 | B 000 00001 D | 1981 | C 000 00001 B | 1981 | D 000 00001 B | 1981 | E 000 00001 B | 1981 | F 000 00001 B | 1981 | G 000 00001 C | 1981 | H 000 00001 B | 1981 | I 000 00001 B | 1981 | J 000 00001 B | 1981 | K 000 00001 B | 1981 | L 000 00001 B | | 1985 | A 000 00001 D | 1985 | B 000 00001 J | 1988A | C 000 00001 A | 1985 | D 000 00001 D | 1985 | E 000 00001 C | 1988A | F 000 00001 A | 1988A | G 000 00001 A | 1985 | H 000 00001 B | 1988A | I 000 00001 A | 1988A | J 000 00001 A | 1988A | K 000 00001 A | 1988A | L 000 00001 A | | $10 FRN |
$20 FRN | 1950A | A 231 84001 A | 1950A | B 800 64001 A | 1950A | C 295 20001 A | 1950A | D 511 20001 A | 1950A | E 675 36001 A | 1950A | F 391 32001 A | 1950A | G 705 60001 A | 1950A | H 273 60001 A | 1950A | I 092 16001 A | 1950A | J 227 52001 A | 1950A | K 227 52001 A | 1950A | L 702 72001 A | | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | D 604 80001 A | 1950A | E 784 80001 A | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | G 835 20001 A | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | J 273 60001 A | 1950A | K 252 00001 A | 1950A | L 856 80001 A | | 1977 | A 665 60001 A | 1977 | B 627 20001 D | 1977 | C 601 60001 A | 1977 | D 460 80001 B | 1977 | E 691 20001 B | 1977 | F 550 40001 A | 1977 | G 601 60001 C | 1977 | H 857 60001 A | 1977 | I 128 00001 A | 1977 | J 076 80001 B | 1977 | K 089 60001 B | 1977 | L 678 40001 B | | 1981 | A 000 00001 C | 1981 | B 000 00001 E | 1981 | C 000 00001 B | 1981 | D 000 00001 B | 1981 | E 000 00001 D | 1981 | F 000 00001 B | 1981 | G 000 00001 D | 1981 | H 000 00001 B | 1981 | I 000 00001 B | 1981 | J 000 00001 C | 1981 | K 000 00001 B | 1981 | L 000 00001 D | | 1988A | A 000 00001 A | 1985 | B 000 00001 R | 1985 | C 000 00001 C | 1985 | D 000 00001 F | 1985 | E 000 00001 H | 1988A | F 000 00001 A | 1988A | G 000 00001 A | 1985 | H 000 00001 C | 1985 | I 000 00001 B | 1988A | J 000 00001 B | 1988A | K 000 00001 A | 1985 | L 000 00001 J | | $20 FRN |
$50 FRN | 1950A | A 012 96001 A | 1950A | B 103 68001 A | 1950A | C 024 48001 A | 1950A | D 061 92001 A | 1950A | E 051 84001 A | 1950A | F 018 72001 A | 1950A | G 043 20001 A | 1950A | H 010 08001 A | 1950C | I 004 32001 A | 1950A | J 007 20001 A | 1950A | K 011 52001 A | 1950A | L 040 32001 A | | 1974 | A 057 60001 A | 1969C | B 243 20001 A | 1974 | C 102 40001 A | 1969C | D 102 40001 A | 1974 | E 089 60001 A | 1974 | F 012 80001 A | 1969C | G 179 20001 A | 1969C | H 019 20001 A | 1974 | I 012 80001 A | 1974 | J 044 80001 A | 1969C | K 038 40001 A | 1969C | L 153 60001 A | | 1977 | A 076 80001 A | 1977 | B 307 20001 A | 1977 | C 038 40001 A | 1977 | D 153 60001 A | 1977 | E 115 20001 A | 1977 | F 012 80001 A | 1977 | G 320 00001 A | 1977 | H 012 80001 A | 1977 | I 025 60001 A | 1977 | J 038 40001 A | 1977 | K 051 20001 A | 1977 | L 102 40001 A | | 1981 | A 000 00001 B | 1981 | B 000 00001 B | 1985 | C 000 00001 A | 1981 | D 000 00001 B | 1981 | E 000 00001 B | 1981 | F 000 00001 B | 1981 | G 000 00001 B | 1981 | H 000 00001 B | 1981 | I 000 00001 B | 1981 | J 000 00001 B | 1981 | K 000 00001 B | 1981 | L 000 00001 B | | - | $50 FRN |
$100 FRN | 1950A | A 008 64001 A | 1950A | B 040 32001 A | 1950A | C 014 40001 A | 1950A | D 017 28001 A | 1950A | E 041 76001 A | 1950A | F 018 72001 A | 1950A | G 044 64001 A | 1950A | H 012 96001 A | 1950A | I 005 76001 A | 1950A | J 008 64001 A | 1950A | K 012 96001 A | 1950A | L 025 92001 A | | 1974 | A 057 60001 A | 1969C | B 268 80001 A | 1974 | C 083 20001 A | 1969C | D 038 40001 A | 1969C | E 089 60001 A | 1969C | F 064 00001 A | 1969C | G 140 80001 A | 1969C | H 051 20001 A | 1974 | I 025 60001 A | 1969C | J 051 20001 A | 1969C | K 064 00001 A | 1969C | L 166 40001 A | | 1977 | A 089 60001 A | 1977 | B 883 20001 A | 1981 | C 000 00001 A | 1977 | D 102 40001 A | 1977 | E 128 00001 A | 1977 | F 025 60001 A | 1977 | G 268 80001 A | 1977 | H 076 80001 A | 1977 | I 038 40001 A | 1977 | J 076 80001 A | 1977 | K 166 40001 A | 1977 | L 332 80001 A | | 1981 | A 000 00001 B | 1981 | B 000 00001 B | 1981 | C 000 00001 B | 1981 | D 000 00001 B | 1981 | E 000 00001 B | 1981 | F 000 00001 A | 1981 | G 000 00001 B | 1981 | H 000 00001 B | 1981 | I 000 00001 A | 1981 | J 000 00001 B | 1981 | K 000 00001 B | 1981 | L 000 00001 B | | - | $100 FRN |
$1 SC | | | - | - | - | $1 SC |
$5 SC | | | - | - | - | $5 SC |
$10 SC | | | - | - | - | $10 SC |
$2 USN | | | - | - | - | $2 USN |
$5 USN | | | - | - | - | $5 USN |
$100 USN | | - | - | - | - | $100 USN |
The Series 1985 $10 FRNs on district A, having begun to use 200,000-sheet print runs at serial A 000 00001 D, reverted to 100,000-sheet runs for serials A 064 00001 D through A 128 00000 D before resuming the 200,000-sheet standard. No other run-length reversions of this sort are currently known, but the data concerning the change from 100,000-sheet to 200,000-sheet runs is not entirely certain, so it is possible that additional oddities exist.
Denom/ Type | Beginning star serial number for runs of | Denom/ Type |
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8000 sheets | 2000 sheets | 20,000 sheets | 100,000 sheets |
$1 FRN | - | - | 1963 | A 000 00001 * | 1963 | B 000 00001 * | 1963 | C 000 00001 * | 1963 | D 000 00001 * | 1963 | E 000 00001 * | 1963 | F 000 00001 * | 1963 | G 000 00001 * | 1963 | H 000 00001 * | 1963 | I 000 00001 * | 1963 | J 000 00001 * | 1963 | K 000 00001 * | 1963 | L 000 00001 * | | 1988 | A 000 00001 * | 1981 | B 096 00001 * | 1993 | C 000 00001 * | 1988A | D 000 00001 * | 1981A | E 000 00001 * | 1988 | F 000 00001 * | 1981A | G 000 00001 * | 1985 | H 000 00001 * | 1985 | I 000 00001 * | 1988 | J 000 00001 * | 1981A | K 000 00001 * | 1981 | L 032 00001 * | | $1 FRN |
$2 FRN | - | - | 1976 | A 000 00001 * | 1976 | B 000 00001 * | 1976 | C 000 00001 * | 1976 | D 000 00001 * | 1976 | E 000 00001 * | 1976 | F 000 00001 * | 1976 | G 000 00001 * | 1976 | H 000 00001 * | 1976 | I 000 00001 * | 1976 | J 000 00001 * | 1976 | K 000 00001 * | 1976 | L 000 00001 * | | - | 2009 | B 000 00001 * | - | - | - | 1995 | F 000 00001 * | - | - | 2003 | I 000 00001 * | - | 2009 | K 000 00001 * | 2009 | L 000 00001 * | | $2 FRN |
$5 FRN | 1950A | A 004 32001 * | 1950A | B 015 84001 * | 1950A | C 007 20001 * | 1950A | D 008 64001 * | 1950A | E 007 20001 * | 1950A | F 007 20001 * | 1950A | G 012 96001 * | 1950A | H 005 76001 * | 1950A | I 001 44001 * | 1950A | J 004 32001 * | 1950A | K 004 32001 * | 1950A | L 008 64001 * | | - | 1950A | A 014 40001 * | 1950A | B 036 00001 * | 1950A | C 014 40001 * | 1950A | D 021 60001 * | 1950A | E 021 60001 * | 1950A | F 014 40001 * | 1950A | G 028 80001 * | 1950A | H 014 40001 * | 1950B | I 014 40001 * | 1950A | J 014 40001 * | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | | 1988 | A 000 00001 * | 1981A | B 000 00001 * | 1985 | C 000 00001 * | 1988A | D 000 00001 * | 1985 | E 000 00001 * | 1985 | F 000 00001 * | 1985 | G 000 00001 * | 1988A | H 000 00001 * | 1988A | I 000 00001 * | 1999 | BJ 000 00001 * | 1985 | K 000 00001 * | 1981A | L 000 00001 * | | $5 FRN |
$10 FRN | 1950A | A 010 08001 * | 1950A | B 031 68001 * | 1950A | C 010 08001 * | 1950A | D 010 08001 * | 1950A | E 010 08001 * | 1950A | F 008 64001 * | 1950A | G 021 60001 * | 1950A | H 007 20001 * | 1950A | I 002 88001 * | 1950A | J 005 76001 * | 1950A | K 005 76001 * | 1950A | L 011 52001 * | | - | 1950A | A 021 60001 * | 1950A | B 086 40001 * | 1950A | C 036 00001 * | 1950A | D 021 60001 * | 1950A | E 021 60001 * | 1950A | F 021 60001 * | 1950A | G 050 40001 * | 1950A | H 014 40001 * | 1950B | I 007 20001 * | 1950A | J 014 40001 * | 1950A | K 014 40001 * | 1950A | L 028 80001 * | | 1985 | A 000 00001 * | 1981A | B 000 00001 * | 1990 | C 000 00001 * | 1985 | D 000 00001 * | 1981A | E 000 00001 * | 1981A | F 000 00001 * | 1990 | G 000 00001 * | 1985 | H 000 00001 * | 2017 | NI 000 00001 * | 2003 | DJ 000 00001 * | 1985 | K 000 00001 * | 1985 | L 000 00001 * | | $10 FRN |
$20 FRN | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | B 011 52001 * | 1950A | C 004 32001 * | 1950A | D 007 20001 * | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | G 010 08001 * | 1950A | H 004 32001 * | 1950A | I 001 44001 * | 1950A | J 002 88001 * | 1950A | ??? | 1950A | L 010 08001 * | | - | 1950A | A 014 40001 * | 1950A | B 021 60001 * | 1950B | C 014 40001 * | 1950A | D 014 40001 * | 1950A | E 021 60001 * | 1950A | F 014 40001 * | 1950A | G 021 60001 * | 1950B | H 014 40001 * | 1950B | I 007 20001 * | 1950A | J 007 20001 * | 1950B | K 014 40001 * | 1950A | L 021 60001 * | | 1985 | A 000 00001 * | 1981 | B 032 00001 * | 1985 | C 000 00001 * | 1981A | D 000 00001 * | 1985 | E 000 00001 * | 1981 | F 000 00001 * | 1985 | G 000 00001 * | 1990 | H 000 00001 * | 1990 | I 000 00001 * | 1985 | J 000 00001 * | 1985 | K 000 00001 * | 1981A | L 000 00001 * | | $20 FRN |
$50 FRN | 1950A | A 001 44001 * | 1950A | B 002 88001 * | 1950A | C 001 44001 * | 1950A | D 001 44001 * | 1950A | E 001 44001 * | 1950A | F 001 44001 * | 1950A | G 001 44001 * | 1950A | H 001 44001 * | 1950A | I 001 44001 * | 1950A | J 001 44001 * | 1950A | K 001 44001 * | 1950A | L 001 44001 * | | 1963A | A 000 00001 * | 1963A | B 000 00001 * | 1963A | C 000 00001 * | 1963A | D 000 00001 * | 1963A | E 000 00001 * | 1963A | F 000 00001 * | 1963A | G 000 00001 * | 1963A | H 000 00001 * | 1963A | I 000 00001 * | 1963A | J 000 00001 * | 1963A | K 000 00001 * | 1963A | L 000 00001 * | | 1977 | A 019 20001 * | 1977 | B 096 00001 * | 1977 | C 000 00001 * | 1977 | D 083 20001 * | 1977 | E 025 60001 * | 1977 | F 000 00001 * | 1977 | G 115 20001 * | 1977 | H 000 00001 * | 1977 | I 000 00001 * | 1977 | J 006 40001 * | 1977 | K 019 20001 * | 1977 | L 025 60001 * | | 1985 | A 000 00001 * | 1981A | B 000 00001 * | 1990 | C 000 00001 * | 1985 | D 000 00001 * | 1981A | E 000 00001 * | - | 1985 | G 000 00001 * | - | - | 1990 | J 000 00001 * | 2004 | EK 000 00001 * | 1996 | AL 000 00001 * | | $50 FRN |
$100 FRN | 1950A | A 001 44001 * | 1950A | B 001 44001 * | 1950A | C 001 44001 * | 1950A | D 001 44001 * | 1950A | E 001 44001 * | 1950A | F 001 44001 * | 1950A | G 001 44001 * | 1950A | H 001 44001 * | 1950A | I 001 44001 * | 1950A | J 001 44001 * | 1950A | K 001 44001 * | 1950A | L 001 44001 * | | 1963A | A 000 00001 * | 1963A | B 000 00001 * | 1963A | C 000 00001 * | 1963A | D 000 00001 * | 1963A | E 000 00001 * | 1963A | F 000 00001 * | 1963A | G 000 00001 * | 1963A | H 000 00001 * | 1963A | I 000 00001 * | 1963A | J 000 00001 * | 1963A | K 000 00001 * | 1963A | L 000 00001 * | | 1977 | A 000 00001 * | 1977 | B 070 40001 * | 1977 | C 000 00001 * | 1977 | D 006 40001 * | 1977 | E 012 80001 * | - | 1977 | G 038 40001 * | 1977 | H 019 20001 * | 1977 | I 006 40001 * | 1977 | J 025 60001 * | 1977 | K 012 80001 * | 1977 | L 019 20001 * | | 1996 | AA 000 00001 * | 1988 | B 000 00001 * | 1990 | C 000 00001 * | 1985 | D 000 00001 * | 1996 | AE 000 00001 * | 1996 | AF 000 00001 * | 1990 | G 000 00001 * | 1993 | H 000 00001 * | 2009A | LI 000 00001 * | 1985 | J 000 00001 * | 1985 | K 000 00001 * | 1981A | L 000 00001 * | | $100 FRN |
$1 SC | | - | | - | $1 SC |
$5 SC | | - | | - | $5 SC |
$10 SC | | - | - | - | $10 SC |
$2 USN | | - | | - | $2 USN |
$5 USN | | - | | - | $5 USN |
$100 USN | - | | - | - | $100 USN |
The widely varying series dates for the first 100,000-sheet star runs are simply due to the fact that today stars are usually printed for only a few districts in each series. Some FRB/denomination combinations have still not had stars printed since the 100,000-sheet star runs became standard in the mid-'80s.