Links and References

Official websites

• The Bureau of Engraving and Printing: the folks who print your money.
  • The BEP's page of monthly production figures from October 2002 to present.
  • The BEP's online store.
• The Federal Reserve System: the folks who issue your money.
• The U.S. Treasury's currency FAQ.
• Some facts about paper money from the Atlanta Fed.
• An exhibit of American currency from the San Francisco Fed, with images of and information about many old notes.

Other online information

• Another compilation of old BEP monthly reports, but listed by month instead of by denomination.
• A very comprehensive but rather old site on web notes, with an in-depth FAQ.
• A census of Fort Worth 295 error notes, compiled by Ed Zegers.
• Bank Note Reporter, a monthly magazine on paper money.
• The Society of Paper Money Collectors, which publishes Paper Money magazine.
• Coin World, a weekly numismatic magazine which also covers paper money.
• PaperMoneyWeb, an online directory of paper money dealers.
• Where's George, a site for tracking individual dollar bills in circulation.

Good old paper references

While many fine references on U.S. paper currency exist, these are the ones I've referred to most often in compiling these pages.

• Standard Guide to Small-Size U.S. Paper Money, by John Schwartz and Scott Lindquist.
• Standard Handbook of Modern United States Paper Money, by Chuck O'Donnell.
• The Comprehensive Catalog of U.S. Paper Money, by Gene Hessler and Carlson Chambliss.
• Collector's Guide to Modern Federal Reserve Notes, by Robert Azpiazu.
• The Standard Handbook of $1 Web-Fed Test Notes, by Bob Kvederas Jr. and Bob Kvederas Sr..
• Paper Money of the United States, by Robert Friedberg.
• Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money, by Chester Krause and Robert Lemke.

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