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"The Pastime Classics Collection" – United States Small Size $1 Set
1969 $1 Small Size Federal Reserve Note

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Note Description:	$1 1969
Grade:	67 EPQ
Country:	United States
Note Number:	1903-I*
Seal Type:	Green
Signatures/ Vignettes:	Elston Kennedy
Certification #:	2300009-001
Owner:	Billy Cusack

Set Category:	Small Size Varieties
Set Name:	"The Pastime Classics Collection" – United States Small Size $1 Set
Slot Name:	1969 $1 Small Size Federal Reserve Note
Research:	See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

Series 1969 $1 Minneapolis Star Note

BANKNOTE DATA

* A total of 1,920,000 Minneapolis stars were printed

* There was only one print run

* Notes of this series were delivered to the Federal Reserve between July 1969 and April 1971

NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE

This series was the first issue of $1 notes with the redesigned Treasury seal. The wording on the seal was changed to English from Latin, and “1789” (the year of the Treasury Department’s founding) was added to the seal.

As Treasurer of the United States, Dorothy Andrews Elston’s signature appears on the notes of this series. Following her appointment, Elston married and changed her name to Dorothy Andrews Kabis. This name and signature change led to a change in the currency series designation from 1969 to 1969A. She remains the first and only Treasurer to change their name while in office.

SIGNS OF THE TIME

This series features an Elston/Kennedy signature combination.

Dorothy Andrews Elston (Kabis) was the 33rd Treasurer of the United States, serving from May 8, 1969 until her death on July 3, 1971. She was appointed by President Richard Nixon.

David M. Kennedy was the 60th Secretary of the Treasury, serving from January 22, 1969 to February 10, 1971. He was appointed by President Richard Nixon.

MEANWHILE, AT THE FED...

Bill Martin was Chairman of the Federal Reserve when the first notes of this series were printed. Initially appointed by President Harry S. Truman, he worked under five presidents and served from April 2, 1951 to January 31, 1970. Martin had the longest tenure of any Fed Chair.