"The Pastime Classics Collection" - Small Size $1 Federal Reserve Note Set
1963 $1 Small Size Federal Reserve Note

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Set Details
Note Description: Federal Reserve Note Minneapolis
$1 1963 Small Size
Grade: 68 EPQ
Block Letter: I*
Country: US
Note Number: 1900-Im*
Seal Type: Green
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 Granahan
Dillon
Certification #: 2297001-001  
Owner: Billy Cusack
Sets Competing: "The Pastime Classics Collection" - Small Size $1 Federal Reserve Note Set  Score: 163
"The Pastime Classics Collection" - Small Size $1 Design Set  Score: 255
Date Added: 10/31/2025
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

Series 1963 $1 Minneapolis Mule Star Note


BANKNOTE DATA

* A total of 5,120,000 Minneapolis stars were printed

* There was only one print run

* Notes of this series were delivered to the Federal Reserve between November 1963 and July 1965


NOTABLE ABOUT THIS NOTE

This series was the first issue of the $1 Federal Reserve Note, replacing the $1 Silver Certificate.

This series has the same signature combination as the Series 1935H and Series 1957B $1 Silver Certificates.

This note has a back plate number of 444, making it a mule note with a Series 1963 front paired with a Series 1957B Silver Certificate back.


SIGNS OF THE TIME

This series features a Granahan/Dillon signature combination.

Kathryn O’Hay Granahan was the 32nd Treasurer of the United States, serving from January 3, 1963 to November 22, 1966. She was appointed by President John F. Kennedy and continued into the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

C. Douglas Dillon was the 57th Secretary of the Treasury, serving from January 21, 1961 to April 1, 1965. He was appointed by President John F. Kennedy and continued into the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson.


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.

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