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This survey is an attempt to determine which series, denominations, and types of notes can be found with which of the 'A' varieties that were in use during roughly the 1930s and '40s. The type style of the letter 'A' in serial numbers was changed in about 1930, though it took over ten years for the original 'A' to pass completely out of use.
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Late 'A' Note lower crossbar |
The transition from the Early 'A' to the Late 'A' took place mostly during the Woods-Mellon signature combination. All notes with those signatures are believed to be common with either version of the 'A' or with mixed 'A' styles, so they are generally not of interest for purposes of this survey.
A few of the latest Tate-Mellon notes were printed with at least one Late 'A' in a serial number. Any such notes are generally scarce. Conversely, in the Woods-Mills signatures (which began in 1932) and in subsequent signature combinations, the Early 'A' becomes scarce, though it was still in occasional use at least as late as the early Julian-Vinson printings (in the mid-'40s). Also involved here were the Federal Reserve Bank Notes of Series 1929, which were actually printed in 1933 and 1934.
In either direction, it is also potentially useful to find notes which have the normal 'A' style for their series, but which have serial numbers close to the known notes with exceptional 'A' styles. Such reports can help to pin down exactly how long the unusual 'A' was in the serialling press, and whether it was used in more than one plate position of any given run. At the moment, I'm only including normal notes in the tables below if they're within several thousand serials of a reported non-normal note, or within a few hundred thousand serials and from the same plate position.
If you have any notes which you think might be of interest for this survey, please email me here with (1) the serial number, (2) the plate position letter, and (3) which 'A' style(s) were used in which locations on the note. Since the two versions of the 'A' can look confusingly similar at first, it might be useful to send a good-resolution scan of your note if you have that capability, for verification purposes. Thanks!
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Observed early uses of the Late 'A'
Ser/Den/Type Serial Number PP 'A' Styles Source
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Tate-Mellon signatures:
1928 $1 SC E 806 31060 A ppF late/early in my collection
1928 $1 SC E 976 78324 A ppJ early/late in my collection
1928 $1 SC F 000 00005 A ppE early/late Ebay
1928 $1 SC F 012 22777 A ppG late/early reported by WG
1928 $1 SC F 060 14434 A ppD late/early Ebay
1928 $1 SC F 144 38735 A ppE early/early [normal] Ebay
1928 $1 SC F 666 66672 A ppF late/early Ebay
1928 $1 SC G 568 54639 A ppA late/early Ebay
1928 $1 SC G 873 81000 A ppF early/early [normal] reported by BT
1928 $1 SC G 873 81001 A ppA early/late reported by BT
1928 $1 SC H 981 72256 A ppJ late/early reported by RW
[both bookends to this note, ppI&K, are normal early/early]
1928 $1 SC K 089 60607 A ppC late/early Ebay
1928 $1 SC * 104 42307 A ppI early/late Ebay
1928 $2 USN A 440 01066 A ppF e-e/e-l illus in Hessler-Ch.
1928 $2 USN A 504 61503 A ppC e-e/e-l Ebay
1928 $10 FRN I 033 97391 A ppE early/late in my collection
Early Woods-Mellon signatures:
1928A $1 SC F 485 29978 A ppD late/early Ebay
1928A $1 SC F 955 16847 A ppI late/early in my collection
1928A $1 SC G 771 28330 A ppD late/early Ebay
1928A $1 SC G 873 82009 A ppA late/early Ebay
[next five serials 010-014, ppB-F, are normal early/early]
1928A $1 SC I 379 27039 A ppA early/late donckelly.com
1928A $1 SC * 127 35339 A ppI early/late Ebay
1928 $5 USN * 011 92202 A ppH early/late Ebay
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Observed late uses of the Early 'A'
Ser/Den/Type Serial Number PP 'A' Styles Source
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Late Woods-Mellon signatures:
1928A $1 SC Z 049 09610 A ? early/late Ebay
1928A $1 SC Z 049 26140 A ppH early/late Ebay
1928A $1 SC Z 532 17761 A ppK early/late in my collection
1928A $1 SC Z 715 82242 A ppJ late/early Ebay
Woods-Mills signatures:
1928B $1 SC Z 324 69890 A ppB early/late in my collection
Woods-Woodin signatures:
none observed
Julian-Woodin signatures:
none observed
Julian-Morgenthau signatures:
1934 $5 FRN G 132 07262 A ppB early/late in my collection
1934 $5 FRN Haw. L 149 86766 A ppH early/late donckelly.com
1928D $2 USN D 275 55776 A ppB early/early in my collection
1928D $2 USN D 286 65356 A ? early/early Ebay
1934A $5 SC K 666 62277 A ppC late/early in my collection
1934A $5 SC K 699 01527 A ppC late/late [normal] Ebay
1934A $5 SC K 766 09280 A ppB early/early in my collection
1934A $5 SC K 775 28465 A ppE early/early Ebay
1934A $5 SC K 824 39722 A ppJ late/late [normal] Ebay
1934A $5 SC K 826 823xx A x xx Ebay
[this is a run of 20 consecutive serials, 361-380; all notes from]
[ ppB,D,E are early/early, while all from ppA,C,F are late/late. ]
1934A $5 SC K 859 73608 A ppD early/early Ebay
1934A $5 SC K 864 78298 A ppD early/early Ebay
1934A $500 FRN B 003 33645 A ppI late/early donckelly.com
1934A $500 FRN B 003 33987 A ppI late/early donckelly.com
Julian-Vinson signatures:
1928E $2 USN D 328 31036 A ppB early/early in my collection
1928E $2 USN D 353 48324 A ppH late/late [normal] donckelly.com
1928D $5 USN G 535 17394 A ppD early/early in my collection
1928D $5 USN G 539 16838 A ppJ late/late [normal] donckelly.com
1934B $5 SC L 010 32236 A ppB early/early Ebay
1934B $5 SC L 055 10939 A ppE early/early in my collection
Federal Reserve Bank Notes:
1929 $5 FRBN C 002 34573 A ppI early/late in my collection
1929 $5 FRBN D 006 31213 A ppA early/late reported by MCS
1929 $5 FRBN D 027 49965 A ppI late/early in my collection
1929 $5 FRBN F 017 29411 A ppA early/late reported by MCS
1929 $5 FRBN H 002 02419 A ppI early/late donckelly.com
1929 $5 FRBN I 004 92544 A ppD early/late donckelly.com
1929 $5 FRBN L 000 22090 A ppD early/late donckelly.com
1929 $5 FRBN L 000 76083 A ppI early/late reported by RC
1929 $5 FRBN L 001 27545 A ppI early/late in my collection
1929 $5 FRBN L 001 37349 A ppI early/late illus in BNR
1929 $5 FRBN L 001 39882 A ppJ early/late reported by RC
1929 $10 FRBN A 001 34094 A ppL l-e/l-l reported by WG
1929 $10 FRBN C 008 68881 A ppI late/early in my collection
1929 $10 FRBN E 006 06477 A ppC late/late [normal] reported by RW
1929 $10 FRBN E 006 06478 A ppD late/early reported by RW
1929 $10 FRBN H 013 10136 A ppL early/late in my collection
1929 $10 FRBN J 006 00297 A ppI early/late in my collection
1929 $20 FRBN B 011 06267 A ppK late/early donckelly.com
1929 $20 FRBN B 018 86663 A ppK late/late [normal] donckelly.com
1929 $20 FRBN B 021 33870 A ppF late/early reported by RW
1929 $20 FRBN E 005 82335 A ppK early/late donckelly.com
1929 $20 FRBN I 003 08146 A ppD early/late reported by MCS
1929 $20 FRBN I 003 77621 A ppK early/late in my collection
1929 $20 FRBN J 001 46423 A ppE late/late [normal] donckelly.com
1929 $20 FRBN J 003 14351 A ppE late/early in my collection
1929 $20 FRBN K 003 90970 A ppD early/late donckelly.com
1929 $50 FRBN D 002 70039 A ppI early/late in my collection
1929 $50 FRBN D 003 27033 A ppI late/late [normal] donckelly.com
1929 $50 FRBN D 005 40723 A ppI late/late [normal] donckelly.com
1929 $50 FRBN L 003 14453 A ppK late/early Ebay
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