High Block Letter On $1 FRN

Here is a concise table of all $1 series which have reached blocks X and/or Y (as far back as 1981)
Included are the serial number ranges, location/type, and total size of the print. Note: only series 2009 L/X was a low print with only 12.8M or roughly 87% smaller than average runs of 96M.

Begin serial      End serial     Type      Length      Runs
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2009
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L 000 00001 X  -  L 128 00000 X   fw C    12,800,000     1-2


1995
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B 000 00001 X  -  B 960 00000 X    dc     96,000,000    1-15
B 000 00001 Y  -  B 960 00000 Y    dc     96,000,000    1-15
L 000 00001 X  -  L 960 00000 X    fw     96,000,000    1-15
L 000 00001 Y  -  L 960 00000 Y    fw     96,000,000    1-15


1988A
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B 000 00001 X  -  B 512 00000 X    dc     51,200,000     1-8
F 000 00001 X  -  F 960 00000 X    dc     96,000,000    1-15
F 000 00001 Y  -  F 832 00000 Y    dc     83,200,000    1-13
G 000 00001 X  -  G 960 00000 X    dc     96,000,000    1-15
G 000 00001 Y  -  G 256 00000 Y    dc     25,600,000     1-4
L 000 00001 X  -  L 960 00000 X    fw     96,000,000    1-15
L 000 00001 Y  -  L 832 00000 Y    fw     83,200,000    1-13

My opinion is that all X/Y notes are worth holding onto as they're relatively rare overall, but the 2009 series L/X should certainly command a premium. I make no offer of what that premium should be. Though I welcome any opinions/evidence/precedentthat might indicate a reasonable valuation (controlling for grade, of course.)

Just found this thread and figured it'd be better to add to it than start a new one on the same topic. I recently came across a couple of 2009 X notes and figured they'd be rare. Glad to see I was right!

Here's an updated list of all the current $1 X/Y block notes I have so far. All have been pulled from circulation.
The first set consist of 1995, 1995, 1995, 1988A, 1988A. All others are 2009.







Would enjoy seeing what other's have.

—Dan

I'm scratching my head wondering why the word "Rare" is being used so often on this thread, especially since everything I've seen is midgrade and print runs are in the millions.

On the other hand, it's just a dollar, so I'm not going to criticize anyone pulling them from circulation.....I'm guessing though, a block collector would want uncirculated examples of these modern issue Aces.

Thanks BanDurby.

Once again, modern $1 FRN's (non star) notes pulled from circulation have a minuscule chance of ever being worth more than face value......except if they're hyped on ebay. I know several dealers that cater to block collectors, and both of them sell CH-CU examples for $4.

The famous example of a low print, non star $1 FRN being rare is the 1981 J-D note. Only 3.2 million were printed and they were distributed only in rural Mississippi and Louisiana. I hunted this note for six years. An example finally surfaced back in 2012 at a Stacks-Bowers Auction in a 68PPQ holder. I paid four figures to own it and have yet to see another example come up for sale or auction.

Good story, Steve. You're even more of a fanatic than I am.