When I made my copy of the new LEPE plate position charts a couple years back (series 2009 & 2013), I knew that on the series 2013 $1. FRN's, I only needed the last 4 digits of the serial number to locate the assigned plate position..
What I didn't discover, until late Friday evening when checking 5 new 2013 Notes, was that if I placed a decimal point in the middle of the last four digits of the serial number, and round up to the next whole number, I had the assigned Plate Position..
I could do this instantly in my head with no need to use a calculator (as required on pre-2013 $1. FRN's)..
I then decided to make revisions to my chart showing both 5,000 note serial numbers..
At first, I was going to only list the lower numbers as I knew that any serial number ending in 5000 and above, I had to deduct 5,000 from the serial to locate the plate position (5=0, 6=1, 7=2 and so on).. I then thought should I do this, it may confuse others when trying to explain it, so it was easier to just add the 2nd set of serials on the chart..
The top number in the chart is for the 1st 5,000 Note Run, followed by the 2nd 5,000 Note Run (that mirror's the plate positions of the 1st run), showing all 10,000 serial numbers used in the last 4 digits (0000 - 9999)..
I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed this, and if so, where it was posted, but do believe I'm the 1st to place the last 4 digits of the serial number in the L.E.P.E. Plate Position Chart..
I have to admit I was just as excited noticing this as I was when I noticed what my Pakistan 1000 Rupee error notes looked like under a black light 7 months ago (& I had these notes since 2007)..
For anyone else interested in this, I enclosed a photo of my chart.. You will also notice a pattern in the 4 numbers & plate position..
As with all my charts, please advise should you locate any mistakes made on my part..
Posted 07/13/2016 5:21 pm
