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Good morning (4:54am on the eastern region),
I have a couple of questions. I have a general idea of where the mint marks are on coins and how to read them, however I am not certain about where they would be on the 2 dollar bills and the silver certificates. Any thoughts and input would be greatly appreciated.
Also, I would like to know who grades the bills and would appreciate any helpful links and such for reference and further research.
Thanks in advance,
Anthony Ingersoll
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Yes, there are not "mints", as such. There are Fed branches supplied with notes that are made in one of two places: D.C. or Ft. Worth. That's what I understand. There are a few currency-grading companies out there, including PMG and PCGS.
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United States paper currency is printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing at two different facilities. One in Washington DC, and one in Fort Worth, Texas. The notes are distributed to twelve different Federal Reserve branches and some paper currency is sent overseas.
Look at the face of any denomination and if you see a small "fw", it was printed at the Western Facility in Fort Worth, if not, it was printed at the Washington DC facility. All Silver Certificates were printed at the BEP in Washington DC.
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Have to recommend http://www.uspapermoney.info/"... home of everything you ever wanted to know about U.S. currency. (Well, almost....) The largest section of the site is devoted to the serial number tables. Here you can find almost-complete information on the overall serial ranges for all small-size regular and star notes, Series 1928 to present. From 1976 to the present, the serial ranges are also broken down by month of production. Block and group lists are available back to Series 1935E. The group lists contain basically the same information as the serial tables, minus the dates of production; but some collectors may find this format more useful, since the exact serials printed in all those pesky pre-1995 star note runs are finally listed out in detail." -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Some great links!  to the paper money forum! |
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Boy, I learned a lot reading this thread.
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