Does BEP Record Serial Numbers Before Shredding?

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nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 12/08/2018 1:45 pm Before shredding unfit currency does the BEP record the serial numbers? Is that data public? I am curious what percentage of notes of various series are still Out There. Report this Post to the Staff

MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 12/08/2018 9:06 pm I doubt that serial numbers of unfit currency are recorded as it would be too time consuming. -MV Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/08/2018 9:08 pm No, period. to the Paper Money Forum! Edited by Coinfrog 12/08/2018 9:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 12/09/2018 12:01 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
SteveInTampa Pillar of the Community United States 4637 Posts	Posted 12/09/2018 06:29 am Welcome to CCF. I seriously doubt the BEP records anything about the destroyed notes except denomination and totals. I've heard the majority of $100 notes are distributed and used outside of the USA. Report this Post to the Staff
lettow Pillar of the Community United States 742 Posts	Posted 12/10/2018 3:21 pm The Federal Reserve Banks shred notes, not the BEP. The FED does not record serial numbers. Report this Post to the Staff
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