1935 Silver Certificate E Series Questions

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Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5238 Posts	Posted 01/27/2019 3:14 pm I have had this 1935 Silver Certificate E series for years and this was given to me in change back at my bank. It is an unremarkable specimen but I have questions concerning the Treasurer of the Secretary signature and the Secretary of the Treasury signature. I know the Treasurer was W.A. Julian and Secretary was Henry Morgenthau Jr and those are the only two signatures that I could find on 1935 Silver certificate notes. On this note the Treasurer signature is Ivey Baker Priest and I cannot quite make out the Secretary signature but it looks like Gil Humphrey or George Humphrey? I know nothing about paper money as I concentrate on cents and half dollars. Was there an administrative change in the year 1935 with a change in Treasurer and Secretary? Any insight is appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

SteveInTampa Pillar of the Community United States 4637 Posts	Posted 01/27/2019 3:25 pm Paper money collectors know this as a 1935E note. It follows series 1935, 1935A, 1935B, 1935C and 1935D. The series would change letters when one or both signatures changed. The series year, unlike coins, has little to nothing to do with when it was printed. Your note was printed and distributed between 1953 - 1957. This chart shows dates and signatures for United States Notes, Silver Certificates and Federal Reserve Notes...http://www.uspapermoney.info/general/chron_s.html Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5238 Posts	Posted 01/27/2019 3:31 pm Steve, Thank you for that education. I never knew that the dates paper notes were printed doesn't mean it was printed in that year. So, am I to assume that the 5733 on the reverse of the note is the indicater when it was actually printed? Meaning the first two digits 57. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/27/2019 3:42 pm No, that is called a "reverse plate number" and has nothing to do with the printing date. Report this Post to the Staff
SteveInTampa Pillar of the Community United States 4637 Posts	Posted 01/27/2019 3:46 pm No, just coincidence. The number on the back is what we refer to as the Back Plate number. The previous series, Series 1934, had a completely different back design known as a Funny Back note. Series 1935 changed, and BP numbers started off with BP #1....the BP number got higher and higher as plates wore out and eventually climbed as high as 6786. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5238 Posts	Posted 01/27/2019 4:30 pm Thank you Coinfrog and Steve for the education! Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12813 Posts	Posted 01/27/2019 9:41 pm Steve and frog are a wealth of knowledge on paper money -- I've learned tons from them over the years. The Julian/Morgenthau combination was specific to the 1935 and 1935A series of $1 Silver Certs. Also that happens to be one of my favorite combinations. Partly because they have very nice signatures and partly because they're found on the Hawaii and North Africa emergency issues (brown and yellow seals respectively). The signatures on your 1935E are those of Ivy Baker Priest and George Magoffin Humphrey. Report this Post to the Staff
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