2021 Friedberg Number Question

I never heard of a "Friedberg Number", and had to search for the meaning online, therefore, I obviously do not have the number you seek. You are likely aware of he following, but I was not, so I will post it for others like me who may be interested:

I assume you would need to purchase "Paper Money of the United States - 23rd edition" by Arthur L. Friedberg & Ira S. Friedberg. It is available for purchase in four formats (Hard Cover, Soft Cover, USB Stick (PC only), Downloadable E-book {24 hour rental, or permanent unlimited viewing}). I found a site which sells all four formats by performing an internet search. I believe it was released around July 2024.

I also used one of the free AI tools online, which concluded, without having the actual catalog information, that the Friedberg number for the note in question would likely be "F-3007-A" based on, the AI's claims that it used "information from both numismatic sources and patterns used in previous Friedberg listings", if that can be trusted at all is in question.

I know, probably useless and unhelpful information for you, but it was an interesting search for me.

Your best bet for finding modern Friedberg numbers is to check the PMG population report. It shows the Friedberg numbers next to the series description.

Link to PMG Pop report - https://www.pmgnotes.com/population...s/1/?page=11

Steve said

I think this is probably a reliable method for finding the Friedberg # for a note that you have in hand (if that FRB series has had any notes graded) , but I believe that those population reports also have some inaccuracies in them.

For example, according to the BEP monthly reports, series 2017 Boston FRB $1 FRNs were only printed at the WDC facility in Jul 2018 AA blocks, Aug 2018 AA blocks, Oct 2018 AB - AC blocks and A*, Oct 2019 A* and Nov 2019 AC blocks and A*. All of these notes have Friedberg # 3003-A or 3003-A*.

Series 2017A Boston FRB $1 FRNs began being printed by the WDC facility in Dec 2019, so the Nov 2019 runs ended the printing of the series 2017 notes.

The PMG Population report for series 2017 $1 FRNs currently indicates that 147 Fr. 3003-A notes printed at the WDC facility have been graded in blocks A*, AA, AB and AC. Probably accurate, but I believe that technically the * notes should have Friedberg # 3003-A*.

That same PMG Population report also indicates that 19 Fr. 3004-A notes printed at the Fort Worth facility have been graded in blocks AB and AC. The only problem is that according to BEP reports there weren't any 2017 Boston FRB $1 FRNs printed at the Fort Worth facility

So, there's a problem with either the PMG population report or the BEPs reports of what notes were printed. My guess is that it's a PMG mistake and those notes were actually printed at the WDC facility or they aren't Boston FRB notes.