Date Placement On Silver Certificates

Hi Bill, I've checked my references and my examples of the 1935C series and can't come up with an answer for you...your friend's claim sounds about as unfounded as the idea of buying the junk lot from a TV ad in the first place, pardon my insensitivity.
A few points I will make, though please keep in mind I am not an expert in currency, just a student...
1) Currency doesn't have mintmarks
2) the letter/numbers in the lower right corner of the silver certs are the printing plate identification
3) The huge numbers of Peace dollars (and 1921 Morgans for that matter) were minted to back the silver certificates of that period, both large size notes and the subsequent small size we are more familiar with. That was probably the theme of the TV hucksters sales pitch?

Sorry, don't know how to break the news to your friend and still maintain the friendship...

All the best,,,Dennis

Thanks for your help. I knew that notes have no mintmark; however, I think I will be forced to accept them as a well-meaning Christmas gift and buy a copy of the Whitman's "Guide Book to US Paper Money" to familiarize myself with this aspect of collecting. My coin collection focuses on 18th and 19th century issues and foreign coins (chiefly Spanish) which circulated in the colonies. I guess an old bank note or two may enhance my collection of Americana in Money.

they do sort of have mint marks , the letter or Number in side the seal tells you witch federal reserve BAnk issued it and You might see something Like ( Fw12) Whick tells you what plate number was used in the example it is Fort worth the (A) or other letter after the date is usually significant with a signature change etc.