General US Paper Money Question

Thanks, that makes sense. So what about the printing process and the 12 banks? Aren't they all printed in Washington DC? Are the 12 banks actually relevant as they were with Federal Reserve Bank Notes, or are they now simply representative of the area in which they are distributed?

I hope I'm not answering my own questions here, I'd just like to affirm my general understanding.

Notes are printed in two places for the various Federal Reserve Banks, Washington DC and Fort Worth Texas.

When ever I have seen notes being distributed from the wrong district I always assumed it was the banks that were mixing it up rather than the Fed.

I understand there is no "alphabetic" order to the printing, merely printing by demand for the districts as needed.

Also, even though it's not as commonplace as before {with the electronic transfers now}, people still want cash money. If a district area gets a run on the actual bills, they can and do buy bills from other districts to replenish or satisfy demand.

Finally, for single bills, think general commerce usage, someone in TX, e.g., vacations in CA, spends say an Atlanta $100 bill there, simple commerce flow.

A good reference is the Black Bokk of United States Paper Money, around $8. Wealth of info., if you want to delve into it.