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Here is the story about my long dive into collecting five dollar bills.  While I understand that to some this may sound like baseball statistics or reading the IRS tax code - I will try to make it some what entertaining or at least educational.

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Credits:
Information provided in this presentation comes from a varity of reference material, websites, and Youtube videos. 

 Info Type  Resource used
 Treasurer and Secretary info  USpapermoney.info
 Series specific info  A Guide Book of United States Paper Money
 - Arthur and Ira Friedberg
 Series specific info  Standard Guide to Small-Size U.S. Paper Money - 1928
   - Joh  Schwartz & Scott Lindquist
 Error related info  United States Paper Money Erros
- Dr. Frederick J Bart

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FRN 1928

  Federal Reserve Note - Series 1928

 BEP STATS  STATS FROM COLLECTION
 U.S. Treasurer: Tate  Order Added to Collection: 165    (Upgrade to 53)
 Secretary of the Treasury: Mellon  Front Plate: E5
 Terms of Office: 4/28-1/29  Back Plate: 111
 Delivery Date Start: 04/30/28  Serial Number: F02040605A
 Delivery Date End: ???
 Notes: Gold on Demand, First small size note issued by the BEP 
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USN 1928 Front

 

USN 1928 Back

 This is a "Gold on Demand" note.

 Signers
 Title  Name  Service Dates  Autograph
 Treasurer  Harold Theodore Tate  5/31/1928 - 1/17/1929 tate
 Secretary  Andrew William Mellon  3/4/1921 - 2/12/1932 mellon