
As your knowledge increases, you'll find your own favorite notes and ways to build a collection as unique as your imagination! Most importantly, remember to have fun! This checklist is simply a helpful place to start – $1 Federal Reserve Note collecting is almost limitless in its variety. After you have collected one example for each series, you can return to the beginning of the checklist and expand your collection by acquiring the remaining bank letters.įor any note, it is best to pick the highest grade you can afford given your budget and the size of your collection (see our Grading Guide). Then do the same for each of the following series until you have completed the checklist.

Circle the letter and check the box after you have collected the note. Beginning with the first series (1963), choose one bank letter from those listed. You can choose notes for your collection in any way and any order that you wish, or you can try our easy method for new collectors: Many people add to their collections by including well-known error notes, mule notes, or "fancy" serial numbers (see Special Notes).

There are several ways in which people collect $1 FRNs some choose to collect one example of every signature combination, others collect by blocks, and still others collect by Federal Reserve Banks.

This note checklist is meant to help you start a $1 Federal Reserve Notes Collection. A block is the first and last letter in a serial number – this note comes from block JC.
