Paper Currency FAQ's
Paper Currency Frequently Asked Questions Over the years, we received numerous questions about paper money, often the same questions are asked, so here's a few of the most popularly asked questions about Paper Currency: I have a bill with a star in the serial number. Why is it there? Is it valuable? Notes that have a star in the serial number are there to notate that it is a reprint of a note that was damaged during original printing. They reprint the serial number of damaged sheets/notes so that they can keep the accounting straight. Current US currency notes are printed at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing in either Washington DC or Fort Worth Texas, and while they are printed at US Government facilities, they are actually the property of the privately-owned Federal Reserve System that has a "license" to control our money supply. Because billions of currency notes are printed, mistakes are bound to happen and lots of Serial Numbers need to get reprinted, and t