Dollar Serial Number Lookup

After serial number G96000000F, they advance to the next suffix letter alphabetically, which would be G00000001G. The maximum serial number is 96000000 before they advance. So potentially there is 96M $1 notes with block G-G. Hat Creek Software & Consulting. Quick statistics on D B Cooper's loot: Most of the serial numbers of $20 bills started with an 'L' (nearly 87%), which means it originated with the San Francisco Federal Reserve branch. Most were from either the 1963A or 1969 series. Nearly all of the serial numbers ended with an A, B, or a star.

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Each Federal Reserve note includes identifiers that provide information about the note, such as designating the year in which the note’s design was approved. Learn about these note identifiers by clicking on the image below.


Serial Number

A unique combination of eleven numbers and letters appears twice on the front of the note. Each note has a unique serial number. The first letter of the serial number corresponds to the series year.

YearSeries LetterYearSeries LetterYearSeries Letter
1996A2003AF2009J
1999B2004AG2009AL
2001C2006H2013M
2003D2006I2017N
2004E2006AK2017AP
YearSeries Letter
1996A
1999B
2001C
2003D
2003AF
2004E
2004AG
2006H
2006I
2006AK
2009J
2009AL
2013M
2017N
2017AP

A “star” suffix is used to identify notes that serve as replacements during the production process. If you'd like to learn more about the U.S. currency production process, please visit https://www.moneyfactory.gov/uscurrency/howmoneyismade.html.

Series Year

The series year indicates the year in which a new design was approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, or the year in which the signature of a new secretary or treasurer was incorporated into the design. Capital letters following the series year appear when there is a significant change in the note's appearance.

Federal Reserve Indicators

For denominations $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100, the note has a letter and number designation that corresponds to one of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks. The letter of each indicator matches the second letter of the serial number on the note.

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IndicatorBankIndicatorBankIndicatorBank
A1BostonE5RichmondI9Minneapolis
B2New York CityF6AtlantaJ10Kansas City, MO
C3PhiladelphiaG7ChicagoK11Dallas
D4ClevelandH8St. LouisL12San Francisco
IndicatorBank
A1Boston
E5Richmond
I9Minneapolis
B2New York City
F6Atlanta
J10Kansas City, MO
C3Philadelphia
G7Chicago
K11Dallas
D4Cleveland
H8St. Louis
L12San Francisco

For denominations $1 and $2, the note includes a seal that identifies one of the 12 Federal Reserve banks.

Note Position Letter and Number

Dollar Serial Number Lookup

For denominations $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100, the note position letter and number indicates in which position on a plate a note was printed. It is a combination of one letter and one number and can be found on the front of the note.

In 2014, the BEP began printing $1 notes on 50-subject sheets. For these larger sheets, the note position is identified by columns and rows rather than by quadrants. Note position identifiers on the 50-subject sheet ranges from A1 – J5.

5 Dollar Serial Number Lookup

Please view this video to learn more about the 50-subject production change.

Face and Back Plate Numbers

The face plate and back plate numbers identify the printing plates used to print each side of the note. The face plate number is found on the face of the note and the back plate number is found on the back.

Dollar Serial Number Lookup

Federal Reserve notes printed at the Fort Worth, Texas, facility of the Bureau of Engraving & Printing include a small “FW” in front of the face-plate number.

Treasury Seal

One Dollar Serial Number Lookup

A green seal to the right of the portrait represents the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The design of the seal was changed to incorporate an English inscription and appears on all Federal Reserve notes of the 1969 series year or later.

Check My Dollar Serial Number

D B Cooper's Loot Serial Number Searcher

Found an old $20 bill, and want to easily check to see if it was part of the loot from the most storied skyjacking in American history? Then look no further!

For years, you had to find a copy of the FBI's list of the stolen serial numbers - no easy task! Then, you had to peruse the dozens of small-font pages to see if your suspect bill was listed.

Using the guide below, enter the serial number from the $20 bill (on either half of the bill), and the Series year (located on the lower right corner of Andrew Jackson's portrait) - like the areas highlighted in yellow in the picture below.

Then, press 'Check My Bill'.

Our engine will take the information you supply, and comb our database of the nearly 10,000 serial number of the hijacker's ill-gotten gains. If you got a bill with one of the serial numbers, the program will tell you. It is that easy!

Please note that, when entering a bill that, there can be no spaces between the letters or numbers, and any letters MUST be in all capital letters.

Quick statistics on D B Cooper's loot:

  • Most of the serial numbers of $20 bills started with an 'L' (nearly 87%), which means it originated with the San Francisco Federal Reserve branch

  • Most were from either the 1963A or 1969 series.

  • Nearly all of the serial numbers ended with an A, B, or a star.

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