United States Series 1981A $1 Federal Reserve Note (St. Louis District)

Quad/Trinary Trailing Repeater

• Denomination: $1.00 (One Dollar)

• Currency Type: Federal Reserve Note (Green Seal)

• Series: Series 1981A

• Federal Reserve Bank: St. Louis, Missouri (H - District 8)

• Catalog Reference: Friedberg # 1914-H (Fr. 1914-H)

• Serial Number: H 03433999 A

• Signatures:

  • Katherine Dávalos Ortega (Treasurer of the United States)

  • Donald T. Regan (Secretary of the Treasury)

• Plate Position / Identifiers:

  • Check Letter & Face Plate: C 8 (lower left), C 13 (lower right)

  • Back Plate Number: 417 (visible just above the left scroll of the Great Seal shield)

Fancy Serial & Mule Evaluation

• Fancy Serial Status: Quad / Trinary Trailing Repeater

  • Serial Number: 03433999

  • Pattern Breakdown: Contains a pair of 3s flanking a 4 (3433), but finishes with a strong 999 trailing sequence. While not quite a true 3-digit trinary (it contains 4 digits: 0, 3, 4, 9), the heavy cluster of repetitive digits (3s and 9s) with a low leading zero (034...) makes it a popular target for fancy number collectors and strap hunters.

• Mule Check: Normal (Not a Mule / Non-Mule)

  • Back Plate: 417

  • Analysis: Series 1981A notes used standard macro-sized plate fonts and reset sequences. Back plate 417 is a standard contemporary plate belonging to the normal run of the series. It is not a crossover or mule issue.

Technical & Visual Assessment

• Estimated Grade: Choice to Gem Crisp Uncirculated (Ch CU 63 – Gem CU 65)

• Preservation Highlights:

  • Original pack freshness with bright white paper, crisp snap, and sharp embossing.

  • Housed in a rigid clear protective currency sleeve.

  • Corners are sharp, unbent 90-degree points.

  • Zero handling folds, teller counting wrinkles, or pinholes.

• Centering:

  • Face: Margins are well-balanced top-to-bottom and side-to-side.

  • Back: Clean, wide white margins framing the green border evenly on all four sides.