1988 $1 Disney Dollar – Second Year of Issue ("D" Prefix – Walt Disney World) – Mickey Mouse & Horse-Drawn Streetcar – Crisp Uncirculated (UNC)

Item Overview

• Issuing Authority: The Walt Disney Company

• Denomination: $1.00 ("One Disney Dollar")

• Series / Year: Series 1988 (The second year of Disney Dollars)

• Issuing Resort / Prefix: Walt Disney World (Florida) – designated by the D prefix

• Legal Tender Clause: "MAY BE USED AS LEGAL TENDER ONLY AT DISNEYLAND® AND WALT DISNEY WORLD®"

• Serial Number: D 00049128 A (Low 5-digit production run number under 50,000)

• Authorized Signatory: Facsimile signature of Scrooge McDuck (Treasurer)

• Security & Print Features:

  • Produced by the American Bank Note Company (ABNC) on genuine 100% cotton currency security paper with embedded micro-fibers and security printing.

  • Multi-rosette Mickey Mouse silhouette micro-lathework above the primary portrait.

  • Corner cartouches featuring Tinker Bell sprinkling pixie dust.

• Vignettes:

  • Obverse (Face): Classic smiling Mickey Mouse in a sunburst circle with his arm gesturing outward.

  • Reverse (Back): Full-color detailed rendering of the Main Street, U.S.A. Horse-Drawn Streetcar / Trolley carrying guests past turn-of-the-century storefronts.

Variety & Series Evolution: 1987 vs. 1988

• Reverse Vignette Change: While the inaugural 1987 $1 bill featured Sleeping Beauty Castle, Series 1988 switched the reverse design to the Horse-Drawn Streetcar on Main Street, U.S.A., making 1988 a one-year design type for the $1 denomination.

• The "D" Prefix Expansion: The D prefix designates issuance for Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

• Low Serial Sub-Pattern: The serial number 00049128 features three leading zeroes (000...), signifying an early run off the ABNC printing plates.

Condition & Visual Grade

• Estimated Technical Grade: Crisp Uncirculated (Choice CU 63 – CU 64)

• Preservation Highlights:

  • Clean, pack-fresh paper fabric with sharp original sizing, bright pastel coloring, and crisp intaglio borders.

  • Completely unhandled and flat with no commercial folds, center wallet creases, or handling waves.

  • Razor-sharp 90-degree squared corners and unsoftened, clean perimeter margins.

  • Free of writing, pinholes, stains, or teller handling marks.

• Centering: Well-balanced margins surrounding the black lathework borders on both the face and back.