Star Notes Because it’s against policy to produce a dollar’s serial number more than once, the mint simply adds a star to the end. These printing errors aren’t common, so there aren’t too many star notes in circulation. You’ll see $1 star notes on eBay for $5 and up.
What does a star on a dollar bill mean?
These are actually what are called ‘star notes.’ Star notes are any dollar bills that have a little star next to the serial number”.“ This means that when these dollar bills were originally produced with these same serial numbers, they were damaged during the production process so they had to be reprinted”.“
Why is there a star at the end of the serial number on a dollar bill?
Star Notes Some bills have a star instead of a letter at the end of their serial numbers. Known as star notes, these bills are replacements issued when the original bill had a printing error. Because it’s against policy to produce a dollar’s serial number more than once, the mint simply adds a star to the end.
Why do some US bills have a star instead of a letter?
The final letter is used to raise the number of possible bills beyond 99,999,999. Altogether, there are a possible 2,499,999,975 serial numbers for each bank! On occasion, a bill shows up that has a small star in place of the final letter in the serial. This star represents what is known as a replacement note.
Where does the star go on a Federal Reserve Note?
On Federal Reserve Notes, the star is where the block letter normally is (the last letter of the serial number). On Legal Tender notes and Silver Certificates, the star is where the prefix normally is (the first letter of the serial number).
What does the first letter of the serial number mean?
The first letter of the serial number corresponds to the series year. 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
