This is the note that breaks all the rules about series year. The first colorized $5 bill has the series year 2006 but so does the last non-colorized $5 bill. Usually the letter A would have been added or start a completely new series year instead they just changed the serial prefix. Older 2006 $5 bill are H-blocks while newer ones are I-blocks.
The biggest change from non-colorized version, besides the colored background, was the giant purple 5 on the reverse. All the corner 5's were made lighter but the one on the reverse was made huge for ease of use. To me it makes it look like the funny money from a foreign country but that is the way our money is headed.
Still why these design changes did not merit a new series letter probably had to do with laws and politics more than system in place. It is easier to print a quick small run of H-block then ask permission to change the series year. Certain things about currency confuses me too so if you have a definitive answer let me know in the comments section.
Coins are much simpler.
Here's the stats for this bill...
Type/Federal Bank: $5 Note - Fort Worth / New York
Year: 2006 (Colorized)
Printings: 256,000,000
Printed: December 2007
Run: 1st of 15 runs from IB00000001A - IB06400000A
Value: $7.50 in CU
Sidenote: I just realized I have not plucked out a 2009 $5 bill from my change.
Do you have a $5 note and want to know its value? Leave a comment/question and I will do my best to find out the price and history for you.
4 dollars worth, for Comments/Questions click here.:
I actually had a few questions about coin and bill collecting:
1.Do you use anything to store your dollar bills? Are there cases you can buy?
2.Is it okay to use acetone to wash coins if you want to sell them later, or should you not wash them at all?
3.I have two Silver Eagles that I got for christmas that just came in plastic flips, is that okay to keep them in or should I buy a slab?
Thanks very much in advance for your help, I really like your blog.
1.Do you use anything to store your dollar bills? Are there cases you can buy?
--No, I just but them in a strong box.
But yes you can buy special safe storage...
Currency Storage and vinyl pages
2.Is it okay to use acetone to wash coins if you want to sell them later, or should you not wash them at all?
--No, this is bad.
While acetone is safer it still may alter a coin and generally cleaning should be left to the buyer.
3.I have two Silver Eagles that I got for christmas that just came in plastic flips, is that okay to keep them in or should I buy a slab?
--As long as the flips are PVC-free and kept in a low humidity place it's fine.
If you can offered to buy some Air-Tite holders that is better but not necessary.
The fact that they did not make a new series, not even a "2006-A" for the colorized bill has always confused me. Adding to that confusion is the fact that they did make a 2006-A for the hundreds even though the design and signatures did not change. ???????!!!!!!
Adding to that confusion is the fact that they did make a 2006-A for the hundreds even though the design and signatures did not change.
Agreed, also they could have made 2004-A for the older non-colorized $5 since they have 2004-A for the other notes at the same time.
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