Two Guides on Authenticating U.S. Federal Reserve Notes Series 1988A and Older
In these informative PDF guides, we have gathered a list of design features for U.S. Federal Reserve Notes Series 1988A and older into one resource. You will see the design features of older currency, see which design features have changed over time, and read helpful descriptions about each feature.
One guide is longer but detailed, and the other guide is more concise but less detailed; the former is designed to be more informative and the latter is designed to be more easily shareable. We have provided both for your convenience.
These guides will help you to become equipped to fight fraud in the most effective means possible: through prevention.
Learn about several key design features that can best help you determine whether or not a bill is authentic.
Over time, certain aspects of design features were changed - learn when and how these design features changed so you know exactly what to expect for a given Series year.
To make this guide as effective as possible, we obtained images of real money (even from as far back as Series 1928) so that you know exactly what to look for.
