The U.S. government in December printed fewer notes with less value compared to November, according to Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) figures released Tuesday, January 6.
460,800,000 banknotes were produced last month valued at $17,478,400,000. In contrast, the BEP printed 477M notes worth $18.1B in November.
December had fewer $1s and $100s printed versus November, while the BEP it increased production of all other banknotes.
The BEP also produced 1.28 million $100 star notes (total of these not in table below). Star notes are replacements for misprinted notes or certain serial numbers, like 000 000 000. They are generally more desirable to collectors as they are rarer.
Spread across December’s 31 days, the BEP averaged some 14.9 million notes per day with a total daily face value worth about $564 million.
December BEP Currency Production Figures
| Denomination | Series | Serial # (from): | Serial # (to): | Quantity |
| $1.00 | 2006S | C 38,400,001 E | C 83,200,000 E | 44,800,000 |
| $1.00 | 2006S | K 51,200,001 E | K 96,000,000 E | 44,800,000 |
| $1.00 | 2006S | K 1 F | K 6,400,000 F | 6,400,000 |
| $1.00 | 2006S | L 6,400,001 N | L 44,800,000 N | 38,400,000 |
| $5.00 | 2006G | IL 25,600,001 C | IL 57,600,000 C | 32,000,000 |
| $10.00 | 2006G | ID 89,600,001 A | ID 96,000,000 A | 6,400,000 |
| $10.00 | 2006G | ID 1 B | ID 6,400,000 B | 6,400,000 |
| $10.00 | 2006G | IF 25,600,001 C | IF 76,800,000 C | 51,200,000 |
| $20.00 | 2006G | IG 6,400,001 D | IG 57,600,000 D | 51,200,000 |
| $50.00 | 2006G | IB 6,400,001 B | IB 54,400,000 B | 48,000,000 |
| $100.00 | 2006N | HB 6,400,001 I | HB 44,800,000 I | 38,400,000 |
| $100.00 | 2006N | HF 6,400,001 C | HF 83,200,000 C | 76,800,000 |
| $100.00 | 2006N | HK 92,800,001 A | HK 99,200,000 A | 6,400,000 |
| $100.00 | 2006N | HK 1 B | HK 9,600,000 B | 9,600,000 |
Printed Notes by Denomination, Volume and Face Value
December 2008
| Denomination | Total Printed | Total Face Value |
| $1 | 134,400,000 | 134,400,000 |
| $5 | 32,000,000 | 160,000,000 |
| $10 | 64,000,000 | 640,000,000 |
| $20 | 51,200,000 | 1,024,000,000 |
| $50 | 48,000,000 | 2,400,000,000 |
| $100 | 131,200,000 | 13,120,000,000 |
| Total | 460,800,000 | 17,478,400,000 |
November 2008
| Denomination | Total Printed | Total Face Value |
| $1 | 153,600,000 | 153,600,000 |
| $5 | 83,200,000 | 416,000,000 |
| $10 | 51,200,000 | 512,000,000 |
| $50 | 22,400,000 | 1,120,000,000 |
| $100 | 166,400,000 | 16,640,000,000 |
| Total | 476,800,000 | 18,841,600,000 |
October 2008
| Denomination | Total Printed | Total Face Value |
| $1 | 243,200,000 | 243,200,000 |
| $5 | 115,200,000 | 576,000,000 |
| $10 | 89,600,000 | 896,000,000 |
| $20 | 44,800,000 | 896,000,000 |
| $100 | 115,200,000 | 11,520,000,000 |
| Total | 608,000,000 | 14,131,200,000 |
September 2008
| Denomination | Total Printed | Total Face Value |
| $1 | 316,800,000 | 316,800,000 |
| $5 | 140,800,000 | 704,000,000 |
| $10 | 70,400,000 | 704,000,000 |
| $20 | 115,200,000 | 2,304,000,000 |
| Total | 643,200,000 | 4,028,800,000 |
In addition to the Coin News monthly reports, banknote production totals may be found on the BEP page Monthly Production Figures.
Just another sign of the current recession. On the same topic, except for State Quarters there are very few 2008-dated coins in circulation at least on the east coast. The last time I remember finding so few current-dated coins was during the downturns of the 1970s.
OK, I know I’m nit-picking here … Webmaster, could you please fix the grade-school grammatical slip in the sentence “December had LESS $1s and $100s printed” ? Of course that should read “… FEWER $1s …” Thanks!
i have a miss printed state quarter when u look at the front and flip the quarter the image on the back should be right side up but its slanted. any value