Federal Reserve Note - Series 2003
| BEP STATS | STATS FROM COLLECTION |
| U.S. Treasurer: Cabral | Order Added to Collection: 2 (Upgraded by 157) |
| Secretary of the Treasury: Snow | Front Plate: fwH45 |
| Terms of Office: 2/03-6/03 | Back Plate: 47 |
| Delivery Date Start: ??? | Serial Number: FL22222022 |
| Delivery Date End: ??? |
Notes: 7 of a kind! |
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Not really an error but cool enough to be highlighted.
Here is what makes 7 of a kind "rare". United States currency is printed in in runs of 96 million. If more of a given series is needed then the suffix letter, which starts at "A", is incremented to the next letter. United States currency also shows preceding zeros in the serial numbes. EG: 00000001 and so on. What this means is there are 72 instances for numbers 0 to 8 for a subtotal of 648 "7 of a kind's) plus another 6 for the 9 digit totalling 654. This means out of 96 million serial numbers only 654 can be a "7 of a kind", OR restated: there is a 0.00068125% chance of finding such a bill.
Sidenote on the number 9: Because there are 96,000,000 notes per suffix the 2nd digit can not be a 9 (or 8,7) and when it is a 6 there are only zeros behind. As such there can only be a 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 thus making the 6 possible "7 of a kind" options for the starting digit of 9.
Sidenote on the odds: The chance of being hit by lightning (the universal "chance of" comparison) is 1:15,300, or recalculated: 0.00653595%. MEANING the chance of being hit by lightning is 959.4 times more likely than finding a "7 of a kind" note.
| Signers | |||
| Title | Name | Service Dates | Autograph |
| Treasurer | Anna Escobedo Cabral | 12/13/2004 - 1/20/2009 |  |
| Secretary | John William Snow | 2/3/2003 - 6/29/2006 |  |