RareBillSeries 1981A $20 star notes
37 star print runs are on record for this note, across 4 Federal Reserve districts (A, D, F, L), totalling 18,560,000 notes.
The scarcest run is 80,000 notes in district A (serials 20,001–100,000). Runs under 640,000 are the ones collectors treat as genuinely scarce, and this is well under.
Every recorded run
| District | Serial range | Run size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 20,001–100,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 120,001–200,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 220,001–300,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 320,001–400,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 420,001–500,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 520,001–600,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 620,001–700,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 720,001–800,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 820,001–900,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 920,001–1,000,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 1,020,001–1,100,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 1,120,001–1,200,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 1,220,001–1,300,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 1,320,001–1,400,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 1,420,001–1,500,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 1,520,001–1,600,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 1,620,001–1,700,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 1,720,001–1,800,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 1,820,001–1,900,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 1,920,001–2,000,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 2,020,001–2,100,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 2,120,001–2,200,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 2,220,001–2,300,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 2,320,001–2,400,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 2,420,001–2,500,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 2,520,001–2,600,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 2,620,001–2,700,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 2,720,001–2,800,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 2,820,001–2,900,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 2,920,001–3,000,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 3,020,001–3,100,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| A | 3,120,001–3,200,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| D | 1–3,200,000 | 3,200,000 | collector production record |
| D | 3,200,001–6,400,000 | 3,200,000 | collector production record |
| F | 1–3,200,000 | 3,200,000 | collector production record |
| L | 1–3,200,000 | 3,200,000 | collector production record |
| L | 3,200,001–6,400,000 | 3,200,000 | collector production record |
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Figures come from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's monthly production reports where available, and a collector compilation for older series. A run appearing here is a record of what was printed, not of what survives — circulated notes are lost, destroyed and worn out over time.
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