RareBillSeries 1981A $5 star notes
77 star print runs are on record for this note, across 4 Federal Reserve districts (B, C, E, L), totalling 11,856,000 notes.
The scarcest run is 8,000 notes in district B (serials 92,001–100,000). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 92,001–100,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 192,001–200,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 292,001–300,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 392,001–400,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 492,001–500,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 592,001–600,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 692,001–700,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 792,001–800,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 892,001–900,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 992,001–1,000,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,092,001–1,100,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,192,001–1,200,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,292,001–1,300,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,392,001–1,400,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,692,001–1,700,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,792,001–1,800,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,892,001–1,900,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,992,001–2,000,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,092,001–2,100,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,192,001–2,200,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,292,001–2,300,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,392,001–2,400,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,492,001–2,500,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,592,001–2,600,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,692,001–2,700,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,792,001–2,800,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,892,001–2,900,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,992,001–3,000,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 3,092,001–3,100,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 3,192,001–3,200,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 92,001–100,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 192,001–200,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 292,001–300,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 392,001–400,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 492,001–500,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 592,001–600,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 692,001–700,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 792,001–800,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 892,001–900,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 992,001–1,000,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 1,092,001–1,100,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 1,192,001–1,200,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| B | 40,001–100,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 140,001–200,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 240,001–300,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 340,001–400,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 440,001–500,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 540,001–600,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 640,001–700,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 740,001–800,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 840,001–900,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 940,001–1,000,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,040,001–1,100,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,140,001–1,200,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,240,001–1,300,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,340,001–1,400,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,440,001–1,500,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,540,001–1,600,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,640,001–1,700,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,740,001–1,800,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,840,001–1,900,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 1,940,001–2,000,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,040,001–2,100,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,140,001–2,200,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,240,001–2,300,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,340,001–2,400,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,440,001–2,500,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,540,001–2,600,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,640,001–2,700,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,740,001–2,800,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,840,001–2,900,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 2,940,001–3,000,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 3,040,001–3,100,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| B | 3,140,001–3,200,000 | 60,000 | collector production record |
| L | 1–3,200,000 | 3,200,000 | collector production record |
| C | 1–3,200,000 | 3,200,000 | collector production record |
| C | 3,200,001–6,400,000 | 3,200,000 | collector production record |
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