RareBillSeries 1985 $5 star notes
117 star print runs are on record for this note, across 5 Federal Reserve districts (E, F, G, K, L), totalling 13,304,000 notes.
The scarcest run is 8,000 notes in district E (serials 1,292,001–1,300,000). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1,292,001–1,300,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 1,392,001–1,400,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 1,492,001–1,500,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 1,592,001–1,600,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 1,692,001–1,700,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 1,792,001–1,800,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 1,892,001–1,900,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 1,992,001–2,000,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 2,092,001–2,100,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 2,192,001–2,200,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 2,292,001–2,300,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 2,392,001–2,400,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 2,492,001–2,500,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 2,592,001–2,600,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 2,692,001–2,700,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 2,792,001–2,800,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 2,892,001–2,900,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 2,992,001–3,000,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 3,092,001–3,100,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| E | 3,192,001–3,200,000 | 8,000 | collector production record |
| G | 5,788,001–5,800,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 5,888,001–5,900,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 5,988,001–6,000,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 6,088,001–6,100,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 6,188,001–6,200,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 6,288,001–6,300,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 6,388,001–6,400,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 3,288,001–3,300,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 3,388,001–3,400,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 3,488,001–3,500,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 3,588,001–3,600,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 3,688,001–3,700,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 3,788,001–3,800,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 3,888,001–3,900,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 3,988,001–4,000,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 4,088,001–4,100,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 4,188,001–4,200,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 4,288,001–4,300,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 4,388,001–4,400,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 4,488,001–4,500,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 4,588,001–4,600,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 4,688,001–4,700,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 4,788,001–4,800,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 4,888,001–4,900,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 4,988,001–5,000,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 5,088,001–5,100,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 5,188,001–5,200,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 5,288,001–5,300,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 5,388,001–5,400,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 5,488,001–5,500,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 5,588,001–5,600,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| G | 5,688,001–5,700,000 | 12,000 | collector production record |
| F | 80,001–100,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 180,001–200,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 280,001–300,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 380,001–400,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 480,001–500,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 580,001–600,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 680,001–700,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 780,001–800,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 880,001–900,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 980,001–1,000,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 1,080,001–1,100,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 1,180,001–1,200,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 1,280,001–1,300,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 1,380,001–1,400,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 1,480,001–1,500,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 1,580,001–1,600,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 1,680,001–1,700,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 1,780,001–1,800,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 1,880,001–1,900,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 1,980,001–2,000,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 2,080,001–2,100,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 2,180,001–2,200,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 2,280,001–2,300,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 2,580,001–2,600,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 2,680,001–2,700,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 2,780,001–2,800,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 2,880,001–2,900,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 2,980,001–3,000,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 3,080,001–3,100,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| F | 3,180,001–3,200,000 | 20,000 | collector production record |
| L | 20,001–100,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 120,001–200,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 220,001–300,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 320,001–400,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 420,001–500,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 520,001–600,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 620,001–700,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 720,001–800,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 820,001–900,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 920,001–1,000,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 1,020,001–1,100,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 1,120,001–1,200,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 1,220,001–1,300,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 1,320,001–1,400,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 1,420,001–1,500,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 1,520,001–1,600,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 1,620,001–1,700,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 1,720,001–1,800,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 1,820,001–1,900,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 1,920,001–2,000,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 2,020,001–2,100,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 2,120,001–2,200,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 2,220,001–2,300,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 2,320,001–2,400,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 2,420,001–2,500,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 2,520,001–2,600,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 2,620,001–2,700,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 2,720,001–2,800,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 2,820,001–2,900,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 2,920,001–3,000,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 3,020,001–3,100,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| L | 3,120,001–3,200,000 | 80,000 | collector production record |
| K | 1–3,200,000 | 3,200,000 | collector production record |
| F | 3,200,001–6,400,000 | 3,200,000 | collector production record |
| G | 1–3,200,000 | 3,200,000 | collector production record |
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