1928 and 1934 $500 and $1,000 FRN star notes were replacement notes that the B.E.P. used to replace defective $500 and $1,000 Federal Reserve Notes. These star notes will have a star (*) at the end of the 8-digit serial number instead of a letter. The $500 and $1,000 bills were printed in series 1928, 1934. The 1934A were for the $1,000 stars only. Star notes in this series are extremely rare and in some cases unique. As of Aug 2015, there are 186 $500 stars and 157 $1,000 stars known. Most collectors collect these types of star notes by series and districts. Jhon E Cash has the most extensive census ever assembled on these rare star notes. You will soon be able to download the census on this website. Jhon E Cash has a new book due out this year called, "The History and Census of the US $500 and $1,000 Star Notes". You will also be able to download the book ,from this site when completed.
1934 $500 stars with a 1 to 4 back plate number is a non mule star and plate numbers 5-12 are mule star notes. On the 1934A $500 stars all of the are mules notes.
On the 1934 $1,000 stars 0 to 4 are non Mules with a 1934 front and a 1934 back plate. If the 1934 $1,000 star has a back plate number of 5 to 8 it is a mule with a 1934 front plate and a 1934A back plate.
On the 1934A $1,000 star it is the opposite. If the back plate is 1 to 4 it is a mule with a 1934A front plate and a 1934 plain back plate. If the back plate number is 5 to 8 then it is a non mule with a 1934A front and back plate.
As of October of 2017 there are 231 $500 stars and 173 $1,000 stars.
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FOR SALE-PART OF THE JHON E CASH COLLECTION This 1934 $500 FRN Star is from the New York district. Of the 15 known, PMG has graded most of them in a VF or less grade. The serial number is B00003206*. It has been graded as a PMG VF-35. It faces up much nic...
PMG POP 2/1 finer! This is a real nice 1934 $500 FRN star from the New York District. This is the 2nd finest graded by PMG. The finest is in a PMG-40, one grade higher. Currently there are only 15 kno...
PMG POP 2/1 finer. This is the 2nd finest known of the 13 known 1934 $500 Philadelphia FRN Stars. The serial number is C00002556* and is graded as a PMG AU-50. This note is part of the Jhon E Cash Collection. The one graded higher is a PMG-64EPQ and cost ...
This is a problem free 1934 $500 FRN Philadelphia Star note. The serial number is C00002512* It has been graded as a PMG VF-25. You wont see many Philadelphia $500 star notes as there are only 13 known. This VF note fits right in the middle of the pack in...
PMG POP 2/1 finer. I bought this 1934 $500 Atlanta star note in late 2004. I remember the day well as I purchased many $500 stars that day. The serial number is F00002886* and is graded as a PMG VF-40. It is one of the best looking VF-40s you will ever se...
This is a nice 1934 $500 FRN Star from the Chicago district. The serial number is G00001430*. It has the PMG "EPQ" designation which means it has never been cleaned, pressed or processed in any way. Its totally original, which is rare in itself for these ...
NOT FOR SALE----Part of a Roll over set. This is a 1934 $500 Chicago FRN Star. The serial number is G00002215*. THIS NOTE IS PART OF THE ONLY KNOWN ROLLOVER SET KNOWN FOR HIGH DENOMINATIONS. It is graded as a PMG VF-30. Although it is not noted on the hol...
I bought this 1934 $500 Chicago star note in 2004. The serial number is G00003791* and is graded as a PMG VF-40. It is one of the best looking PMG EF-40s you'll ever see. A true no problem note with no rips, tears, pinholes, stains or anything else. great...
This is a real nice upper mid-grade 1934 $500 FRN star from the Chicago district. It has a serial number of G00004099*. It has been graded as a PMG EF-45. PMG has notated tear at upper left margin, but it is hard, if not impossible to see with the naked e...
This 1934 $500 FRN Star is from the Chicago district. The serial number is G00000412*. It has been graded as a PMG EF-20. It faces up much nicer than the grade states. See the scans. There is a notati...
This is one of those notes that only come around once in a lifetime. This is a Chicago $500 FRN star with the super low single-digit serial number of G00000002*. It has been graded as a PMG VF-30, although the grade is not that important. This note was di...
This 1934 $500 Chicago FRN star is one of 49 known. The serial number is G00001321*. Of the 49 known most are in VF grade. There are no rips. tears or pinholes. It currently resides in the Jhon E Cash...
This is one of 14 known 1934 $500 FRN stars from the San Francisco district. The four-digit serial number is L00002799* and has been graded as a PMG VF-20. Most of the 14 known stars are in low VF grade or less. This star note is from the Jhon E Cash Star...
