BEP Prints 489.6 Million Notes Worth $20.3 Billion in January

The U.S. government in January printed more notes with a higher total value compared to December, according to Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) figures released Friday, February 13.

The agency printed fewer $1s and $100s, and no $5s. However, the production of $50s more than doubled in January, making up for the difference.

In total, 489,600,000 banknotes were produced last month valued at $20,345,600,000. In contrast, the BEP printed 461 M notes worth $17.5 billion in November.

Spread across the 31 days in January, the BEP averaged some 15.8 million notes per day with a total daily face value worth about $656 million.

The agency also produced 3.2 million $100 star notes (total of these not in table below). Star notes are replacements for misprinted notes or certain serial numbers, like 000 000 000. These notes are generally more desirable to collectors as they are rarer.
January BEP Currency Production Figures
Denomination

Series

Serial # (from):

Serial # (to):

Quantity
$1.00

2006S

C 83,200,001 E

C 96,000,000 E

12,800,000
$1.00

2006S

C 1 F

C 19,200,000 F

19,200,000
$1.00

2006S

K 6,400,001 F

K 64,000,000 F

57,600,000
$1.00

2006S

L 44,800,001 N

L 76,800,000 N

32,000,000
$10.00

2006G

IG 32,000,001 B

IG 70,400,000 B

38,400,000
$10.00

2006G

IH 38,400,001 A

IH 57,600,000 A

19,200,000
$10.00

2006G

IK 76,800,001 A

IK 83,200,000 A

6,400,000
$20.00

2006G

IF 32,000,001 D

IF 83,200,000 D

51,200,000
$50.00

2006G

IB 54,400,001 B

IB 86,400,000 B

32,000,000
$50.00
2006G

IC 19,200,001 A

IC 38,400,000 A

19,200,000
$50.00
2006G

ID 32,000,001 A

ID 70,400,000 A

38,400,000
$50.00
2006G

IE 9,600,001 A

IE 41,600,000 A

32,000,000
$50.00
2006G

IF 1 A

IF 12,800,000 A

12,800,000
$100.00
2006N

HB 44,800,001 I

HB 99,200,000 I

54,400,000
$100.00
2006N

HF 83,200,001 C

HF 99,200,000 C

16,000,000
$100.00
2006N

HF 1 D

HF 16,000,000 D

16,000,000
$100.00
2006N

HK 9,600,001 B

HK 41,600,000 B

32,000,000
Printed Notes by Denomination, Volume and Face Value
January 2009
Denomination Total Printed Total Face Value
$1 121,600,000 121,600,000
$10 64,000,000 640,000,000
$20 51,200,000 1,024,000,000
$50 134,400,000 6,720,000,000
$100 118,400,000 11,840,000,000
Total 489,600,000 20,345,600,000
December 2008
Denomination Total Printed Total Face Value
$1 134,400,000 134,400,000
$5 32,000,000 160,000,000
$10 64,000,000 640,000,000
$20 51,200,000 1,024,000,000
$50 48,000,000 2,400,000,000
$100 131,200,000 13,120,000,000
Total 460,800,000 17,478,400,000
November 2008
Denomination Total Printed Total Face Value
$1 153,600,000 153,600,000
$5 83,200,000 416,000,000
$10 51,200,000 512,000,000
$50 22,400,000 1,120,000,000
$100 166,400,000 16,640,000,000
Total 476,800,000 18,841,600,000


In addition to the Coin News monthly reports, banknote production totals may be found on the BEP page Monthly Production Figures.