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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Here is another rare 1928 $1,000 Star note. I own two of the 14 known 1928 $1,000* star notes. This is from the New York District. There are two known the other one is serial number B00000111*. It is F/VF and it sold for $52,000 in January 2006. It had is...
UNIQUE! This is the pride and joy of the famous Jhon E Cash Star Collection. I currently have 36 $500 stars and 18 $1,000 stars in the Jhon E Cash Star Collection. This includes 4 1928 $1,000 stars. As the largest collector ever of 1928 and 1934 $500 and ...
This is one of the 14 1928 $1,000 FRN star notes known to exist in all districts. How rare is that? Recently I sold a 1934 $1,000 FRN star note for $72,000 from the Dallas district. This is a 1928! There are 14 1928's, 113-1934''s and 13-1934A''s for a to...
Here is a 1934 $1,000 Atlanta star note. there are only 8 known to have survived. The serial number is F00003317* and is currently in a PMG Fine-12 holder. Although circulated as it may be, it is still very rare and collectable. 100% original all the way....
Only five (5) known! This is a very nice and rare 1934 $1,000 star note from the rare district of St Louis, MO. You are going to really like this $1,000 St Louis star as it is in wonderful condition with not one problem that I can see. Check the large sc...
PMG POP 2/1 finer. This rare 1934 $1,000 FRN star note is from the fine city of St Louis, MO. There are only 5 known from this district. This PMG VF-35 is the 2nd finest of the 5 graded by PMG, the other one higher being a PMG-40. I find it hard to believ...
