Big F Small F varieties in the 1971 $10s
I have been quietly accumulating data on 1971 $10s for the past year or so.
In light of the Big B Small B variation in the $1 notes discovered by Whitenite and Claude, I have decided that now is the time to publish my discovery.
In prefix FDC, a known changeover prefix, there are notes with either a big F with elongated tines or a small F with short tines.
I have found the small F variety in the Crow/Bouey signed FDC $10s in the high 3,000,000-4,000,000 range.
Then, after the changeover to Thiessen/Crow, the big F reappears.
The same phenomenon exists in the FDS prefix, the last of the 1971 10s. I believe the change from big F to small F begins somewhere around FDS 2,000,000.
The discovery of the different letter sizes in the multicolour and bird series is worthy of more discussion and research. Please check your collections to see if you have one!
Enjoy!
Dean
