Hello CPMF,
I am continuing to research 1878 $1 Dominion notes with 5 digit sheet numbers.
(People commonly refer to these as serial numbers – Dominion notes were printed with the same “sheet number” on four note sheets and used check letters A, B, C, and D to differentiate them.)
It was previously thought that all 1878 $1 Dominion notes had six digits and used leading zeroes for low numbers. Research has shown that 1878 Toronto series A notes started with five digit sheet numbers below 100000 and continued with six digits. All other varieties in this series used six digit sheet numbers.
So far, seven of these 5 digit sheet number notes have been observed. I posted on CPMF in November 2021 that an auction sold 68770/D in VG condition.
My list of 1878 $1 Toronto series A so far is (sheet number/check letter):
17819/B
21370/A
50155/C
51117/B
68770/D
72764/D added January 2023
84196/B
89913/B
CPMF, please post additions here or send me a PM if you prefer.
Cheers,
“Just Bank Notes”
