Yes, that is entirely common.
I refer you to the bottom of p318 of the Charlton guide... All notes numbered BBA-BBN have an initial "large B" in both serial numbers, and all notes numbered BBR-BBZ have an initial "small B" in both serial numbers. BBP is split down the middle at approximately 3.5M, give or take a bit.
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