Description and research notes
The Series 1934A 20 Dollars Federal Reserve Note from the Richmond Federal Reserve District, cataloged as Friedberg 2055-Em, is certified as a Reverse Changeover Mule and represents the concluding position in a documented consecutive serial boundary pairing. Reverse changeover mules arise when the Bureau of Engraving and Printing transitions between reverse plate configurations within an active production sequence, resulting in adjacent serial numbers being printed from differing reverse plate states.
This example, Serial E17813376A, precedes Serial E17813377A in strict consecutive order. Together, the two notes capture a precise and mechanically verifiable reverse plate transition within Richmond District twenty-dollar production. Such boundary pairs are not interpretive curiosities; they are physical documentation of plate evolution preserved across adjacent serial positions.
The obverse displays Andrew Jackson within the standardized small-size Federal Reserve Note framework adopted in 1928. The Richmond Federal Reserve District is identified by the letter E within the district seal and corresponding serial prefix. The EA Block designation further anchors the note within its original production grouping.
Certified PMG 65 EPQ Gem Uncirculated, the note retains fully original paper integrity, strong embossing, and undisturbed surface quality. Preservation at this level allows unobstructed examination of reverse characteristics associated with the 2055-Em Mule classification.
Reverse Changeover Pair:
This note is certified as a Reverse Changeover Pair with Serial E17813377A, the consecutively numbered Series 1934 Richmond 20 Dollars Federal Reserve Note, Friedberg 2054-Edgs Dark Green (EA Block). Together, the two notes document a serial boundary plate transition within the Richmond Federal Reserve production sequence.