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100 Greatest American Currency Notes Series: Series of 1928, Small Size $1,000 Federal Reserve Note

Published 10/23/2025

We know as collectors that $1,000 notes existed, but it still does not lessen the shock of them doing so. Thinking about those notes especially now seems comical, but back then they were considered a “stock-in-trade item” to Q. David Bowers and David M. Sundman, authors of the 100 Greatest American Currency Notes. We will continue our blog series covering Whitman Publishing’s compilation today with more on the denomination.

#99 – Series of 1928, Small Size $1,000 Federal Reserve Note

Depicting the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, Grover Cleveland, on the face of the note, the small size $1,000 denomination began in 1928. It also included the Series of 1934 and 1934-A. Authors Bowers and Sundman note that thousands of these currency notes exist, touching once again on them being considered stock-in-trade items for paper money...read more