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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK /f August 10, 1977 LOST SHIPMENT OF UNISSUED REGISTERED TREASURY NOTES All Banking Institutions in the Second Federal Reserve District, and Others Concerned: To The Department of the Treasury has requested that this Bank issue the following notice with respect to a shipment of unissued stock of registered 6-1/4 percent Treasury Notes that has been lost in transit between this Bank and the Treasury: A shipment of 230 pieces of unissued stock of registered 6-1 percent Treasury Notes, Series S-1979, CUSIP No. 912827 GV 8, dated August 1, 1977, 'was lost in transit between the Bureau of the Public Debt and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. A No registered notes of Series S-1979 had been issued at the time of the loss. To distinguish between the missing notes and those being validly issued, and to prevent the inadvertent acceptance of the missing securities for transfer or pledge, the remaining stock of registered notes of the above issue has been overprinted with a pattern of stars, outlined in red ink, as follows: 19 small stars have been placed in the inscription area, in three horizontal rows of 5 stars each. They begin one inch in from the frame of the portrait and one-half inch below the words "For value received promises to pay to". The stars are one-half inch apart, both horizontally and vertically. Three larger stars have been placed in the area between the security serial number and the loan title. The beginning serial numbers of the validly issued registered notes of Series S-1979 are as follows: DENOMINATION 5,000 10,000 100,000 1 ,0 0 0 , 0 0 0 $ SERIAL NUMBER 1,001 1,001 101 51 Financial institutions should examine registered Series S-1979 notes presented for any transaction or as collateral to determine that they show the special overprint and have serial numbers that are not lower than those shown above for the denominations involved. If any questionable notes are received, the nearest office of the U. S. Secret Service should be notified immediately. P aul A. V olcker , President.
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