1963B 1 Dollar Bill Scarce, Signed Joseph Walker Barr Treasure 1968 - 1969 Shortest Term in U.S. History
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1963B 1 Dollar Bill Scarce, Signed Joseph Walker Barr Treasure 1968 - 1969 Shortest Term in U.S. History ... Good to Fair condition, visible wear see photos. The Series 1963B $1 Federal Reserve Note, universally known to numismatists as the "Barr Note," holds a unique and legendary status in American currency history due to the incredibly brief political window in which it was born. While the bill bears a 1963 series date, it was actually printed during the transition of power between late 1968 and early 1969. Following the resignation of Henry H. Fowler, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Joseph Walker Barr as Secretary of the Treasury. Barr served for a mere 28 days—from December 21, 1968, to January 20, 1969—marking the shortest term of any Treasury Secretary in U.S. history. Because of this microscopic operational window, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing only had time to apply his signature to a single denomination: the $1 bill, and only through 5 of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts (New York, Richmond, Chicago, Kansas City, and San Francisco).
