<P> Production of one - dollar Federal Reserve Notes was undertaken in late 1963 to replace the soon - to - be obsolete $1 Silver Certificate . The design on the reverse remained the same, but the border design on the obverse underwent considerable modification, as the mostly abstract filigrees were replaced with designs that were mostly botanical in nature . In addition, the word "one," which appeared eight times around the border in small type, was eliminated . The serial numbers and treasury seal were printed in green ink . This was the first time the one - dollar bill was printed as a Federal Reserve Note . </P> <P> The $1 bill became the first denomination printed at the new Western Currency Facility in February 1991, when a shipment of 3.2 million star notes from the Dallas FRB was produced . </P> <P> Though bill denominations of $5 and higher have been redesigned twice since 1995 as part of ongoing anti-counterfeiting efforts, there are currently no plans to redesign the $1 or $2 bills . </P> <P> Since 1933, the one - dollar bill has been the exclusive experimental denomination amongst circulating US currency, however, an exception was made in August 1981 for several Richmond $10 notes produced on Natick test paper . The first experiment was conducted in January and February of that year to assess the effects of using different ratios of cotton to linen in the make - up of the bills . Series 1928A and 1928B $1 Silver Certificates with serial number block letters X-B and Y-B were used as the experimental group; the Z-B block was used as the control group . The results of the experiment were inconclusive . </P>

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