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Series 1914 FRN were the first of two large-size issues. Denominations were $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 printed first with a red seal and then continued with a blue seal.<ref>Friedberg & Friedberg, 2013, p. 148.</ref> Series 1918 notes were issued in $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 denominations. The latter two denominations exist only in institutional collections.<ref>Friedberg & Friedberg, 2013, pp. 157–59.</ref> Series 1914 and 1918 notes in the following two tables are from the [[National Numismatic Collection]] at the [[National Museum of American History]] ([[Smithsonian Institution]]).
Per the Treasury Department Appropriation Bill of 1929, notes issued 1928 and earlier were {{frac|7|7|16}} × {{frac|3|9|64}} inches and later issues were to be {{frac|6|5|16}} × {{frac|2|11|16}} inches, which allowed the Treasury Department to produce 12 notes per {{frac|16|1|4}} × {{frac|13|1|4}} inches sheet of paper that previously would yield 8 notes at the old size.<ref>{{cite book|title=Treasury Department Appropriation Bill, 1929|year=1928|page=105|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|publication-date=1928|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qqQuAAAAMAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&pg=PA105#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref>
Modern measurements of these large size notes reveal an average dimension of {{frac|7|3|8}} × {{frac|3|1|8}} inches (187 × 79 mm). Small size notes (described as such due to their size relative to the earlier large size notes) are an average {{frac|6|1|8}} × {{frac|2|5|8}} inches (156 × 67 mm), the size of modern U.S. currency. Each measurement is ± 0.08 inches (2 mm) to account for margins and cutting. (Note: differences in size may also involve in historical changes in the definition of the [[inch]].)
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