
The 1963 "Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy" Notes
I happened upon this story while reading an old 1967 Coins magazine. Apparently there was a wild rumor going around that certain 1963 bills foretold and commemorated the assassination of President Kennedy. These were series 1963 Dallas (K) notes. Here's what the notes supposedly foretold: The Federal Reserve Bank is divided into 12 districts. Each district has a number and letter. District 11, letter K , happened to be Dallas, Texas. The "K" was for Kennedy and "11" was for the November. Better yet, 11 plus 11 equals 22. So you now have (K) Kennedy, (11) November 22 1963 printed on the note. Also the serial numbers carried the prefix "K" and suffix "A" letters, supposedly for "Kennedy Assassination." The bill was worth even more if the serial number featured numbers such as 1122 or 112263. Also, the big black K surrounded by the Federal Reserve seal was "draped in black for presidential mourning." Apparently word on the street was these notes commemorated Kennedy's murder and were worth a premium. I don't recall hearing this story until reading about it a few days ago, but then again I don't really collect currency. I checked on eBay and sure enough someone was offering one of these complete with the urban legend. Yet another example of the power of coincidence.