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On $1 and $2 bills, the Reserve Bank information is located in the symbol to the left of the portrait. On all other bills ($5, $10, $20, $50 and $100) the Reserve Bank information is displayed in the letter-number code. In this example, B2 stands for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Second District.

No one normally keeps a record of the serial numbers of the currency with him. Further the banks do not verify the serial numbers.

Yes, there are money GPS tracking devices that may be completely hidden between just two bills of currency. The hidden device can be implanted into a larger stack of bills in a cash drawer or safe.

The answer can net someone a lot more money than just a $1 bill would ever be worth. All United States bills have either a 10 or 11-digit serial number in order to make each bill unique. Ten-digit serial numbers were on all bills until 1996. The 1996 bills (and all produced since then) have an 11-digit serial.

There are many security measures incorporated into banknotes, but individual tracking is not possible.

A user may register a bill by entering its serial number, and if someone else has already registered the bill, then the "route" of the bill can be displayed. Some bill tracking sites encourage marking before spending, whereas others do not. This usually depends on the laws of the country issuing the currency.

Marking bills is a technique used by police to trace and identify money used in illegal activities. The serial numbers of the bills are recorded, and sometimes markings are made on the bank notes themselves (such as with a highlighter or other writing).

Within the banking system, tellers use a system called buying and selling to track and manage money. If a teller takes in a large cash deposit, for example, the branch may not want to hold onto that money. Each branch typically has one person that manages the bulk of the cash for that location.