Serial#    Year           Serial#  Year               Serial#   Year             Serial#   Year 
101         1867         4,000,000 1890           17,500,000 1913         36,000,000 1936 
30,000     1868        4,440,000 1891           18,000,000 1914        37,000,000 1937 
70,000     1869        4,880,000 1892           18,500,000 1915         37,500,000 1938 
100,000   1870        5,000,000 1893           19,000,000 1916         38,000,000 1939 
125,000   1871         5,500,000 1894          20,000,000 1917         39,000,000 1940 
150,000   1872         6,000,000 1895          21,000,000 1918         40,000,000 1941 
175,000   1873         6,500,000 1896          22,000,000 1919         41,000,000 1942 
200,000   1874         7,000,000 1897          23,000,000 1920         42,000,000 1943 
300,000   1875         7,500,000 1898          24,000,000 1921         42,500,000 1944 
400,000   1876         8,000,000 1899          25,000,000 1922         43,000,000 1945 
500,000   1877         9,000,000 1900          26,000,000 1923         44,000,000 1946 
550,000   1878         9,300,000 1901          27,000,000 1924         45,000,000 1947 
600,000   1879         9,750,000 1902          28,000,000 1925         46,000,000 1948 
700,000   1880        10,000,0001903        29,000,000 1926         47,000,000 1949 
800,000   1881        11,000,0001904        30,000,000 1927         48,000,000 1950 
1,000,0001882        12,000,0001905       32,000,000 1928         49,000,000 1951 
1,400,0001883        12,500,0001906       33,000,000 1929         50,000,000 1951 
1,600,0001884        13,000,0001907       33,300,000 1930         51,000,000 1951 
1,800,0001885        13,500,0001908       33,500,000 1931         52,000,000 1952 
2,000,0001886        14,000,0001909       33,700,000 1932         53,500,000 1953 
2,500,0001887        15,000,0001910       34,000,000 1933         54,000,000 1954 
3,000,0001888        16,000,0001911       35,000,000 1934         54,500,000 1955 
3,500,0001889        17,000,0001912       35,500,000 1935         55,000,000 1956 
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