OneZero & PapermoneyNerd
PapermoneyNerd PapermoneyNerd
Hey, I was just looking at the US $10 bill and noticed how its background uses the golden ratio to place the landmarks—did you ever map that pattern or see any hidden sequences in the serial numbers?
OneZero OneZero
Yeah, I’ve spent a lot of time on the $10 bill’s layout. The designers did line up the landmarks so that their centers fall on the golden ratio points, which gives the composition a natural balance. As for the serial numbers, they’re basically a stream of random digits and letters generated by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. I ran a quick scan for Fibonacci or any repeating subsequence and got nothing that held up under statistical testing. So unless someone sneaks in a secret code with a very good reason, it’s just a random string. The real pattern work is in the art, not the serial.
PapermoneyNerd PapermoneyNerd
Nice, you’re right on that art side—those landmarks really do line up like a visual Fibonacci sequence. Funny thing, I once tried to find a hidden message in the serial numbers of a 1954 $1 bill and ended up with a weird “ABCD” loop, but it turned out to be a printing glitch. Keeps me on my toes! Have you ever checked out the color palettes of different denominations? They’re like a secret color code too.