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New Member
United States
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It was a $1 dollar 1995 Dallas, TX note that was missing all the inof on the left side of the note but on the back it was printed. I searched ebay and all other on;-line sources but can't find a single exmaple of this error. What was wierd was that the black reserver emblem was printed at a 45° angle on the back (not vertically or horizontally). it was thus, I guess, a triple bogey: missed printing on the front of the note, missed printing on the back of the note, and a strange offset on the back of the note. I can't understand how this could could happen. Is this note bogus or a unique error? I've tried to upload the front and back image of this note but this web site is dreadful, so I guess I can't show you the note. |
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New Member
 United States
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OK, so now I've used Photoshop to reduce the image of this note to just 100k width. Hope you can see the serial number that also appeared under the Dallas registration emblem on the back of the note. Can someone tell me how this happened? Especially how it could have been printed at a 45° angel (not horizontally or vertically). How could a sheet be inserted in to the press that way? Yes, I suspect a folding error but then why is the green treasury not emblem still on the front of the bill? This must be a 'triple-bogey' error. Chris   |
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Moderator
 United States
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Hope you can see the serial number that also appeared under the Dallas registration emblem on the back of the note.
Your going to have to get larger pictures. Those are way to small. swcoin.ecrater.com
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New Member
United States
18 Posts |
How can I do that when the site says I can't download any image greater than 100k width? I tried to upload a clear good image to the site and it was rejected.
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New Member
United States
18 Posts |
I'll try again to upload larger images of the front and back of this bill.   |
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Moderator
United States
14463 Posts |
that's a nice error.  |
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New Member
United States
18 Posts |
I'm not a coin let alone a paper currency collector. Is this worth saving or shall I buy a slurpee with it?
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Moderator
United States
14463 Posts |
save it. I am not a note guy, so I can't say what its worth. Its shows some circulation, but it is still collectable. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
564 Posts |
It looks like somehow the paper was folded and caused the serial # to be printed on the back. I would keep the dollar. I'm not aware of the actual value.
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Valued Member
United States
207 Posts |
I'm not an expert so I have no clue what that's worth. *** Edited by Staff - Please Review the rules that you agreed to when you registered. *** |
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New Member
United States
18 Posts |
Yes, it must have folded in the printing process. But how the heck could have the green serial number ALONG with the black printing office emblem (Dallas) been printed on both sides of the same note? I know the bills go through three stages of printing: first the black engraving on the front, then the green treasury office seal and the green serial numbers (two of them on the front), and then the back of the note engraving in green.
AND, so the note must have been run FOUR times (for two colors on the back) for this to happen. I would say it is bogus, but looking at it under a looking glass it has all the little threads and other counterfeit counter measures clearly in view.
AND, even if the bill was run several times by mistake how could the misprint on the back be at an angle? No way one could run a sheet into the printing machines at an angle.
I'm stumped.
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New Member
United States
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Hey 'enigmatic',
Funny you should offer me $10 for the bill. Actually, what happened today was I was at a deli in Oakland buying some string beans and the guy in front of me at the check out counter was buying a sandwich with 2 one dollar bills. One of them was this bill and the cashier noticed it was odd and refused to accept it. I had a $10 bill in my hand and told the guy I would give him my $10 for his 'odd bill'. He was very happy with the exchange (as was the cashier)!
So, you'll have to do better than a $10 offer my friend!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Its called an over printing error I just saw one on a page selling for 389.00 just Google us currency error notes you'll find something
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New Member
United States
18 Posts |
Another odd thing about this bill. It is from a 1995 series. But it only has the wear and tear of a bill that has been circulation for a year or less. For a 17-year old bill it obviously hasn't been circulating for that long (judging by the condition) and surely someone in all those years would have noticed it was 'odd' like the cashier did today.
I'm very sure it is authentic and now I'm wondering if it may have been stolen from someone's collection fairly recently (in the past year or so). Hmm...
Every single example I have seen online so far of this type of error are uncirculated notes found by collectors when purchasing fresh notes at banks. Not a single example seems to have made it into the marketplace.
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New Member
United States
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Daniels, Yes, of course, I've been Googling this all afternoon. The weird thing about this note is that the green serial numbers appear on BOTH sides of the bill. Look at the image again. I haven't found a single example of that error yet on ebay or in any Google search on the subject. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1620 Posts |
Check out US rare currency.com they have some cool examples also good luck
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