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Guys, last night I came across 2 seperate $1 bills with neat occurrences. I dont remember the date (they are at home) but one had a serial number of all zeros and 1. I assume that means the first bill printed that year. The next one was also a dollar bill that appears to have been printed several times on the face. You can see its clearly a dollar, but very blurry. I will get photos asap. Are they anything valuable and worth keeping? I'm not a fan at all of paper money. Thanks
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In a word,yes. Will be waiting on photos  John1 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The serial número uno note is worth a couple of G's providing it is "unc".
The misprinted note is an "all-depends-on-what-it-looks-like" thingy.
Waiting on pics.
Do not get addicted to paper money. It is a "terrible" addiction. I've been suffering from it for at least 30 years. 12 step programs do not work. Lack of money to spend reduces the symptoms but as soon as you have money, the "need for a fix" comes back as strong as ever.
You can easily get addicted to both coins and paper money. That is a sad day when that happens.
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Pillar of the Community
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That's the first note printed from the E-D block for 2003. Get it slabbed by PCGS CURRENCY. Nice note!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice notes! The second one looks like a Picasso!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are you telling us you found this in change/bank straps? You have easily $2k-3k in those bills combined. A double print is one of the rarest forms of a BEP error. Definitely get them authenticated/graded through PCGS or PMG immediately!
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I'm thinking that the "error" note is an "aftermarket" (fake) error. Notes are printed in three stages. The first printing is the back of the note. The 2nd printing is the face of the note. The 3rd and final printing is the seals and serial numbers. Your note exhibits signs of both the 2nd and 3rd printing having multiple images. The odds of both the 2nd and 3rd printing having multiple impressions are way too high for it too have happened in my opinion. This note was most likely created with an ink jet printer that had the color cartridge removed so that's why the green is not duplicated. Notice only the black ink impressions are duplicated. So, that's why I think it's a fake error on a genuine note. Some people have too much time and sit around and think these things up and make them with their home computers and printers. They then try to sell them on ebay has "faux" "errors". You can always send it in for certification if you want to be 100% sure.
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Westernsky, thats interesting info. Thanks
To the other poster, no I didnt find them in change or a bank. They are from an inheritance. It seems the best bet is sending for verification. .
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I wouldn't doubt the authenticity of this stuff knowing what else Ant has from our conversations. Definitely worth certifying those though.
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Tailbar...
I'm not doubting he has some good, genuine stuff. I'm just judging what I seen in a picture based on what I know I've seen in the past.
If I were to see the note in hand, with a magnifying glass to examine the printing technique and quality, I might come to a different conclusion regarding authenticity.
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Westernsky, if you are in nj you are more than welcme to see it in hand. I do not know coins very well, although I am learning and studying daily. I TRUELY do not know anything about currency. There is more then I posted. I will photograph and post as I value all comments. I do not doubt that there will be fakes as I uncover more. I found a fake $5 gold indian just last week. The LCS said it was real gold, but stamped on a foreign coin that was polished or grinded down. I thought it was pretty cool. Maybe ill run the "picasso" to the LCS and see what he thinks
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Pillar of the Community
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Ant....
I'd love to see it in hand but I'm a long, long way from NJ!
Best bet on your paper is to get a LCS opinion and send in the better notes you have like the serial number 1 note. #1 notes are tough as the BEP "pulls" a lot of them now and they don't get issued.
One of the best errors I ever owned was a note that everybody else told me was "fake". The sheet it was on was torn between the 2nd and 3rd printing, taped back together and the 3rd printing was finished. The sheet was cut apart, the notes were banded and the note was spit out of an ATM! It eventually found its way into a PCGS currency slab. I wish I had never sold it.
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Pillar of the Community
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One other comment on your "error" note that makes me think it may be an "aftermarket" error:
Most (but not all) of the uncut sheets issued by the BEP after 1976 have notes that begin with serial numbers in the 99xxxxxx range. It is much easier for a fake error maker to work with uncut sheets than it is for him to work with single notes.
I have always told people to be extremely suspect of ANY error that begins with a "99" in the serial number.
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