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seattleMD Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 05/19/2008 8:57 pm Has anyone seen embossing like this on the serial numbers? Is this a common error? Does it demand a premium for error collectors? What causes the black marking around the serial print on the front? http://crhfinds.blogspot.com/2008/0...-5-bill.html Report this Post to the Staff

Dillon Valued Member United States 240 Posts	Posted 05/20/2008 2:55 pm hmm... is that on a certain series or is it common on any bills? Report this Post to the Staff
seattleMD Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 05/20/2008 3:43 pm I received this bill as change, so I don't have any information on it's series and I just started looking at paper currency for the first time last weekend so I don't know anything about commonality - was hoping some of the more experience veterans on this board would be able to bring that to light. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/20/2008 4:19 pm That can happen from time to time with the intaglio printing process used to produce currency. Report this Post to the Staff
seattleMD Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 05/20/2008 4:48 pm is it a common error? or is it collectible? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/20/2008 11:26 pm Its not an error, just a byproduct of the intaglio printing process http://www.moneyfactory.gov/document.cfm/18/109 Intaglio Printing The Bureau prints currency on high-speed, sheet-fed rotary presses which are capable of printing over 8,000 sheets per hour. Printing plates are covered with ink and then the surface of each plate is wiped clean which allows the ink to remain in the design and letter grooves of the plates. Each sheet is then forced, under extremely heavy pressure (estimated at 20 tons), into the finely recessed lines of the printing plate to pick up the ink. The printing impression is three dimensional in effect and requires the combined handiwork of highly skilled artists, steel engravers, and plate printers. The surface of the note feels slightly raised, while the reverse side feels slightly indented. This process is called intaglio printing. Edited by biokemist6 05/20/2008 11:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
seattleMD Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 05/21/2008 4:22 pm Thanks bio! Report this Post to the Staff
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