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manila galleon trade Pillar of the Community Spain 1361 Posts	Posted 12/29/2008 5:15 pm Hi, What is a webnote? Is that the small number at the back of the banknote? Report this Post to the Staff

wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 12/29/2008 5:20 pm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_note Basically, the US was trying to save money from the production of $1 notes. Currently, they're printed 32 at a time with intaglio machines. Back in the late 80s, they government thought it would be smart to print them on huge rolls of paper like newspapers with offset printing (like magazines). But, the quality wasn't good so they scrapped the experiment. Now the numbers on the front and back are ways to tell if they're web notes. They're there so the government can retrieve the notes from circulation to see how they stood up against usage. Report this Post to the Staff
manila galleon trade Pillar of the Community Spain 1361 Posts	Posted 12/29/2008 5:24 pm I knew you would be the one to answer my question. Thanks a lot wd1040 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/29/2008 5:26 pm I recommend the site https://www.mycurrencycollection.com Click on reference then web notes then web note look up. Fill in the boxes and click submit. Hope this helps. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
manila galleon trade Pillar of the Community Spain 1361 Posts	Posted 12/29/2008 5:40 pm Heu john1, thanks nice site Report this Post to the Staff
wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 12/29/2008 7:15 pm No problems Glad to help Does anyone actually have a web note? How's the printing and paper quality compared to 32-sheet intaglio ones? Report this Post to the Staff
clembo Valued Member United States 442 Posts	Posted 12/29/2008 9:08 pm Quote: No problems Glad to help Does anyone actually have a web note? How's the printing and paper quality compared to 32-sheet intaglio ones? wd1040, Yes, I have a few hundred and to me the paper quality and printing quality was fine. Here's an example of a cirulated 1995 note. A-C block, run 6, 1/9 combination. The easiest way to identify a web note is position of the front and back plate numbers. Look at my pictures then pull a "regular" note out. The 1 on the front is actually in correct position. The 9 on the back is ABOVE the E in ONE whereas other notes are to the bottom right of the E. Web notes will occur on 1988A, 1993 and 1995 series $1 notes so always check them. In addition check 1995 notes for "295" engraving errors. This is found on the back plate in it's proper postion but wrong font size. Report this Post to the Staff
manila galleon trade Pillar of the Community Spain 1361 Posts	Posted 12/30/2008 08:18 am I have some, and I don't see any difference in the paper and printing quality. Report this Post to the Staff
elsjls Valued Member United States 168 Posts	Posted 01/17/2009 1:47 pm Thanks for asking that question. I was wondering also. Report this Post to the Staff
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