1996 Miscut $100 Bill Found In Circulation

Uh, that's kinda the opposite of how things work on modern notes. Poorly centered, high denomination modern notes in rough condition are definitely spenders.

IMO, still a spender but the cost to keep a $1 you might like is much lower.

Please help me understand what you see interesting about the serial number. It looks random to me. And, to make matters worse, it has an ink stamping on the back.

Interesting, yes. Desirable, no.

In a true printing misalignment, only one side would be offcenter or the serials and seal would be off. while if both sides are off its a cutting error. https://www.pmgnotes.com/news/artic...tember-2021/

If its just a minor misalignment, such as the whole design is still visible and just the border is very thin on one of more edges either vertically or horizontally, then I believe its only worth a couple dollars over face value typically from what I've learned so far. However if one side appears normal and the other side is so misaligned that the design from an adjacent note is visible or parts of the design are missing -- then it can be worth quite a bit more. Because its a hundred its probably not worth holding as people are far more likely to impulse spend up to $20 than $120 for example for something minor.

When serial numbers are incorrectly touching elements beneath or around them is another part that identifies a note generally as an error. Condition of the note always plays a role in its value. Its normal to have some minor movement in the seal and is not considered an error on its own.

Also as steveintampa mentioned, the serial in this case does not add to any value of the note. There are both higher valued fancy serial numbers, a few to get you started here http://www.coolserialnumbers.com/Fa...Numbers.aspx and those considered more in the gray area that only appeal and sell to more casual collectors (such as birthday or date notes, 5 or 6 of a kind, and various forms of ladders that are not the full ladder among others)...so they might be worth holding or selling to such collectors, but mostly ignored by serious collectors of currency.