A Week Of Error Notes

I have long been fascinated with error notes, especially those that are the result of gross printing errors (as opposed to things like paper folds). I don't actually have a lot of them, but as the man says:



All the ones I currently have I purchased at coin shows and I paid quite a bit for most of them due to really wanting examples that were distinctive and had a lot of eye appeal. Over the course of the next week I hope to share them with you, along with what little information I have gleaned about each type of error involved. I welcome any additional information anybody might have, and feel free to post similar examples of your own.

And so, without further ado...

Day 1:



This $1.00 Federal Reserve Note is a particularly nice (and dark) example of "Offset Printing" or "Offset Transfer" error, which occurs when an inked plate makes contact with the bed, leading to no sheet being fed to the press to accept the intended ink. As a result, when the next sheet passes through the press, the area impressed onto the impression cylinder is then pressed onto the opposite side of the note. In general, this type of error can range from minor to a complete offset (as seen here), with the latter being more desirable to collectors.

[FYI, the back of this note looks like a perfectly ordinary $1 bill, which is why I didn't include a picture of it.]