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My wife was given a 100 at work and printed on one side only.
I know my way around metal, but not paper. What's the story on this?
BTW, she stashed the bill in the work safe & replaced the $$.
Hey, how do I answer GRACEO'S question? New here. BTW, have'nt seen it yet. Edited by fioti
10/26/2009 11:50 pm
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First guess...it's a poor example of a fake.
Possible a misprint but a counterfeit is more likely
Got pics?
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yeah, it might be a fake but you never know. Maybe bleached also...scan the bill if you can. if its the real deal, congrads on the find!
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It could possibly be real, but I don't see how it can happen. Large sheets have the reverse printed, then dried, then they have the front printed, then dried and a little while later they get cut. I don't see how theoretically a whole sheet of blanks could have gotten past quality control...
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Could have stuck to the sheet below -- static electricity can cause this to occur.
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Hmm... but that would mean that there are a bunch of bills somewhere out there with no front faces! Sweet!
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Quote:
Could have stuck to the sheet below -- static electricity can cause this to occur.  Knowing something about printing processes, that sounds plausible to me. However, if the $100 note shows any circulation, I grow more skeptical...because few would miss that. |
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Everyone is correct in their thoughts on this one. The reverses are printed first. The faces are underprinted 24 hours later. Then the overprints (serial numbers and seals) on the face.
The most common cause for this type of error is exactly as some here say; two sheets stuck together while the reverses were being printed. This does not necessarily imply that these sheets remained stuck together when the faces were printed, but the possibility certainly exists.
If this were to occur, and 'then' the sheets separated after the underprinting of the face, the result would be a normal reverse, and a face with nothing but serial numbers and seals.
Blank reverses, blank faces, and serial/seal only faces do occur.
Got pictures yet?
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Posted 10/27/2009 09:23 am
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