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Pillar of the Community
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No problemo. I appreciate your feedback.
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Honestly, this type of mismatched serial number is not an 'error'. It is an 'impossibility'. (It didn't happen).
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Locked
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Honestly, this type of mismatched serial number is not an 'error'. It is an 'impossibility'. (It didn't happen). Ridiculous. Sorry. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Does anyone here own one?
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Pillar of the Community
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I actually do not see anything that is not ridiculous about a note with differing digit size. Pretty noticeable I think. I've never seen this sort of error before, have you?
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Pillar of the Community
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scubu,
I'm blown away by your pics! How bizarre! Can I salivate over errors?
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Zeewoll think about it. Each position on a sheet is given a 200,000 serial number range for each run, as I am sure you know. The serial number range starts with the highest number for that range and counts down. One serial number cylinder jams and stops rotating and the other keeps on counting down. Also I would say they are noticeable. All of the above posted notes are gem uncirculated except for the five which might only have changed hands once to get in that condition.
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Pillar of the Community
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Agreed Siuol,
Consider my statement of one week ago:
" Today, serial numbers are computer generated, but are rotated and applied mechanically, and since there are two serial numbers per note, there are two sets of mechanical tumblers 'optimally' acting together. Mistakes can and do happen with mechanical apparati though. "
The notes pictured above simply illustrate my words. I think that someone (maybe more than just one person) has misinterpreted what I referred to as 'an impossibility'.
The link that David posted near the bottom of the first page of this thread will take you to a note that contains mismatched serial numbers as those pictured above.
Unlike the notes pictured above however, the note in David's link shows the first four digits of each serial number printed in one font size and the last four digits printed in a font size approximately 10-20% larger than the first four digits.
If anyone thinks that this is a possibility, then we do not agree. I will not argue the issue of whether or not the digit tumblers are capable of instant growth in font size.
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Pillar of the Community
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the first four digits of each serial number printed in one font size and the last four digits printed in a font size approximately 10-20% larger than the first four digits.
If anyone thinks that this is a possibility, then we do not agree. I will not argue the issue of whether or not the digit tumblers are capable of instant growth in font size. Serials on steroids?  |
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Respects, but I can't see any difference in font size. I've blown the ebay pictures up, etc.; I'm looking at very large pixels. Certainly there is no 10% difference. Sometimes I think I can see a difference in shading / tint, but there is not much difference. Could there be a difference due to the absence of rotation? Or could there be some other effect, such as a vibration among the broken digits, that would make them darker? Uh, I'm assuming we are talking about the 6734 6125 versus 6734 5870 example on ebay. |
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Forum Dad
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I don't see any size difference either.
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Forum Dad
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Thanks Brannen, and especially you, Bobby. Evidently I need either a new monitor or glasses. I would have bet anything, I mean 'anything', that this was an altered note due to my perceived font size difference. This clearer picture makes a world of difference to me. My apologies to everyone, especially the seller. The note looks fine to me now, with exception of the asking price. I'll shut up and go away now.
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I am certainly not very knowledgeable on the subject, but I find it odd that between the two pictured 5 Dollar Bills series 1977A, the serial number on the left, advanced three positions H67346122A to H67346125A. But the S/N on the right, advance from H67344731A to H67345870A, (1139 positions). Should the S/N advance at the same rate?  Maybe I am looking at this to deep? Edited by oih82w8
01/14/2010 3:49 pm
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