Thread: 1988 series A dollar bill question

2 pretty simple questions. First on this bill (88' series A one dollar) where the Plate Serial Number would normally be it just has a small "4" is this correct.

Second question is what I really am inquiring about. On the reverse off to the right of the "In God We Trust" it looks as if there is a small green number "8" printed on. It seems a bit out of place to me and not like other bills I have seen. Is this correct? I have taken a very cruddy cell phone picture that shows the location, but it can not show the figure itself.

picture issues and can not load right now. those curious please leave a message and I will try to email it around.

Sounds like you have a Web-Fed note

As Steve indicated, what you have is a web note. This was a short series printed in the 1990s on a continuous feed press instead of the presses that printed on 32 subject sheets. Web notes are collected as a specialty and some of the block letters are scarce.

Here is a website that explains these notes.

http://www.uspapermoney.info/general/webs.html

Very Interesting. Never heard of them up until now. Just based on the shear number it looks like they produced during the 88 series I would assume it has no value outside of face and value I see in it?

There's an uncirculated example of the type you have with the 4/8 numbers. The Buy It Now price is 135.00 Check Ebay and other sites out to see what the going price is on the note. If it's in good condition, there's likely a bit of profit to be had if you're interested. I'd certainly hold on to it!

I will most certainly hold onto it. Sadly the note is not in perfect condition, but is not in bad shape. Any threads on how to flatten out a bill w/o damaging it.

Dave would you be able to post a link so I can follow it. I can not find it using a search

Link to main Ebay items listin 1988A web notes: http://coins.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_n....c0.m270.l1313

Link to a 1988A Web note 4/8: http://cgi.ebay.com/1988A-1-Web-Note...item588c28966b

Here's a website that breaks down all of the know series/block/run/plate combinations for the web notes, and gives value estimates in various grades. I should warn you that the values given on this site are in many cases unrealistically high, but it'll at least give you an idea of which combos are rare and which are common.

Some of the Web notes are quite rare & expensive.
This example is one of the rarest NON-STAR notes...



.........and, I have the 88A Atlanta Star coming in the mail and it should be here by the middle of next week.

I was reading about these this week as well and find them quite interesting. From what I understand the initial press run was in May of 1992 as the BEP began testing the high volume Web_Fed Intaglio press. With this type of press both sides of the note were printed at the same time or as a single pass so to speak from a continious roll of paper with a printing cylinder of 96 subjects. Plate numbers begin a new sequence on both face and back of the note with the #1.
From my reading, the plate numbers used were 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10. Back plate numbers were 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,and 8.
There is a note that mentions 2 individuals that compiled the information Bon Vandevender and Jim Hodgson.

Any one here know these guy's?

Originally Posted by devildogpride8

I will most certainly hold onto it. Sadly the note is not in perfect condition, but is not in bad shape. Any threads on how to flatten out a bill w/o damaging it.

you really cant flatten out a note without truly damaging it. you could put it in a book and put others on top of it. thats about it. as far as value it really depends on the block it is from. would need the full serial and what reserve its from. here are 2 from my collection.

GP block value $100


GQ block value $150

Nice note Steve!

Originally Posted by Zeplyn

There is a note that mentions 2 individuals that compiled the information Bon Vandevender and Jim Hodgson.

Any one here know these guy's?

Jim Hodgson is a regular contributor on the Collectors Universe forum.