Mismatched SN on $1 note plus green bar covering one number

So, I don't think I've ever seen this before! Obviously, the green bar covering the second digit in the left serial number is what jumped out, but then I noticed the two SNs on this bill do not match. I know the bill is worth $ due to the mismatch, but has anyone seen the green bar in a serial number before? Any ideas as to worth? It's a crisp new bill overall with some slight fold marks.

 

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Not sure the value but that's really cool!

 

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I'll bet there's some pretty good value with that one!

 

Well, that's what I'm thinking, mostly because I just cannot find anything beyond your basic mismatched serial numbers. A green bar like that just isn't showing up in any of my searches. So far, I've looked at Ebay, Heritage, Stacks Bowers.... just emailed Stacks to see what they might say about it.

 

Must be some kind of joke ...

 

That's the strangest thing. Is the reverse normal?

 

Reverse appears normal to me, unless I'm missing something subtle...

 

The only thing I can think, there was nothing set in that space. It should have been dialed to the 1, but it wasn't dialed to anything. When it inked, that's what it got, the blank space, without any number. How's that for a theory?

 

Sounds like a good theory. Now to ultimately find out if this thing is worth more than a few hundred dollars LOL. That may take a little time I suppose.

 

I never saw one of those before. If your research turns up it's really that uncommon, I'd be erring on the side of asking for more than less. Wish I had more for you, but I just don't, unfortunately. Good luck on it.

 

Very cool error. Not unique but rare. I would recommend sending a photo of the note to Bianca Bart. She’ll show it to her Dad, Fred Bart. Fred is the authority on US error notes. You can reach her here.

bianca@executivecurrency.com.

Tell her Steve in Tampa sent you.

 

Steve, is it a dial error? I'm just wondering. It wasn't dialed to a number, there, and then it was just inked?

 

Wow that's cool! I'd be interested to know what this might get bid up to at an auction. I would advertise it hard.

I don't know anything about how the machines work. I would guess the image is on a computer and the serial numbers can be changed individually. It almost looks like a cursor. Like somebody was in the process of changing that serial number and it printed like that. The fact that it actually has a different number in the "cursor" number makes it more credible to not be fabricated after release. That'd be worth sending in to see what attribution they'd give it.

 

That's what I was just saying to my son.... I really don't know how the printing process works, trying to figure out how something so obvious prints and doesn't get caught and pulled before circulation? But then again, I'm sure the printing is fast & furious!

 

I read about this type of printing error a while back, but can't remember where or how long ago. I know it was in one of the trade journals. Someone set the roller on the serial number wrong. One of the choices on the wheel is that rectangle. The other digit talked about seems to be a legitimate mismatched serial number error. I will look for the article I referred to and if I find it I will post it here.

 

Mismatched serial number notes are going for $1,000.00 to $1,600.00 on BK Auctions. The actual selling price is a bit below those numbers.
More links, 1, 2, 3, 4

 

Like any other note (aside from condition) the year of issue and bank have a lot to do with selling price. Some mismatched serial number notes can be had for around $300-500 in 55 or better condition.

 

Yes, it would need graded for sure! I'm pretty confident it would grade somewhere in the 60s, it's in good shape with mild circulation.

 

Thanks! I did email Bianca, along with Heritage and Stacks, so we'll see who responds first LOL... I'm pretty sure that any responses are going to be "you need to have that graded".