Misprinted $50 Serial Number on back?

Be very careful I saw some "fake error" currency for sale on ebay. I don't know how that's legal but it's there and you can buy it for a lower price so beware.

 

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I agree there's enough general information and knowledge available on these forums that we can help people who drop by and I think compared to many on these forums I do just that without being initially distracted by what's first presented by an OP. I disagree however with the numerous replies that don't go far enough to help an OP, but instead applaud a given OPs find without added information or reasonable doubt.

The best information is still in those pricey reference books and it's not out there on the web. Wikipedia ever requires one do their own due diligence before accepting the content. It's funny how the slightest doubt cast in a thread gets everyone so shook up, worried and defensive. If anyone knows my posts, then they know they seek to minimize the fanfare, share informational links or tips to other members here (such as yourself Numbers) who may be of assistance, they seek to inform OPs and newbies and cut through to facts, blunt as my words may read at times. It's far worse to see a thread appear on these sort of error notes every week, but they are always met by the same back slapping and congratulating without the slightest effort given to point some who came here in further directions. That I redirect people to the services of a certification service or more informed professional dealer does nothing to quell a newcomers budding interest in such a hobby as we discuss and share details about here.

Most posts in such threads are quick to meet these OPs to congratulate them on the thinnest of evidence that their note has potential and the OP really gets no where fast. As soon as I inform people of potential for fakes, others start back tracking and debating. The simplest thing to do is inform the OP, wait for better documentation or verification of the item then congratulate later on, however long that may be. Constantly finding people from these forums speculating that they may have hit the lotto of currency with some questionable error is worse than telling someone they may have to spend some money to get the answer they are after. It's up to the OP to decide if they want to stick around and grow some skin getting into a hobby like this after finding such a note. Most don't do the research before posting the question and many don't even post a photo with the initial questions asked either. If they are scared away by a little doubt, banter and challenging information, or over the expenses involved, then maybe this wasn't the hobby for them after all.

If I speculate anything, it's that most of these OPs show up only to learn how much effort it is going to take them to figure this out and they give up on their own accord, which is why most are never running back here to declaim the doubt I've cast.

 

As an error collector with some knowledge of these type of errors, I will have to ask whether you can provide better pictures of the notes, both front and back. Based on the scans you provided, I am unable to give a better answer to your inquiry.

 

Are you sure you didn't make these on an intaglio press?

 

i will say this i do agaer with everything that has been said
but i would like to add one more thing that most have over looked (or this is true for my bank) he can save his money and take one note to the bank and ask them to check it as they have a UV light that they can use to make sure it is real or not and they don't have to use that funny pen on it then if the bank tells him it is real then he can send it out to a TPG. for the most part banks will help in this way and only take the note if it is a fake so that no one can or will lose money on it like on e-bay.

here is what they would look like uder the light (i am trying to buy one myself )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xxv/2397205917/

 

Not hard to find one. Any black light bulb will work.
[SIZE=+1]Black light test #1[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]: fluorescent vertical bands.
Some recent currency above the $1 denomination has vertical bands that fluoresce under black light. Under normal visible light, the bands can be seen when the bill is held up to a light. The presence of these is strong evidence of authenticity.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Florescence of bands:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]$100 Pink/Orange
$50 Yellow
$20 Green
$10 Red
$5 Blue[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]Black light test #2:[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]
Authentic currency does not have optical brighteners in the paper. Many, but not all, counterfeits are made with normal paper and will fluoresce brightly.[/SIZE]

 

thank you i did not know that any old black light wouid do the same thing maybe i am dub about tht but it is called a black light and not a UV light so i am dum about that but will try it out
again thanks

 

Not knowing something is not being dumb, it's just not knowing. No one knows everything. Don't beat yourself up.

 

yes thank you
but it dose show that newbies can come here and learn things and it dose not have to cost them alot of money to find out somethings
so it shows that a place like this is good for somethings and i hope he has come back to learn this
thanks again

 

$5 to $100:

 

Can't tell if they are real or not BUT check Ebay under US currency Errors
coins and paper money. Look at the 1996 FRN $100.00 Bill for sale for $3.95 with free S/H. (that alone would put me on caution quick) look at the BACK of your notes they might have COPY written on the back. I hope yours are REAL ! Just look at the Ebay bills and get informed with them.

 

For the thread OP:
To be clear about Southernman's rcomment, eBay is one of riskiest place to buy uncertified error notes. You will certainly encounter fakes on eBay so go there if want to find them to see how prevalent they really are. There will be error notes listed on eBay for sale which are certified but don't let the prices fool you. Some are extraordinarily high because the sellers are not really trying to sell them. Some fake errors on eBay are likely there to catch attention and not meant to sell either, especially if priced stupidly high.

For authentic errors you can watch auctions and auction archives at Heritage Auctions among others who deal in currency.

Again, I repeat, seek the assistance of PMG via the Collector's Society QnA forum for paper money. Start there and see if they advise you to send the note in for verification. They may not suggest you to send it in, but they will ultimately leave the decision up to you. You seem like you really want to know so I would start working towards finding out from the TPGs as I reiterate again and again. Without their review you will continue to guess and delay receiving an answer about the $50 note of this thread,

 

I'm only posting here to learn if this OP ever comes back with better scans of the bills so that the good people at CT can provide an accurate analysis. If the OP is serious about authenticating the bills (and not a fraudster) then there are several of us at CT that would be glad to assist in the authentication.

 

Third printing done on the wrong side, and they all have the same serial number? Come on!!!
Looks like souvenir notes which typically have the same serial number?
If those are real, than there is an insider at the B.E.P. making some serious cash under the table?

 

What happened to the OP?

 

3 posts and Audi!

 

I agree with a lot of what krispy said. Op's are looking for informative answers and some people post just to hear themselves talk, or; add no substance to resolving the question. I especially love the ones that say: "I don't know what these are, but I'm sure someone who does, will comment on them." These type of statements are a waste of everyones' time and need not be posted. I always like to read my posts and ask what in particular "added", even slightly, to resolving this particular op's question.