I found this note at the gas station where I work. My question is how can one serial number move out of the normal spot but the other and the seal are not? Arent the 2 serial numbers and seal printed at the same time? If this is true why does the top serial number seem to be moved to the left. is this an error or am i just seeing things? I posted the photo of the note and also another note for comparison.
I agree with Clay. Minor variances are to be expected considering the amount of paper currency the BEP pumps out.
Guys, you're missing the point. How does the upper serial number move that far relative to the rest of the green overprint? The OP's note does seem to exhibit rather odd spacing. I don't think anyone would call it an error, but it's odd. If you draw a vertical line through the center of the green seal, it hits the sixth digit of the serial; on most $1 notes that line runs between the fourth and fifth digits. We know that the various seals and serial number registers can be shifted around a bit, because they're not aligned identically on all denominations. But can they come loose during a print run, or something? Has anyone else got a $1 note with the serial number shifted so far relative to the Treasury seal? :scratch:
Both serial numbers are shifted, though. Try drawing the same line through the black fed bank seal. They are just shifted independent of the green seal, or so it appears.
Several thousands of $1's pass through my hands every week and periodically i come across the serial in about the same position as the op's. Sometimes even more so then the note pictured bit no where near what is considered and 3rd shift print error. The question that remains unanswered and unknown to me is what numbers asked...how does it shift relative to the rest of the green overprint?
The bottom serial is not shifted though. Also the seal is in the normal place. Just the top is shifted.
Nope... as stated above, both are shifted equally. The vertical leg of the "K" should split the "11".
The block numbering counter for printing can be moved in the frame. So, if the operator for some reason at set up moves the counter to the wrong direction, then this could happen. It must be able to move, so that the difference in printing, can be alined, to each press when printed.
