I have an off centered $20 star note. Is it worth anything?

Hello guys, pardon if i'm posting in the wrong section. I just want some information. Came across a $20 off centered note and the serial has a star on it. The serial number is EK00248556* and its a 2004 series. I don't know if all the $20 from this series are also off centered if I came across a rare one. Any information would help me out. I just want to know if I should hang on or use it to get gas today, lol. Thank you guys.

 

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http://www.mycurrencycollection.com/reference/star-notes/lookup/20/2004/EK00248556

 

So the run size is 384,000. Does that mean theres 384,000 in circulation? I have no knowledge when it comes to this. Any information you can share with me to see if its worth my time to take it somewhere? Please and thank you.

 

It means there were 384K printed in that run. There's no telling how many of that 384K are actually in circulation.
As far as the off centered portion of your question, we'll need to see photos of your note.

 

Posting a pic should get you a good answer. Any value would depend on condition and the degree that the note is off center. Generally, you need to be able to see some of the adjacent note in the margin for it to be worth anything over face value

 

Here are two images i took. I got it from target, so i know the bill isnt as pristine as it could be.

 

Cool find but the off centering doesn't really add a premium. I'm not positive if it's considered a low print run, but the fact that it's a high denomination and mediocre condition probably rules out any premium there as well.

 

It appears your bill is miscut and not off center.
The miscut shows the unequal margins on both sides.
The off center shows uneven margins on one side, and even margins on the other.
If the edge of the next note from the sheet was at the bottom of your wide margin, there would be a little value.

There is a good example of an off center note in a recent thread in the paper money forum. Take a look at those photos and compare.
Link:
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1993-fifty-offset-worth.295166/

 

This me just trying to think of every possibility. Is it possible of it being miscut and misprinted? I took side by side pictures with a regular $20. The front print looks way off compared to the other $20. The back print doesnt look too far off. It's slightly off, but I feel like the alignment of the front and back print don't match if it was a miscut. Sorry if i uploaded the same pics more than once.

 

@Martin Onate

With all those folds... Forget about it. Don't waste your time with it. Spender!

 

Your question about the possibility of all the run being miscut...is not likely. This is an issue with registration or the machinery being out of alignment for a proper cut. This is usually caught fairly quickly in the quality control process. Once a problem like this is found it takes the inspector to go back quite a ways to find out when it started and then these notes are destroyed. However, some do get by, especially in very large runs.