Here is a series 2001 $1 bill that I received in change yesterday. It has a small goof. Can you spot the goof? Not an error by any standards, but still a goof.
I've never seen one. If they use mechanical numbering devices (like a Bates stamp), this would be the result if the final digit failed to lock into place while rotating, and considering the high speed presses the BEP uses, perhaps it's surprising that there aren't more like this.
I just checked the bills in my pocket at this moment and 50% of them have the same characteristic, albeit not as severe.
While it is not uncommon as an error note, it is of interest. I don't see them often to this degree. That is why I called it a goof.
It is a minor "gas pump" error. It refers to the old days of mechanical wheel that showed the gallons and price on a gas pump. When you tank was full the pump would stop and many times the digits where halfway between numbers. The pump-jocky usually pumped a little more until the dollar amount was a whole number. Small variation in offset are very common. Sometimes two or more digits are offset.
Bah. Big deal if the thread is 18 years old. Information can still be gained from reading older posts that have otherwise long since been "out of sight, out of mind". Further, these threads show up in search engine results such as Bing and Duckduckgo. Adding insightful information as Jersey magic man has done is often beneficial for those seeking out further details and wish to learn more but may not make their presence known and otherwise post a reply on here. And sometimes it's fun seeing posts from users who have long since vanished or disappeared.
