Changes that only affect the back side of the note don't seem to rate a new series. The 1934C $20 also comes with two different backs, for...
I agree with the other opinions that you've just got a bit of overinking, and that it's pretty common. It's also fairly common for inking issues...
Looks to me like it was in a wallet that got wet, or some such thing. Actual offset transfer errors aren't blotchy like that; they're much more...
Thanks for the link. Interesting stuff. They seem to be addressing different issues than we're discussing here, though. They mention that high...
Okay, see the PCGS grading standards here, and in particular their explanation of the PPQ designation: So paper wave is a sign of originality...
Up until about 1983, they always matched the FRB of the star note to the FRB of the error note it was replacing. That meant that the BEP had to...
This isn't the sort of error that would affect a whole batch of consecutive notes. One sixteen-note half-sheet went through the overprinting...
Not only is it a 1977 $20 star note, but it's on Minneapolis, which is the rarest star for that series (only 512,000 printed). S&L gives a book...
The apparent printage was 20,000, not 200,000. They would have had serial numbers B06700001* through B06720000*, but on each note the right-hand...
This is the last variety, called either "variety c" or "type 4" depending upon whose book you're reading. It can be identified by the placement...
Same way as for star notes: divide the serial number by the number of notes in a standard run, and round up. For anything printed in the past...
Ummm...guys, the Chicago star is one of the better stars in this series. It's not one of the keys, but it's not one of the common ones either....
Check your math...it's actually 1 out of 55 bills! :rolleyes: How to calculate that: Assume for simplicity that all serial numbers from 00000000...
The first-class postage rate at the time was 13c, so that probably explains why there are thirteen 1c stamps on the note. I guess somebody wanted...
Nice notes, and wonderful presentation of the set! :cool: I'm not sure about your explanation of the wording on the 1934 $1. The point of the...
They print extra notes to allow for defects, notes that get banged up while being inserted into the packaging, and such. In this case, it appears...
Okay, but I'm very puzzled as to why the BEP would print specimen notes with such an obvious difference from the actual issue. Doesn't that...
In addition to all the previous comments...this $1 was printed in April 2009, and $5's of this design were last printed in October 2007. Looks...
That's not a rumor...the note is 1969A $1 A00000000A, and is pictured in the old O'Donnell catalog. Back when the BEP used to run the serial...
If it's a 1935D *..D, then it was printed from the 18-subject plates, and those were all narrows. Remember that "wide" and "narrow" are...
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