Still new to currency, I noticed that this $2 bill had quite a bit of extra paper on each side as well as what appears to be a bad cut on the top. Just wanted to know how common this is since I have never seen it to this degree before and if the bill is worth hanging onto. Thanks for any help!
based on the serial number, it looks like it came from an uncut sheet - that someone decided to cut up and spend edit: I would hang on to it
yes that note was definitely cut from a sheet. it never hurts to hold on to it. you can find them in circulation from time to time. i have one but its been graded and has more of a top border.
Curious... Aren't these all cut from large sheets of printed notes that are ganged up together? Why does it make this note worth holding onto if an individual trimmed this out poorly as opposed to an off alignment guillotine cut during production? If an individual did this would it be altered/damaged instead of a true error? I gather from the previous comments it may have been suggested a person had one of those souvenir sheets of notes and decided to cut the individual notes out, albeit badly.
Well, it's worth holding on to (IMO) because it's a note that wasn't intended for general circulation and ended up there anyway - so it's not a note that you would ever find in circulation, except in this case where someone had the folly to cut it.
All small-sized bills measure 6.14 in × 2.61 in (156 mm × 66 mm). Anything outside of this size range is a cutting error. All errors are worth keeping.. It does indicate it came from an uncut sheet as mentioned...so with that, who knows what the sheet really looked like. Perhaps the entire sheet was oversized..who knows. RickieB
i wouldnt consider this note, which was cut post BEP, an error. The slab posted indicates it was from a sheet, but does not call it an error. Collectible? sure! Why wouldnt it be. any note that is found in 'Gem New 66 PPQ' is a keeper lol
Judging from the pic, it looks like they cut it using a table top cutter. The right edge is crooked. As for the method of cutting, I think they use a slitting machine instead of a guillotine cutter nowadays. It's more productive, less wasteful, and a bit more accurate. If this note had gone through either process, though, BOTH sides would be equally crooked.
I have quite a few of these like this. Many also have the green stamp either two high or to low I am at a loss what to do with them or who I could have look at them can’t help would be appreciated
Hello and welcome! Do you have Pictures of the Notes in question? Please start your own thread. Thanks.
Start a new thread with one note per thread. Show full size photos of both sides and clearly state your opinion and questions. You’ll get more answers that way as this thread is 15 years old. Welcome to CT.
