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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;funkee, post: 1578669, member: 37925&quot;]Whatever do you mean? Zeroes count!</p><p><br /></p><p>Back in the era of large size notes, leading zeroes were omitted and finding a 7 digit serial number was possible. Here&#039;s an example of a 4 digit note:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/2023/kgrhqrhifbbkevooibqzn9e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is possible to find a 7 digit small size note, but they are rare. It is called a stuck digit error, and part of the number is usually showing. My apologies for the small size; I couldn&#039;t find a bigger version.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1028/stuck10a2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>How about a 9 digit serial number? Check out the 2nd note. The number wheel had to be positioned by hand to print this:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/5663/73000394.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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