fWhere is the Paper Money Error Forum? Here’s a 1985 series one dollar note with not one but two errors. It’s been circulated as you can tell by the folds and creases on the note. However it graded as VF. It’s considered a rare and unusual error note. Both errors are on the back side. The first photo of the back does a reverse vertical shift with portions of two nots present. The front only has one note present and intact. If you saw the back side first you’d think it was mis-cut until you looked at the front. The second error, also on the back side, clearly shows this note was printed upside-down. This is evident in the third photo. I didn’t grease but gently bend the note over to show this. That’s the handle to my magnifying glass and as you can see I didn’t cause any damage to the bill. I am very pleased to add this bill to my collection as it truly is a rate and unique error note.
I think they print the reverse 1st? So the obverse would be upside down (lol). Very nice note. High value in the currency error arena despite the creases, as these are rare errors. Someone was sleeping at the spot checking switch that day.
Besides the huge miscut, the upside down feed is great. Must have been training people that day. I remember getting some bills in the 80's (ones) that had VERY dark ink impressions on it. I didn't know or think anything about it at the time and I didn't save them. Doy. Likewise when I first got a web note I noticed it didn't have a plate number in the correct place, but I didn't save it.
Based on the amount of activity on the paper money forum, I don't think there's need for a separate one for paper money errors. Cool error note. I agree with the person who said it's probably worth having authenticated. (And someone beat me to saying it, but because the reverse is printed first, technically the obverse is upside-down lol so there is actually an error on the front.) Only error I have is an Iraqi note with a serial number mismatch: I'm not sure how good their quality control was at this point, so I have no idea how rare this error is (the person who sold it to me didn't even mention the error: not sure if it's because they didn't notice or because they didn't think it was worth mentioning lol), but it definitely is an error. Serial number ends in an 8 on the left side, but a 7 on the right.
Wow! That is a fantastic double error. It is hard to believe that someone did not immediately take that out of circulation. Certainly someone must have noticed the error! I guess it just goes to show that people don't look at their money beyond noticing the denomination.
I think it more likely that the bill was pulled from circulation early on by someone who didn’t understand the importance of condition to its value, and that it had been carelessly folded and carried in a wallet to be shown off.
