I SEE A RED STAR Why?

Hello Collectors,
This is my first time creating a thread in the paper money category, but I received a dollar bill back in change that I found rather interesting. The first thing I noticed was a piece of red over the green seal which is not common on a dollar. When I took a closer look it was actually a red star!!! I did some research and found absolutely nothing . I chalked it up by saying perhaps some six year old got a little stamp pad collection of various symbols for their birthday and tried out the first stamp which was a star on a crispy dollar bill lol. But before I put it in the quarter change machine at the laundry mat I decided to check with you all first!

 

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Looks drawn on to me. Some kid had fun with the markers . This is not an error.

 

Yeah maybe so, but it will take a pretty steady hand to draw a star that perfectly with no error as far as going out side the line of the star! Thanks for your input

 

Could be a newly discovered error. I'm being optimistic forgive me!

 

There’s absolutely no red ink within a hundred yards of the printing of these notes. It’s definitely been added to the note long after it left the BEP.

 

Look closer. A part does go out of the lines. Altered note. Show it around and let someone want to buy it. Then sell it to them and make them happy.
It's the Holidays.

 

Definitely added after it left the BEP.

 

Mabey the sec did it. He is just learning to print and doesn't yet know how to write in cursive to sign his name. He might have been trying crayons.

 

Would like to see the reverse of the note
for bleed thru but it sure doesn’t look original to me.

 

It’s just altered. Although your optimism is understandable if you don’t know how these are made.

 

There is no bleed through as the notes have no red ink.

 

I think I'll hang on to it though for the hell of it. Thanks guys

 

Hence the beauty of collecting what YOU like. I applaud you for your sticktoitiveness.

I agree with all the other responses, except needing to see the reverse. So keeping it will cost you a whopping $1. Conserve it in a sleeve. View it when you get the urge. And enjoy it knowing you paid face value for it.

Your hobby. Your way.

Happy holidays to you @shilines

 

Very good advice!
Like Burger Kings NEW slogan goes, " You Rule!".

 

Looks like it was drawn with a highliter. Some people mark their notes and put them into circulation just to see if it ever gets back to them.

 

I'm all for that. But not for misleading oneself on what one has, that's never good.

 

Agreed. Although the reality of it is, believing/misleading oneself does no harm to anyone, including oneself. So keeping it is nothing more than a tiny bit of clutter. No harm, no foul. Enjoy the conversation piece.

 

I can relate...

been addicted to WheresGeorge for close to 20 years... (http://www.WheresGeorge.com)

And yes, I've gotten my own notes back in circulation. Longest was about two years between the time that I originally spent it and got it back.

 

I used to do where's george, wow I didn't even know that was still a thing

 

Yeah, still going strong. I've been playing for quite a while and it's still a ton of fun to see a bill that you spent turn up in a cool place.

I just had a bill go from Colorado to Antarctica:
https://www.wheresgeorge.com/b:4ZzT3kMUpu