Hey, Today I was at a local coin shop and bought a couple coins from them for around 20 dollars. As the lady working there handed me my change, I noticed something interesting about one of the dollar bills. It is a 2013 series dollar bill and it appears that both of the 9's have been struck more than once. The bottom 9 dips slightly below the other numbers. It's weird the top 9 is in its proper place, but the bottom one is not. I am not a paper currency collector and have no idea what it is worth. I tried looking for double die dollar bills, but couldn't find any. Does anyone know if this error is common and how much it is worth?
A VERY thin and VERY sharp blade is used to wipe off excess ink from the printing cylinder. If the blade gets even the smallest nick in it, it will sometimes cause over inking or even inking streaks. Not an error but rather a maintenance and quality control issue.
Agreed, but an interesting observation I don't know how to explain: Ever since LEPE overprinting came along, this overinking of the *third* digit in the serial has been surprisingly common. When you see a single overinked digit on a COPE-printed note, it's most often the *fourth* digit. Anybody know what's going on there?
I found a fair share of those as well 90% of the ones I came across were over inked on the third digit. Not sure why that is...
I actually did find a double printed serial number on a dollar bill. The same time I can not find this any were online. They exist I have one and it is really kool.
Not just the 3rd digit the entire serial number and more are have doubling. I read somewhere that it's possible to make a fraudulent bill. I think mine is authentic. Would any one like to see it?
Collectors call it "embossing" and it's a desirable attribute. It's one way to help know a note isn't faked (ie, you're not going to get that from a copy machine)
Are they worth more also have three notes where the serial number are well you tell me because I'm clueless
All new banknotes have embossing, so there's no premium for them. But for an old note in UNC condition, if it has embossing I would expect a higher price.
