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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numbers, post: 320236, member: 11668&quot;]Yes, they frequently use old-series stars as replacements for newer-series notes, as long as there hasn&#039;t been a design change.&nbsp; You&#039;ll notice that the first printing of each new <i>design</i> is always a run or two of star notes, but (as you said) that&#039;s not necessarily the case for the first printing of a new series using existing designs.</p><p><br /></p><p>These days, the BEP uses star notes at two stages of the printing process.&nbsp; If they catch an error after serial-numbering the sheets but before cutting them, then they replace the whole error sheet with a sheet of stars (leading to a bunch of straps each ending up with one star in the middle).&nbsp; If they catch an error after cutting and strapping the notes, then they replace the whole strap with a strap of stars.&nbsp; The production lines move so fast that it&#039;s actually more cost-effective to throw away 99 good notes along with the error than to have the inspector take the time to undo the strap and replace one note![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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