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<p>[QUOTE="Numbers, post: 636556, member: 11668"]No, a rolled/turned/stuck prefix would look like a car odometer in the process of turning over: the main G would be out of place, and if it was far enough off, you'd see part of an F or an H trying to roll into position. It wouldn't produce multiple copies of the G.</p><p><br /></p><p>This looks like something touched the note, picked up a bit of ink, and then deposited it again with a bit of a shift. It happens a lot with the green overprint, though I've never seen such clear images before.... The clearness *might* mean it happened at the BEP while the ink was still fresh, but then again it might not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Random thought: What's the serial number on this note? The most common place to see green-ink smearing is on notes with serials ending in 01 or especially 001. The first note of a strap is in contact with the inside of the paper strap itself, and the first note of a brick is also in contact with the shrink-wrap around the brick, and both of them can rub the note enough to move ink around a bit. If your note has that sort of serial, then I'm guessing that's the explanation, rather than any sort of printing error.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numbers, post: 636556, member: 11668"]No, a rolled/turned/stuck prefix would look like a car odometer in the process of turning over: the main G would be out of place, and if it was far enough off, you'd see part of an F or an H trying to roll into position. It wouldn't produce multiple copies of the G. This looks like something touched the note, picked up a bit of ink, and then deposited it again with a bit of a shift. It happens a lot with the green overprint, though I've never seen such clear images before.... The clearness *might* mean it happened at the BEP while the ink was still fresh, but then again it might not. Random thought: What's the serial number on this note? The most common place to see green-ink smearing is on notes with serials ending in 01 or especially 001. The first note of a strap is in contact with the inside of the paper strap itself, and the first note of a brick is also in contact with the shrink-wrap around the brick, and both of them can rub the note enough to move ink around a bit. If your note has that sort of serial, then I'm guessing that's the explanation, rather than any sort of printing error.[/QUOTE]
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