United States Paper Money Errors

by Bart, Frederick J.

• ISBN13: 9780873495981
• ISBN10: 0873495985
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc

Summary

Error notes continue to carve an ever larger niche in paper money collecting. This revised reference offers collectors a comprehensive catalog of known U.S. paper money errors and includes examples of each error, and detailed information on paper money printing. Updated values are provided in up to three conditions. Errors are thoroughly described and depicted, including overprint, folding, and first and second printing errors. Historical photographs from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing reveal rarely seen images of U.S. paper money workers inside the printing office.
- Comprehensive coverage of U.S. paper money errors
- Updated values and expanded listings
- Historical photographs

Table of Contents

Preface	5	(6)
Acknowledgments	6	(3)
Foreword	9	(1)
Harry E. Jones
Prologue	10	(1)
Part One	11	(14)
Introduction	12	(1)
Modern Paper Money Production	13	(5)
Condition and Grading	18	(1)
Values	19	(1)
Relative Rarity Index	20	(3)
Resources and References	23	(2)
Part Two---First and Second Printing Errors	25	(134)
Board Breaks	26	(8)
Double Denominations	34	(3)
Table of Double Denominations	37	(3)
Table of Serial Number Census of Small-Size Double Denominations	40	(6)
Faulty Alignments	46	(9)
Ink Smears	55	(11)
Insufficient Inkings	66	(12)
Inverted Backs	78	(2)
Table of Inverted Backs	80	(21)
Missing Printings	101	(8)
Multiple Errors	109	(5)
Multiple Printings	114	(10)
Obstructed Printings	124	(15)
Offset Printings	139	(14)
Overprints On Back	153	(6)
Part Three---Overprint Errors	159	(71)
Inverted Overprints	160	(2)
Table of Inverted Overprints	162	(11)
Misaligned Overprints	173	(12)
Mismatched Serial Numbers, Charter Numbers, and Block Letters	185	(4)
Table of Mismatched Serial Numbers	189	(15)
Table of Mismatched Charter Numbers	204	(1)
Table of Mismatched Block Letters	205	(4)
Missing Overprints	209	(10)
Overprints on Back	219	(6)
Stuck Digits, Stuck Block Letters, and Inverted Block Characters	225	(5)
Part Four---Folds and Other Errors	230	(53)
Cutting Errors	231	(14)
Gutter or Interior Folds	245	(10)
Printed or Exterior Folds	255	(12)
Miscellaneous Errors	267	(5)
Table of Mixed Denomination Sets	272	(1)
Table of Back Plate 129 Engraving Errors	273	(1)
Table of Fort Worth 295 Micro Back Plate Errors	274	(9)
Epilogue	283