Value of Misprinted One Dollar Bill Misprints are most often found on the one dollar bill. One dollar bills are the most often misprinted bill simply because they are the most printed bill. There is also less quality control over the one dollar bill compared to something more valuable like a one hundred dollar bill. The good news is that misprinted one dollar bills do offer a good bang for the buck.

• Dollar Bill Serial Number Game
• 5 Dollar Bill Serial Numbers

The value over face value is always tremendous when compared to the same error on a high denomination. We have a full guide to. Generally speaking the more valuable misprinted one dollar bills will be on colorful issues.

Dollar Bill Serial Number Game

Misprints on Hawaii notes are especially popular. A one dollar bill with a yellow, red, or blue seal and a misprint should command some extra attention. Of course green seal one dollar misprints are the most common. Age isn’t terribly important when it comes to misprints on one dollar bills.

5 Dollar Bill Serial Numbers

A misprint on a one dollar bill from 1963 will basically be worth the same as a 2006 one dollar bill with the same misprint. The idea that holding a misprinted one dollar bill will make it worth more money in the future really doesn’t make sense.

The same misprint is created every day and the supply just increases. So if you have a misprint on a one dollar bill, strike while the iron is hot. Misprints most commonly affect seals, serial numbers, cuts, and orientations. Misprints on any denomination increase in value as the misprint becomes more dramatic.

If you need an encyclopedia and a protractor to figure out why your one dollar has a misprint, then it is probably not valuable. However, if you have a misprinted dollar bill with a very impressive error, then it has a chance to be worth good money. We do purchase misprinted one dollar bills. However, in order to make an offer we have to see a scan or digital photo of the bill. Please send an image to.

Each note of the same denomination has its own serial number. Up through Series 1995, all Federal Reserve notes had serial numbers consisting of one letter, eight digits, and one letter, such as A12345678B; now only the $1 and $2 notes still use this form. The first letter of such a serial number identifies the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) which issued the note; since there are 12 FRBs, this letter is always between A and L. The last letter advances through the alphabet when all eight character serial numbers have been printed for a specific Federal Reserve Bank within the same series.

At the time of a series change, the suffix letter returns to the letter A and repeats the cycle. The letter O is not used because of its similarity to the digit 0, and the letter Z is not used because it is reserved for test printings.

On some notes, a star appears in place of the last letter. When an imperfect sheet is detected during the manufacturing process after the serial number has been overprinted, it must be replaced with a new sheet. A 'star' sheet is used to replace the imperfect sheet. Reusing an exact serial number to replace an imperfect note is costly and time consuming. A 'star' note has its own special serial number followed by a star in place of a suffix letter.

Federal Reserve notes, beginning with Series 1996, have two letters rather than one at the beginning of the serial number. On these notes, the first letter corresponds to the series of the note and the second letter of each serial number now represents the issuing FRB and ranges from A through L. The last letter still can be anything but O or Z, and is still occasionally replaced by a star, with the same meaning as before.