2009 $1 Federal Reserve Note Kansas City // Offset Printing Error Front to Back // PMG Certified AU53

Despite exquisite quality control at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, numerous errors are known to occur during the printing and production of paper money. These error notes are typically discovered and destroyed by inspectors. In an exceedingly small number of instances, however, error notes escape recognition and enter circulation.

Approximately two dozen distinct types of paper money errors exist, some of which can be quite bizarre and very rare. Offered here is a 2009 $1 note with an “offset printing error.” Under normal operating conditions, a sheet of currency feeds between the printing plate and an impression cylinder. If paper fails to enter the press, the printing plate will strike the cylinder and leave a wet ink impression. When subsequent sheets are fed through the press, they will pick up both the correct inking from the plate as well as the wet ink from the surface of the cylinder. This creates an offset error with the image in retrograde. With each successive sheet, the darkness of the offset image will lighten.

You will receive the remarkably unique note shown in the photos, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.