How do I find out the value of a misprinted US $10 Bill?

Question

I have a 1985 $10.00 bill that my dad received from an ATM machine years ago. After he got the money he noticed right away that it was a misprinted bill.

Looking at the back, it is printed normally. The front is where the misprint occurs. Looking at it, it first appeared to be double printed, but now I am not so sure.

The front has been printed correctly, and on top of that, a copy of the back of the bill appears. The reason I say it first looked to be double printed is because on closer inspection, the back copy is actually reversed, like the ink from the bill below it rubbed off perfectly on to it.

It has been kept in a safe place since he got it, and is in mint condition without any wrinkles or creases in it. and I'm just trying to get an idea of it's value, or find some info on how to get it appraised. Thanks!

To reply to the first answer, it is NOT a fake. It was given out by a credit union ATM, and the bills that were dispensed had never been circulated. So it is real unless someone at the bank swapped it out.

Answer 1

What you are seeing is called a "complete offset transfer." From the "Blackbook Price Guide to United State Paper Money" Edition #35:

"Offset transfers are not, as is often believed, caused by still-wet printed sheets coming into contact under pressure. Though very slight offsetting can occur in that manner, it would not create notes as spectacular as those pictured here, in which the offset impression is almost as strong as the primary prining. These happen as the result of the printing press being started an instant or so before the paper is fed in. Instead of contacting the paper, the inked plate makes its impression on the machine bed. When paper is fed through, it picks up this "ghost" impression from the bed, in addition to the primary impression it is supposed to receive. Each successie sheet going through the press will acquire the impression until all the ink is totally removed from the machine bed. But, naturally, the first sheet will show the transfer strongest, and the others will be weaker and weaker. Obviously, the market value of such notes depends largely on the strength of the offset impresseion. The heavier and more noticeable it is, the more valuabel the note will be---all other things being equal."

The first sample note pictured is a 1977 series $5 bill with prices ranging fron $110 for a bill with light overprinting in "very fine" condition to $310 for a bill with dark overprinting in "uncirculated" condition. The second sample note pictured is a 1974 series $1 bill with prices ranging fron $100 for a bill with light overprinting in "very fine" condition to $325 for a bill with dark overprinting in "uncirculated" condition.

From these figures you can get an idea of the type of value the bill is likely to have, but only a professional can give you an accurate value.

These prices are from 2003, so the value may have gone up some since then, but they are also the prices a currency dealer would charge a customer, which are obviously higher than the prices a currency dealer would pay to buy the bills.

Answer 2

Take the "overprint" $10 bill to a coin shop, and they can tell you what you can expect to get for it. Error bills usually demand a high premium , because of tight quality control, before they are released to Fed. Reserve Banks for distribution. This is the reason why paper money with a star in the serial number are printed, to replace the bad bills weeded out.

Answer 3

1

Answer 4

50-100 years in a federal prison.

Answer 5

the bill is worthless causes its fake.

Answer 6

Put it on eBay.