Expert: Ronald Fern - 9/13/2010

Question
QUESTION: I have this 1995 series 2$ bill that has two different serial
numbers and is clearly misaligned, plus it is in perfect
condition(no folds, nicks, writings, dirt, anything) I believe
it is not circulated but I am not qualified to guarantee that.
What is the price/value of this mistake?

ANSWER: Hi Dustin:

Thanks for your question.

Sorry, but your $2 bill is not a real error, but manmade. When buying "ERROR" notes which appear to be a note with a cutting error with parts of two different bills, if the serial number is above 96000000, then the note has been cut from an uncut sheet and is not an error at all. I've seen several $2 bills like this, but they always seem to get plenty of bids on places like eBay.

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QUESTION: So what do they normally go for?

Answer
Dustin:

A one dollar bill with two different serial numbers sold yesterday for $51.00. It had ten bids. Here was the description of the listing. Item Number 200516516457. This is an Uncirculated 2006 $1.00 bill with two different serial numbers, C99948911A & C99966911A. The bill was probably cut this way from an uncut sheet of 32 bills. It is a perfect cut the exact same size as a regular Federal Reserve note. It is NOT a copy, reproduction or a scotch tape trick.  It is guaranteed to be real U.S. currency, acceptable at any bank. The picture shows the exact item you will receive. The back plate number is 172.

Your bill would likely bring in that range, but they can sell for between $10 to $25 to an interested collector. It is doubtful that a coin or currency dealer would be interested in the bill, where it is manmade and a fake cutting error.

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