I HAVE BEEN GETTING MANY EMAILS QUESTIONING CUTTING ERRORS FROM UNCUT SHEETS AND HOW TO KNOW IF THE NOTE THEY WON IS REAL OR FAKE.
THE RULE OF THUMB FOR $1.00 & $2.00 DENOMINATIONS PRINTED BEFORE 1981 IS THIS:
IF THE NOTE WAS ISSUED AFTER 1981 (there are a few exceptions to the series' issued)
AND
IF THE SERIAL NUMBER IS HIGHER THAN 96000000 THE ERROR IS FAKE, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! THE NOTE MAY BE REAL BUT THE ERROR WAS CREATED OUTSIDE THE B.E.P.!
NOW THE 1976 SERIES STARS AND NON-STARS, WHILE PRINTED BEFORE 1981, WERE ALSO SOLD THROUGH THE VISITOR'S CENTER IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND ALSO THROUGH MAIL ORDER IN UNCUT SHEETS, 4 NOTE TO 32 NOTE EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN, WHEN THEY STARTED THIS PRACTICE IN 1981.
AS OF 1995. $5.00 SHEETS WERE INTRODUCED AT THE VISITOR's CENTERS AT BOTH FACILITIES. ANY $5.00 ERROR, IF BEFORE THE 1995 SERIES, MUST BE REAL.
THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO $1.00 STARS! IF YOU HAVE A STAR NOTE FROM A SERIES BEFORE 1999, IT MUST BE REAL AS NO STAR SHEETS WERE ISSUED UNTIL THE RELEASE OF THE 1999 $1.00 RICHMOND STARS IN THE 03XXXXXX* RANGE. AFTER 1999 MANY STAR ISSUES WERE SOLD IN UNCUT SHEETS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
1995 $2.00 F/*, 1995 $10 F/*, 2001 $20.00 CA/* & NOW THE NEW TECHNICOLOR $20.00 EA/* & $10.00 EB/* & $50.00 STARS ARE OUT THERE! YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY, KNOWLEDGE IS KEY IN ANY ENDEAVOR, ESPECIALLY WHEN MONEY IS INVOLVED!
TODAY THEY CONTINUE SELLING EVEN THE MODERN ISSUES IN UNCUT SHEETS, MAKING IT QUITE A TASK TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT WAS AND WAS NOT SOLD IN UNCUT SHEETS.
IF UNSURE, DO SOME RESEARCH, IF STILL UNSURE ASK AN EXPERT!
I COULD WRITE ALL DAY ABOUT THE SUBJECT, BUT I THINK SHORT AND SWEEY WORKS BEST! IF YOU SEE THESE OUT THERE, LET THE SELLER KNOW!
I HOPE THIS WAS HELPFUL!
BE WELL,
LEWMINATOR
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