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• The E-Sylum: Volume 11, Number 13, March 30, 2008, Article 26
  

  THE CASE OF THE MISSING SERIAL NUMBERS
  

  Drew Nyman of Florida furnished a partially obscured image
  of his curious $100 bill lacking serial numbers. Obtained
  from the Bank of Palm Beach several years ago, it has been
  examined by some knowledgeable people at a FUN show who believed
  it to be authentic, but there are still questions about how
  this error occurred.
  

  Drew found us by reading an earlier E-Sylum item on our web
  site (see link below). In that article I wrote: "I was naturally
  curious when I noticed an ad which showed a U.S. dollar bill
  that did NOT have any serial numbers. Even more curious was
  the fact that the Treasury Seal WAS present, an impossibility
  since both the seal and the serial numbers are printed together
  in the overprinting process."
  

  The image in the ad turned out to have been altered deliberately
  to avoid Secret Service scrutiny. I don't recall seeing a real
  note with such an error. As the article states, such an error
  is thought to be impossible. Although I have a small collection
  of error notes, I've not studied the area in detail. Was I
  correct in saying that the serial numbers and Treasury Seal
  are printed simultaneously? If so, how might have this error
  occurred?
  

  To view an image of Drew's note, see:
  image of Drew's note
  

  CASE OF THE MISSING SERIAL NUMBERS
  esylum_v02n45a06.html
  

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• http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v11n13a26.html

Data de publicação

• 2008-03-30

Volume

• 11

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