Then, in the final stage, it overprints the serial numbers and the seals on the face with green ink. Bureau of Engraving and Printing first prints the reverse side with green ink then prints the face with black ink. In producing the nation's currency, the U.S. This was during the third and final phase of their printing - the step in which the serial numbers and seals are overprinted. The mistake occurred when the sheets containing the bills were fed into automated processing equipment face down, instead of face up. In fact, one dealer comments that they look very much ''like play money.'' currency, so their absence leaves the error bills with a colorless black-and-white look. Normally, these are the only elements printed in green on the front of U.S. The bills have the Treasury seal, serial numbers and Federal Reserve district number printed on the back of the bill, rather than on the face where they belong. If so, this would be one of the most dramatic currency errors in United States history from the standpoint of sheer numbers.
Misprinted $10 bills have begun turning up in the New York City area and they could be the first of many such notes - possibly even numbering in the tens of thousands.
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