January 25-28, 2004, The Pre-Long Beach Coin & Currency Auction
Sale 23

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1120    Fr-273. 1899, $5 Silver Certificate, Inverted Face. An inverted face $5 Chief note, always popular and justifiably scarce error. Most would claim the note is an inverted back, but that would be incorrect since the back is the first to be printed. Only four inverts are reported with this Friedberg number. Fine.
Estimated Value $1,500-2,000.
 

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1121    Fr-1613N*. 1935-D, $1 Silver Certificate, Misalignment Star Note. One of our favorite types of errors! Not so much as a misalignment error, but that it is a true oxymoron. An error on a Star Note is always something special with this note being no exception. You can just make out the very bottom of the next note on top and the seal and serial numbers are up high. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $50-100.
 

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1122    Fr-1614. 1935-E, $1 Silver Certificate, Dark Face-to-Back Offset. A very dark 100% face-to-back offset that is as dark as the face printing. Outstanding example on a Silver Certificate! Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $300-400.
 

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1123    Fr-1614. 1935-E, $1 Silver Certificate, Obstruction of Third Print. Partial obstruction of third print on left side taking out the Treasury Seal and all the numerals of the serial number, leaving just the prefix and suffix letters. Scarce and impressive with the dark colors of the printings. Just for the sake of being accurate, a fly-speck of a glue-like spot is on the upper margin about the "E" in the word "THE" in THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA". Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $150-250.
 

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1124    Pair of $20 Federal Reserve Notes with Third Print Missing. Fr-2075-G. 1977, $1 Federal Reserve Note; Fr-2075-L. 1985, $1 Federal Reserve Note. Lot of 2 notes. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $426-600.
 

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1125    Group of Errors. Fr-1907-B. 1969-D, $1 Federal Reserve Note, Third Print shifted to the left, Fine; Fr-1907-B. 1969-D, $1 Federal Reserve Note, Insufficient inking of the black portion of the Third Print, graded Gem Uncirculated 66 by CGA; Fr-1972-K. 1969-C, $5 Federal Reserve Note, Third Print shifted to the right, graded Very Fine 30 by CGA; Fr-2073-L. 1981, $20 Federal Reserve Note, Full offset, back-to-face, graded Choice Uncirculated 64 by CGA. Lot of 4 notes.
Estimated Value $200-300.
 

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1126    Fr-1903-F. 1969, $1 Federal Reserve Note, Mismatched Serial Number. An excellent example of this scarce issue. The second digit is mismatched (8/7). Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $200-300.
 

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1127    Fr-19?? 19?? $1 Federal Reserve Note, Under-inking of Second Print. Lovely example of an under-inking error. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $350-450.
 

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1128    1970's Series of $1 Offset Errors. Fr-1908-E. 1988-A, $1 Federal Reserve Note, Full Face to Back, medium; Fr-1908-E. 1988-A, $1 Federal Reserve Note, Full Back to Face, light; Fr-1909-F. 1988-A, $1 Federal Reserve Note, Full Back to Face, medium; Fr-1910-F. 1988-A, $1 Federal Reserve Note, Full Back to Face, medium. Lot of 4 notes. About Uncirculated to Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $200-300.
 

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1129    Fr-1921-E. 1995, $1 Federal Reserve Note, First Print Missing with Bookends. A nice set that did circulate. This one of those cases where it was rarer in lower grades than in Unc. Lot of 3 notes. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $200-300.
 

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1130    Fr-1908-G. 1974, $1 Federal Reserve Note, Moderate Fold-over with Third Print Misaligned. Flashy in every way, this almost fifty-percent foldover is incredible. The Federal Reserve Seal is printed over the serial number on the back of the note. When the flap is opened, the note is missing the entire overprint on the inside part on the face. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $350-450.
 

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1131    Pair of Third Print Inverted on Face. Fr-1908-K. 1974, $1 Federal Reserve Note together with Fr-1974-L. 1974, $5 Federal Reserve Note.. Lot of 2 notes. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $150-250.
 

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1132    Medely of Gutter and Butterfly Fold Errors. Fr-1910-D. 1977-A, $1 Federal Reserve Note, Almost Uncirculated. Nice gutter fold down Washington taking out his right ear. Fr-1913-B. 1950-C, $10 Federal Reserve Note, Almost Uncirculated. Double butterfly and very impressive as such. Fr-1976-I. 1988-A, $20 Federal Reserve Note, Uncirculated. Large butterfly cutting error along the bottom part of the note, affecting almost all of the note. No problem with any of the printing as this was created by the sheet being folded after the printing and before the cutting process. Fr-1920-B. 1981, $50 Federal Reserve Note, Very Fine. Large gutter fold almost from the top left coner to center of right, cutting into Grant's eyebrows and just missing his left eye. Top part of Treasury Seal is also affected. Back is also affected, cutting the top part of the Capitol's dome. Lot of 4 notes.
Estimated Value $375-475.
 

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1133    Fr-1913-L. 1985, $1 Federal Reserve Note, Third Print on Back. Third print can be found perfectly placed in its right spot, but it is on the wrong side. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $150-250.
 

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1134    $21 Worth of No Third Prints. Fr-1914-D. 1988, $1 Federal Reserve Note together with Fr-2075-L. 1985, $20 Federal Reserve Note No third prints on the face or back. To be super technical, these notes are not legal tender as they do not carry the Treasury Seal and therefore are not money. But hey, we'd be happy to give you $21 for them. Lot of 2 notes. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $250-350.
 

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1135    Fr-1914-E. 1988, $1 Federal Reserve Note, Multiple Fold-Overs Affecting Prints. Both the second and third prints are affected. CGA graded Gem Uncirculated 66.
Estimated Value $250-350.
 

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1136    Pair of Notes Missing Third Print. Fr-1914-E. 1988, $1 Federal Reserve Note together with Fr-2023-C. 1977, $1 Federal Reserve Note. Lot of 2 notes. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $400-600.
 

Full Board Break in Sequence

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1137    Fr-1914-E. 1988, $1 Federal Reserve Notes. An absolutely incredible set of notes showing a 100% full-board break during printing. Without going into too much detail, on the first note you can see that the face is very lightly printed in some areas were the later note is totally blank. A cardboard like item is used during printing to press the paper into the plate and when it breaks, there is not enough pressure on the paper to force it into the plate and thus the printing becomes weak until nothing is being printed at all. A very scarce error in its own right, but rare when they come sequentially with such a major difference consecutively.

While difficult but not impossible, we have researched these notes by their serial numbers to determine that is was from the 1988-A Series. Lot of 2 notes. About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $500-750.
 

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1138    Fr-1916-G. 1988-A, $1 Federal Reserve Note, Mismatched Star Note. A superb oxymoron that is double digit mismatched. Well known, but very elusive in this grade. A trophy for the new owner. Very Choice Crisp Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $400-500.
 

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1139    Fr-1915-K. 1988-A, $1 Federal Reserve Notes, Consecutive Third Print Inverts. Two very nice notes that seem to be under-graded. Lot of 2 notes. CGA graded Choice Uncirculated 64.
Estimated Value $1,250-1,750.
 

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1140    Fr-1917-F. 1988-A, $1 Federal Reserve Note, Web Error. Listed by CGA as "Insufficient Ink" which is incorrect. The error was made by a solvent smear and Dr. Bart concurs with us. Choice Uncirculated 64.
Estimated Value $250-350.
 

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1141    Fr-1935-B. 1976, $2 Federal Reserve Note, Mismatched Serial Numbers. One of the hardest denominations in which to locate this often-missed error. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $300-400.
 

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1142    Fr-1935-B. 1976, $2 Federal Reserve Note, Mismatched Prefix Letters. Prefix letters are mismatched. Notes from the New York district should be "B" as "H" is reserved for the St. Louis district. A scarce and well-liked error. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $200-300.
 

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1143    Fr-1962-B. 1950-A, $5 Federal Reserve Note, Mismatched Serial Number. Fantastic note with almost perfect margins and colors that just jump out at you. A very impressive note with a three-digit mismatch. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $250-350.
 

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1144    Pair of $5s First Print and Second Print Missing. Fr-1972-L. 1969-C, $5 Federal Reserve Note with the first printing missing (back). The second note is Fr-19??-F, $5 Federal Reserve Note and is missing its second printing (face). Paper a bit aged or perhaps faded. Both notes have their third print. An interesting pair. Lot of 2 notes. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $200-300.
 

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1145    1977, $5 Federal Reserve Note. Fr-1974-K. Fr-1974-K. 1977, $5 Federal Reserve Note, Full offset back-to-face, dark, Choice Uncirculated; Fr-2083-F. 1996, $20 Federal Reserve Note, Partial offset back-to-face, Eextra Fine. Lot of 2 notes.
Estimated Value $75-125.
 

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1146    A Trio of Third Prints on Back. Fr-1975-E. 1977-A, $5 Federal Reserve Note; Fr-2024-B. 1977-A, $10 Federal Reserve Note; Fr-2077-F. 1990, $20 Federal Reserve Note, just a touch of black ink on the top center from an ATM mark. Lot of 3 notes.
Estimated Value $500-600.
 

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1147    Fr-1975-H. 1977-A, $5 Federal Reserve Note. Third print missing; Very Fine; two Fr-1985-E. 1995 $5 Federal Reserve Notes with under-inking of the Treasury Seal and most of the serial numbers. Only two digits of the serial numbers show. Both notes are Choice Uncirculated.. Lot of 3 notes.
Estimated Value $175-225.
 

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1148    Fr-1983-I. 1993, $5 Federal Reserve Note. Over-inking of the above sheet will cause this type of error. All notes are from the same pack and the higher the serial number the stronger the error. Lot of 3 notes. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $250-350.
 

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1149    Two $10s with Different Third Print Shifts. Fr-2011-B. 1950-A, $10 Federal Reserve Note, Third print shifted to far left. So far that the Federal Reserve Seal is half way into Hamilton's portrait. Fr-2018-G. 1950-A, $10 Federal Reserve Note, Third print shifted down to where the signature of the Treasurer is on top of the serial numbers. Lot of 2 notes. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $300-400.
 

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1150    Fr-2011-E*. 1950-A, $10 Federal Reserve Note, Fold-Over Third Print on Star Note. As striking a fold-over as you would ever want on a Star Note. Expect to see some stiff completion to determine who gets to take home this trophy. CGA graded Very Fine 35.
Estimated Value $500-750.
 

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1151    Fr-2011-L. 1950-A, $10 Federal Reserve Note, Major Misalignment Error. A great example of this type of error. CGA graded Very Fine 30.
Estimated Value $400-600.
 

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1152    Face to Back and Back to Face Offset Pair. Fr-2019-B. 1969-A, $10 Federal Reserve Note, Extra Fine with 100% face-to-back offset. Moderately dark; Fr-2031-F. 1993, $10 Federal Reserve Note, Choice Uncirculated with dark 100% back to face offset. A very nice pair of notes. Lot of 2 notes.
Estimated Value $200-300.
 

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1153    Fr-2021-E. 1969-C, $10 Federal Reserve Note, Error. Nice obstruction of First Print by a tab used to separate stacks of currency paper. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $400-500.
 

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1154    Fr-2022-H. 1974, $10 Federal Reserve Note. Very dramatic as the top of the next note can be seen on the bottom. The third print (Seals, District Numbers and Serial Numbers) is shifted very low. Back is skewed also. Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $200-300.
 

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1155    Fr-2027-B. 1985, $10 Federal Reserve Note, Missing First Print. The backs of notes are always printed first on all denominations. CGA graded Gem Uncirculated 66.
Estimated Value $250-350.
 

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1156    Fr-2030-B. 1990, $10 Federal Reserve Note, Third Print Wrong Ink Color. The bank Seal and District number are normally printed in black ink, this note has mixed ink of a greenish-black color. A very scarce error! CGA graded Fine 15.
Estimated Value $400-500.
 

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1157    Assorted Group of Error Notes. One Fr-2033-F. 1990, $10 Federal Reserve Note with a very small ink smear on the face; Two Fr-2030-G. 1995, $10 Federal Reserve Notes with light ink smears on the back. Lot of 3 notes. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $50-75.
 

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1158    Fr-2033-B. 1995, $10 Federal Reserve Notes, Progressive Inking Study. Nice run of notes from lightly inked plates to two-thirds of the way fully inked. Lot of 16 notes. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $1,500-2,000.
 

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1159    Fr-2033-E. 1995, $10 Federal Reserve Note. Incomplete inking of the very last digit of the upper right serial number can be seen on all ten notes. Cute run of notes. Lot of 10 notes. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $125-175.
 

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1160    Fr-2034-B. 1999, $10 Federal Reserve Note, Cutting Error. Large paper flag from the note below. This is the first kind of this type of error that we have seen from the "Big Head" issues. Choice Uncirculated 64.
Estimated Value $800-1,000.
 

Inverted Face Light Green Seal

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1161    Fr-2054-G. 1934, $20 Federal Reserve Note. A very scarce and early inverted note. While the back seems to be really the side that is inverted, it is in fact, the face which is inverted as the back is the first part of the note printed. Some weakness on the part of the printing on the face seems to have been from some glue that has been removed. A scarce note in top grade. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $500-700.
 

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1162    Fr-2059-B. 1950, $20 Federal Reserve Note, Face to Back Offset on a Star Note. This is by far the darkest and most remarkable 100% face-to-back offset on a start note we have ever encountered. For an added bonus, there are two small ink smears on the back. CGA graded Extremely Fine 45.
Estimated Value $500-750.
 

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1163    $20 Face-to-Back and Back-to-Face 100% Error Notes. Fr-2072-H. 1977, $20 Federal Reserve Note, Very dark and eerie with Jackson coming out from the center of the White House. Fr-2074-G. 1981, $20 Federal Reserve Note, Also very dark. Almost a perfectly matched pair of these interesting error notes. Lot of 2 notes. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $400-600.
 

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1164    Unusual Third Print and Major Misalignment Overprint Errors. Our first note in this lot appears to be a fold over error, but we cannot locate any folds and thus find it hard to categorize the error. The most obvious error is the Federal Reserve Seal and part of a serial number and a whole serial number missing. This we believe is from another sheet blocking the overprinting process. This sheet would be fed in slightly sideways; thus the Treasury Seal and part of the serial number were applied to the note. Now to the back of the note. There is part of a serial number near the middle of the note, top, which would line up as being the right positional serial number for one note and the Federal Reserve Seal is located in the correct area for the next note on the bottom. Therefore, the sheet would have been fed almost sideways with the face down. A very rare and unusual error. Extra Fine; Fr-2074-A. 1981-A, $20 Federal Reserve Note, major misaligned overprint with half of the Federal Reserve Bank Seal into Jackson's portrait. Very Fine.. Lot of 2 notes.
Estimated Value $250-350.
 

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1165    Fr-2075-L. 1985, $20 Federal Reserve Note, Inverted Face. While the face looks like it is centered rather high, the real story on this note is the back. Spectacular is one world that comes to mind. A quick search of auction records shows that only a few $1 notes from a recent series, and while just as spectacular, no other denominations could be located. A marvelous example of an inverted face. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $500-750.
 

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1166    Fr-2076-A. 1988-A, $20 Federal Reserve Note, Third Print on Back. CGA graded Almost Uncirculated 58.
Estimated Value $250-350.
 

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1167    Fr-2077-D*. 1990, $20 Federal Reserve Note, Shift of Third-Print on a Star Note. Error notes on Star Notes are just plain rare. This error while not as major as some we have seen is still attractive. CGA graded Gem Uncirculated 66.
Estimated Value $100-150.
 

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1168    Fr-2079-F. 1993, $20 Federal Reserve Note, Inverted Third Print. From the A1 position which is the very first note in the upper left part of the sheet comes this inverted third print with a bad cut. Choice Crisp Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $250-350.
 

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1169    Fr-2123-B. 1988, $50 Federal Reserve Note, Thrid Print on Back. Very scarce error on a higher denomination. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $500-750.
 

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1170    Fr-2125-B. 1993, $50 Federal Reserve Note, Misalignment of Face. Moderately skewed and very scarce on the $50 denomination. CGA graded About Uncirculated 50.
Estimated Value $350-450.
 

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1171    Fr-2126-? 1995, $50 Federal Reserve Note, Missing Third Print. Very scarce note as the Treasury Department has done a very good job of keeping error notes out of the market. A perfect example of this difficult error to locate. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $400-500.
 

Trophy Note for the Error Collector

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1172    Fr-2167-E*. 1974, $100 Federal Reserve Note, Star Note with 95% Face to Back Offset! Star Notes make up less than 5% of all notes printed in a given series. Only 256,000 were printed for this district and out of those, how many are 95% dark offset errors? Not many! This ultra rare note is the first we have seen in many years of working in the paper money field. CGA graded Extremely Fine 45.
Estimated Value $600-800.
 

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1173    Fr-2168-J. 1977, $100 Federal Reserve Note, Inverted Third Print. Lightly circulated note with just one centerfold. For the collector who does not wish to pay a large sum for a Gem note, this makes a pleasing alternative. About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $500-700.
 

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1174    Fr-2173-A. 1990, $100 Federal Reserve Note, Misplaced Security Thread. The quality control of the paper mills by Crane insure that any paper problems are very rare. The security thread on this note shows up on the right side of note which was caused by an employee of the B.E.P. feeding the paper into the press the wrong way. A very scarce error. CGA graded Extremely Fine 45.
Estimated Value $400-600.
 

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1175    Fr-2173-C. 1990, $100 Federal Reserve Note, Error. Neat fold-over. The only sign of the serial number is the suffix "A" can be found on the back. No signs of other letters or numerals, just the right portion of the Federal Reserve Seal. Mislabeled as an "Error - Obstructed Printing" along with the wrong Friedberg number. CGA graded 30 Very Fine.
Estimated Value $350-450.
 

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1176    Fr-2175-B. 1996, $100 Federal Reserve Note. One of the most impressive obstruction we've every seen! A huge obstruction of the left side of the note. Excessively rare for the denomination. CGA graded Uncirculated 62.
Estimated Value $500-750.
 

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1177    Fr-2175-B. 1996, $100 Federal Reserve Note, Large Ink Smear. Large green ink smear on this "C" note. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $200-300.
 

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1178    Mixed Lot of Errors with No Duplication. Fr-1908-F. 1974, $1 Federal Reserve Note, 98% face to back offset, moderate, Very Fine; Fr-1915-H. 1974, $1 Federal Reserve Note, Black part of overprinted shifted down, Fine; Fr-1936-F. 1995, $2 Federal Reserve Note, Board break, Choice Uncirculated; Fr-2024-? 1974, $10 Federal Reserve Note, Missing all of third print, trimmed, Very Fine; Fr-2025-E. 1974, $10 Federal Reserve Note, Gutter folds, total of four of them, Choice Uncirculated; Fr-2077-F. 1974, $20 Federal Reserve Note, Stuck digit on the lower left serial number, Fine.. Lot of 6 notes.
Estimated Value $250-350.
 

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1179    Collection of Notes Missing First Printing (Blank Backs). Fr-1915-F. 1988-A, $1 Federal Reserve Note, Very Fine; Fr-2023-G. 1977, $10 Federal Reserve Note, Choice Uncirculated; Fr-2075. 1985, $20 Federal Reserve Note, Almost Uncirculated. Lot of 3 notes.
Estimated Value $275-375.
 

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1180    Five Different Errors on $5 Notes. Fr-1970-G. 1969-A, $5 Federal Reserve Note, Major alignment shift to the right with inspector's red rejection mark on face. Uncirculated; Fr-1972-B. 1969-C, $5 Federal Reserve Note, Dark face to back 100% offset. Extra Fine; Fr-1977-B. 1977-A, $5 Federal Reserve Note, Moderate misalignment of back to face, showing two notes on the back of this one. Very Fine; Fr-1980-E. 1988-A, $5 Federal Reserve Note, Minor misalignment of the back showing just a little sliver of the the top of the next note on the bottom of this one. About Extra Fine; Fr-1981-L. 1988-A, $5 Federal Reserve Note, 100% back-to-face offset. About Uncirculated with a little handling and a brown spot under the Secretary of the Treasury's title. Lot of 5 notes.
Estimated Value $450-650.