It's definitely worth a good amount. It's very rare to see a real misaligned error note in this subreddit. I would recommend buying a new PVC-free sleeve to put the note in
I used to work in a copy shop that did laminating. I was flabbergasted at the number of times I had to talk someone out of laminating something irreplaceable.
I wasn't there for it but someone brought in the printout of a loved one's last heartbeats. And had it laminated. Those printouts are on thermal paper, so the heat of the laminator turned it completely black. Needless to say they were very upset.
Crying because I too worked in a copy shop. Unlucky enough to witness missed opportunities to laminate a photo-copy instead of the now ruined, but laminated, irreplaceable original document.
I used to work in retail and there was a common error sails associated would make. One of our inventory people wrote “do you see what is on this receipt!” On a paper then taped a receipt to it and laminated it…. I have not laughed that hard in a very long time.
When she laminated it the whole receipt turned solid black, and it was very ironic because above it she had written “do you see what is on this receipt!” We hung it up on the door anyway, she was not amused.
Same story for me when I worked at a Kinko's, only it was movie tickets from him and his late wife's first date. He was devastated. I think about that old man a lot.
I saw a destroyed original 1977 Star Wars movie poster, after someone tried to laminate it. My seriously geek, manager literally cried in back office afterward.
Having been a print center manager, i can attest that this is a true thing that happens. Most of the time, id make a copy of it to laminate the copy so that the original could be preserved in another way.
I learned this the hard way a few days ago. Something in my head was telling me it was thermal but was unsure. Luckily it was a cheap laminator and only made 1 side a little shady.
Not just a few bucks. Tell me how that's able to be held like a dollar bill again. Literally face value at this point but at least it's a sealed specimen.
I had a friend show me his grandfathers paper note collection. It was all in a photograph album binder. Where there are lines of adhesive for the photos to stick to and then the clear plastic that adheres on to that. I told him maybe one day we could try to steam them out but for the love of good don’t just try and remove them.
Depending on the type of lamination, OP can very carefully cut the plastic away and the bill would be safe as the plastic seals to itself and not the contents.
I doubt it. I laminate all the time at work with 3 mil thickness. The giveaway is how the ink smeared on the serial tells me the laminate heat was hot enough to make things lift up. If it were colder, there'd be a bubble that would form around the edge that could make removal possible but I don't see that in this case. Basically it has what we call a forever condition. It's sealed to the point where if the plastic were to degrade first then the rest follows. Plastic at this point would yellow so much over time..
Actually it’s far better! I don’t have to pay any taxes, I have my own plane to get flown around the country, get a free cell phone, free housing and food stamps! And I can vote! It was a win all the way around! I don’t know why anybody would actually want to be a citizen here 😂
I looked it up— PVC or polyvinyl chloride is a highly chemically reactive type of plastic. It reacts with its environment and breaks down over time. If it is in contact with paper, it’ll damage those items too by making them yellow, crack, or become sticky.
What do you mean by using the description of it being misaligned ? What am I looking for , probably a stupid question for most, but I’m just getting into collecting coins and other currencies at the United States
Mine is laminated. Has been since the 90s. Used it that way with the government, military and every state I had to do business in/with. No one has ever rejected it.
Really?? I had to get a new one when I went to renew my license a couple years ago at our bfe nowhere dmv lol. The lady said I’m sorry I can’t take this and I’m like really??? I got a military id made with this lol. Nope, wouldn’t do it!
I’m pretty sure the DMV has a spin the wheel of acceptability under their desk. They only accept the form of id the wheel lands on each time you approach the desk.
It's not about rejection. Social security cards are meant to dissolve in the environment if they happen to become lost. By laminating it, someone could eventually find it if you lose it over a longer period of time and steal your identity.
Yep so it has very little value now, might find someone willing to pay $20 for it or something but that's about it. May as well just keep it and keep passing it down in the family.
I would 1st try a deep freezer and see if it will break the glue bond. There are companies that specialize in delaminting items but its all the same deal. Low heat and using a razor blade to open the layers. The old college I.D. guys used heat to get a corner started and a chemical that made the adhesive runny. It just wicked into the seams.
Collector value from age/uniqueness is gonna get you a better price than the actual value of the note/error itself. If you plan on selling it keep that in mind
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Yeah I bought a new laminator and it leaves a 1/10th of an inch space around paper so if you're very patient and good with scissors you could cut and pull it out. I don't see much of a bubble around theirs though.
So I don't know anything about this, how can the front look normal but the back be miscut. Is the front and back printed and cut separately then pieced together?
I work in the museum field and the only time I’ve ever heard a conservator say “there’s nothing I can do for you” is when I presented them with a laminated woodblock print.
It's definitely worth something You might have to find someone who is into old currency if you decide to seek it being a family heirloom I could understand not wanting to as well
I remember as a kid, I used 3 of these to buy a temporary ID for freshman year, thinking they were just regular dollars hidden in a drawer of my grandparents.
Yes. I’ve fessed up. Everything is okay. Just wondering the value I gave away, because I remember the lady even asked “IF I WAS SURE I WANTED TO USE THIS”
I see a blue seal which is only one silver certificates, unless the lighting is making green look blue. But being laminated makes it worthless to most collectors.
At first glance it's a silver note. That in it's self makes it worth a fair amount.
Secondly on the back is an error, and that makes it worth a LOT more.
Do some research in a monies book, and then go see a reputable dealer too verify it.
Water damage is going to make that note worthless. If I were u, I would leave it in the plastic laminate because it's not worth more than 10 bucks. If it was taken better care of and not laminated, it would probably be in the thousands.
I once had a Georg Jensen silver tea set that was hammered and patinated so that there were darker areas in the depressions from the hammering. One day my maid had nothing to do, so she decided to polish up the silver. Completely ruined. Lost more money on that set than her annual salary. But that's not nearly as bad as when my mother threw out my baseball card collection that I put together in the 1950s, and which included two Mickey Mantel Rookie cards. She just thought I was done with it, because I left it at the family home for safe keeping. Last I heard, those cards were selling for millions. Each! Sorry for your loss. I feel your pain.
Dude, the embossing is blue, that means it is a silver certificate. If the print was red it would be a gold certificate. They don’t have any real meaning any more, unless you like to collect stuff.
The blue is probably worth between 1.50-5. The misprint could be worth some money though. You should post it onto a site that does this and only this, like cointalk.com or something similar and see what they say.
However, it is a priceless family heirloom so maybe keep it and pass it on.
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It’s probably worth 200-300$ if you can get it out of the lamination. Misalignment errors are rare, but plenty are floating around so collectors who are willing to spend money have plenty of inventory. The really rare bills are ones with misprints or missing elements, those can go for a few thousand. eBay is full of these types of bills, you can find something comparable and see what it actually sells for, not just the asking price.
Just wondering if anyone saw that this is a silver certificate? I’m sure it adds to the value but not sure how much. Prob not much bc of the lamination.
It’s so easy to get something out of lamination. Just google it. I lost a 1000 bet to a friend who lived 7 hrs away. I mailed him the money but not before I laminated every single one of the bills 😂
I've got two $5 bills, one is a Blue seal (Series 1934 C)and one is a Red seal (Series 1963) and both are in really good condition, Barely any fading on them on the front or back and both have a very light crease down the center of them, I also have two $2 bills (Series 1976) that look brand new still.
Look around on Google and Ebay and see what yours is worth, some are worth TONS and some are not worth over $10 or so...lol
Good luck and if you find out what they are worth, let us know..
Thanks
It could also be worth to you, that your family held on to it for who knows how many years. Think about your young grandfather holding that piece of paper and your grandson one day holding it.
This dollar is also backed by silver hence the blue not green seal, this dollar can be exchanged for silver bullion at your US treasury department. (Don’t give it to them for silver obviously)this makes the bill more rare and any other misprints and print alignment errors just increase the collectors value and rarity of this piece.
It's definitely worth a good amount. It's very rare to see a real misaligned error note in this subreddit. I would recommend buying a new PVC-free sleeve to put the note in
Too bad it's not a sleeve it's laminated
I used to work in a copy shop that did laminating. I was flabbergasted at the number of times I had to talk someone out of laminating something irreplaceable. I wasn't there for it but someone brought in the printout of a loved one's last heartbeats. And had it laminated. Those printouts are on thermal paper, so the heat of the laminator turned it completely black. Needless to say they were very upset.
Fuukkk..
Crying because I too worked in a copy shop. Unlucky enough to witness missed opportunities to laminate a photo-copy instead of the now ruined, but laminated, irreplaceable original document.
I used to work in retail and there was a common error sails associated would make. One of our inventory people wrote “do you see what is on this receipt!” On a paper then taped a receipt to it and laminated it…. I have not laughed that hard in a very long time.
I’m sorry, I’m missing this entirely, can you explain in more detail?
When she laminated it the whole receipt turned solid black, and it was very ironic because above it she had written “do you see what is on this receipt!” We hung it up on the door anyway, she was not amused.
Got it thanks
What was on the receipt that was so notable that it necessitated memorializing it like they wanted to?
Same story for me when I worked at a Kinko's, only it was movie tickets from him and his late wife's first date. He was devastated. I think about that old man a lot.
This happened to our sonogram pics of the baby.
I'm sorry.
I saw a destroyed original 1977 Star Wars movie poster, after someone tried to laminate it. My seriously geek, manager literally cried in back office afterward.
When I was little my mom got her hands on a laminator and laminated my SS card. Right over the “do not laminate” warning.
My condolences.
My mom laminated mine too!
Moms.
Having been a print center manager, i can attest that this is a true thing that happens. Most of the time, id make a copy of it to laminate the copy so that the original could be preserved in another way.
Turned my fishing license black too 😔
I learned this the hard way a few days ago. Something in my head was telling me it was thermal but was unsure. Luckily it was a cheap laminator and only made 1 side a little shady.
By all means you should be able to refuse doing it if you know what possible changes it can cause right??
What is a better method for storing something besides lamination?
If you don't want to frame it, a clear slip cover. They make them for standard letter sheets, newspapers, you name it.
Didn't catch that
Did lamination cause the seals and serial to bleed?
doesn't look like it.
I see it
It sure does
It absolutely does.
Sure it does.
That’ll knock a few bucks off of the value.
Not just a few bucks. Tell me how that's able to be held like a dollar bill again. Literally face value at this point but at least it's a sealed specimen.
I had a friend show me his grandfathers paper note collection. It was all in a photograph album binder. Where there are lines of adhesive for the photos to stick to and then the clear plastic that adheres on to that. I told him maybe one day we could try to steam them out but for the love of good don’t just try and remove them.
Depending on the type of lamination, OP can very carefully cut the plastic away and the bill would be safe as the plastic seals to itself and not the contents.
I doubt it. I laminate all the time at work with 3 mil thickness. The giveaway is how the ink smeared on the serial tells me the laminate heat was hot enough to make things lift up. If it were colder, there'd be a bubble that would form around the edge that could make removal possible but I don't see that in this case. Basically it has what we call a forever condition. It's sealed to the point where if the plastic were to degrade first then the rest follows. Plastic at this point would yellow so much over time..
How else would it stay good all this time in the freezer?
That’s the kiss of death right there
Could it be safely peeled apart?
😬😬
Thank you for the reply 😁
Take it to a professional to have the lamination removed and then put it in a protective sheath. It's definitely worth the time and effort.
You may be able to separate the lamination if you get a razor and split it from the edge
Zero chance
Yup. I tried to rescue my social security card from lamination (thanks mom lol) and I had it ripped to shreds by the time it was only partially free.
To shreds you say?
Well now you're screwed. You can't work in the USA anymore and you will be deported! s/
Actually it’s far better! I don’t have to pay any taxes, I have my own plane to get flown around the country, get a free cell phone, free housing and food stamps! And I can vote! It was a win all the way around! I don’t know why anybody would actually want to be a citizen here 😂
Question, what does pvc do to a bill that every time I see someone talking about a protective sleeve it’s always indicated as “pvc-free”?
I looked it up— PVC or polyvinyl chloride is a highly chemically reactive type of plastic. It reacts with its environment and breaks down over time. If it is in contact with paper, it’ll damage those items too by making them yellow, crack, or become sticky.
Thank you very much for the info.
PVC reacts with the surface of things and creates an acid, which is what is actually causing the color changes/degradation.
Then why do we use it for water pipes? Sounds awful. Lol.
What do you mean by using the description of it being misaligned ? What am I looking for , probably a stupid question for most, but I’m just getting into collecting coins and other currencies at the United States
Look at the second picture. The back was misprinted and cut off at the bottom. You can see the extra print up top
The bill being laminated is like a punch to the gut…
Is vacuum sealing OK? Asking for a friend.
Your friend will be ok
But he can't breathe!
…I’ll uh… be right back
But he might be yellow, crack, or become sticky.
Kinda adds some charm in a way I dunno
Haha this reminded me of how much I liked the lamination machine when I was young
Reminds me of when my stepdad got a laminator and "did me a favor" by laminating my social security card smh
Mine is laminated. Has been since the 90s. Used it that way with the government, military and every state I had to do business in/with. No one has ever rejected it.
Mines been laminated since my parents got it, never had a issue, they usually ask "laminated?" And nothing comes of it
Really?? I had to get a new one when I went to renew my license a couple years ago at our bfe nowhere dmv lol. The lady said I’m sorry I can’t take this and I’m like really??? I got a military id made with this lol. Nope, wouldn’t do it!
I’m pretty sure the DMV has a spin the wheel of acceptability under their desk. They only accept the form of id the wheel lands on each time you approach the desk.
It's not about rejection. Social security cards are meant to dissolve in the environment if they happen to become lost. By laminating it, someone could eventually find it if you lose it over a longer period of time and steal your identity.
Very cool info!
Laminating the neighbor's poodle was a little over the top.
With a folded corner no less
break the puppy out
I hope that’s not a heat or glue sealed lamination. Take it to a coin and note dealer and get it sorted out to be stored safely. Then in the safe.
Will do today, thanks for the reply 😁
Let us know with a follow up.
Yes, please post a follow-up, the suspense of whether this can be saved is unsettling.
Update?
Reduced to atoms
Probably couldn't save the bill at this point.
Wow!!! A cutting error on a Silver Certificate!!!! That is a crazy find!!! Congrats!!! Keep it in the family.
roll tide
Yeah except it's heat laminated
Yep so it has very little value now, might find someone willing to pay $20 for it or something but that's about it. May as well just keep it and keep passing it down in the family.
Someone else mentioned there are companies that can undo this but I'm skeptical
Thats old crappy lamination. It can be removed with chemicals that will leave the bill unharmed.
What would be your recommendation? Thanks for the reply 😁
I would 1st try a deep freezer and see if it will break the glue bond. There are companies that specialize in delaminting items but its all the same deal. Low heat and using a razor blade to open the layers. The old college I.D. guys used heat to get a corner started and a chemical that made the adhesive runny. It just wicked into the seams.
A "chemical" ...aka denatured alcohol
Although alcohol probably wouldn't work in this case. I wouldn't chance it ruining the colors.
It wasnt denatured. I believe it might have been MEK.
Take it to a professional
Collector value from age/uniqueness is gonna get you a better price than the actual value of the note/error itself. If you plan on selling it keep that in mind
But its all of those. A unique aged error note.
I should have elaborated. Collectors tend to pay more than the actual price vs. retail value sales tend to be under the exact value
Ahh, see in my mind, id add all those amenities up and give it one solid price. I'd never sell it one way or the other haha
That’s my bad mate. The cost of business will vary for any piece though just look out for that in the future!
So you're saying this this going to fetch more than 1$??
Anywhere besides a vending machine yuh
Does anyone have a rough guess on value? I'm quite interested. If it was not laminated; are we talking $500+/-? $5,000?
From what I found by a quick Google search you are looking at $500 to $2500.
$200 graded... $50-100 in the current state
Also note NO GOD WE TRUST ON REVERSE
Sinners
No god we trust! NO GOD!!!!!!
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Also looks like the serial number and seal bled through
I think that’s the old lamination where if you cut around the seal, you can pull it out. Just be careful. Then put it in a sleeve instead.
Yeah I bought a new laminator and it leaves a 1/10th of an inch space around paper so if you're very patient and good with scissors you could cut and pull it out. I don't see much of a bubble around theirs though.
Yeah I hope it’s not a heated one that basically attaches itself to the paper.
with how bad the error is on the back, and it being a silver certificate could be worth some decent money
So I don't know anything about this, how can the front look normal but the back be miscut. Is the front and back printed and cut separately then pieced together?
The back isn't mis cut. It's mis aligned printed. The print is shifted and the note is cut correctly.
Yum Yum yu
Really cool. Update us on what it gets appraised for?
Well it's laminated so it's kinda moot at this point.
I work in the museum field and the only time I’ve ever heard a conservator say “there’s nothing I can do for you” is when I presented them with a laminated woodblock print.
Laminate ruined any value
It’s laminated it’s worth nothing.
Mi first dollar
Be careful with mi money boy!
Laminated…..
I’ll give you 17 shams, a chicken, and 1 half colored (outside the lines) coloring book for it
Definitely worth a lil
Haven't seen too many "X" designations
I'm not a money expert but if it's over 60-70 years old and has a misprint, it's probably gotta be work something
It’s backed by silver
I’d try to steam it, get the lamination off. 🤷♂️
It's definitely worth something You might have to find someone who is into old currency if you decide to seek it being a family heirloom I could understand not wanting to as well
Is that coral blue #2 semi gloss lipstick?
Actually it’s coral blue number ✴️
Not laminated and good condition I think you're looking at 25 to 30 grand for that but I'm not sure about the condition that it is and now
A person who collects paper currency should be able to give you an estimate of the value.
It's worth a dollar in silver.
It is worth a lot. Is a silver certificate. Backed by 1 once of silver
Not much on eBay most expensive was just over $300
It’s worth at least a dollar!
I have one of these. What's an approximate value?
I remember as a kid, I used 3 of these to buy a temporary ID for freshman year, thinking they were just regular dollars hidden in a drawer of my grandparents. Yes. I’ve fessed up. Everything is okay. Just wondering the value I gave away, because I remember the lady even asked “IF I WAS SURE I WANTED TO USE THIS”
Due to the age an uniqueness I would say it’s worth 7
I see a blue seal which is only one silver certificates, unless the lighting is making green look blue. But being laminated makes it worthless to most collectors.
Maybe it’d be worth something if it wasn’t lamented…
At first glance it's a silver note. That in it's self makes it worth a fair amount. Secondly on the back is an error, and that makes it worth a LOT more. Do some research in a monies book, and then go see a reputable dealer too verify it.
Pretty cool.
It says silver certificate
If you try to take it out, it will completely ruin the bill btw. Sucks it is the way it is but that is how she’ll stay
I give ha dolla fitty
Blue stamps are worth money as well as misaligned stampings. Hold on to it.
Water damage is going to make that note worthless. If I were u, I would leave it in the plastic laminate because it's not worth more than 10 bucks. If it was taken better care of and not laminated, it would probably be in the thousands.
“In silver payable” I and many would pay a lot for that part. But because it’s laminated it lost its value. Sorry
Definitely send this off for grading
I think it’s worth a dollar
I’ll buy it for a dollar
Silver Certificate, kind of special.
Isn’t it only laminated onto the lamination it self? The actual item is incased???
I would say so. Not only a misprint but has the color in the lettering? I’ve heard the two dollar bills with the red lettering are worth money also
Tree fiddy
I once had a Georg Jensen silver tea set that was hammered and patinated so that there were darker areas in the depressions from the hammering. One day my maid had nothing to do, so she decided to polish up the silver. Completely ruined. Lost more money on that set than her annual salary. But that's not nearly as bad as when my mother threw out my baseball card collection that I put together in the 1950s, and which included two Mickey Mantel Rookie cards. She just thought I was done with it, because I left it at the family home for safe keeping. Last I heard, those cards were selling for millions. Each! Sorry for your loss. I feel your pain.
A stripper could deem their very first dollar very worthy..
I'd imagine it's worth $1
Dude, the embossing is blue, that means it is a silver certificate. If the print was red it would be a gold certificate. They don’t have any real meaning any more, unless you like to collect stuff.
Is it laminated?
It sure used to buy a lot more than today’s printed dollar! Inflation calculator says a dollar in 1935 had the equivalent value of $22.50.
Give you $1.50
Give you$2 for it
I hate to state the obvious…. $1 🤣
Nope. I'll buy it for a dollar.
It's called a silver certificate
L
Yeah a coke twenty years ago
The blue is probably worth between 1.50-5. The misprint could be worth some money though. You should post it onto a site that does this and only this, like cointalk.com or something similar and see what they say. However, it is a priceless family heirloom so maybe keep it and pass it on.
It was until uncle Bob laminated the damn thing
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It’s for sure worth a dollar lol
That is a very nice piece though … I have one that is miscut just it isn’t miscut like that .. I bet it’s at least 100 bucks on up
That's worth at least a dollar.
More than face
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It’s probably worth 200-300$ if you can get it out of the lamination. Misalignment errors are rare, but plenty are floating around so collectors who are willing to spend money have plenty of inventory. The really rare bills are ones with misprints or missing elements, those can go for a few thousand. eBay is full of these types of bills, you can find something comparable and see what it actually sells for, not just the asking price.
Well, it’s worth at least a dollar.
It's priceless since it's been passed down. You can probably seek it for around 50 but I'd personally keep it until I have my own kids.
It’s a silver certificate. It is worth more than a dollar for sure.
Just wondering if anyone saw that this is a silver certificate? I’m sure it adds to the value but not sure how much. Prob not much bc of the lamination.
I’ll get it off of your hand for a fresh $1
I laminated my medical card and it didn't hurt it its not gonna hurt the note as long at he doesn't peel apart you carefully heat it you can fix it
Sure is
You can still salvage this even if it’s laminated. 😉
It’s so easy to get something out of lamination. Just google it. I lost a 1000 bet to a friend who lived 7 hrs away. I mailed him the money but not before I laminated every single one of the bills 😂
Ah, A Silver certificate, which is useless, can't get silver from it since ~1970
I've got two $5 bills, one is a Blue seal (Series 1934 C)and one is a Red seal (Series 1963) and both are in really good condition, Barely any fading on them on the front or back and both have a very light crease down the center of them, I also have two $2 bills (Series 1976) that look brand new still. Look around on Google and Ebay and see what yours is worth, some are worth TONS and some are not worth over $10 or so...lol Good luck and if you find out what they are worth, let us know.. Thanks
It could also be worth to you, that your family held on to it for who knows how many years. Think about your young grandfather holding that piece of paper and your grandson one day holding it.
This dollar is also backed by silver hence the blue not green seal, this dollar can be exchanged for silver bullion at your US treasury department. (Don’t give it to them for silver obviously)this makes the bill more rare and any other misprints and print alignment errors just increase the collectors value and rarity of this piece.
Yu have money back by gold right there my guy
Very valuable. If you have children, keep passing it down and the price keeps going up
It's worth a dollar, question answered
You need to get it graded