$ 1 1988A ATLANTA WEB NOTE PLATE 3/1 PCGS 66PPQ ULTRA RARE

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Scream with joy and jump to the sky. Here is a chance to add a superstar of mythic import. We offer this fresh original certified pack fresh gem. Catalogue value is a conservative & inadequate $200 in choice CU. Truly a fantastic and fascinating WEB press rarity. Blow minds with this jaw dropping web note. Make time stand still with an ultra rarity. A fantastic opportunity. Web notes are a type of United States currency named after the "web printing production" method of printing on continuous rolls of paper. There are several types of "web printing production" methods including offset , gravure (intaglio) , flexography , etc. However high-pressure web intaglio printing, front and back of the intaglio process, was a totally new idea. Between 1992 and 1996, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing experimented to see if a web press that used continuous rolls of paper was quicker and cheaper than intaglio printing, which used flat sheets. The affected notes are dollar bills from Series 1988A , Series 1993 and Series 1995 . They are legal tender and are not considered error notes , although they are valuable due to their rarity. In May 1991, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) installed a web press at the Washington, DC printing facilities to test a new way of printing $1 bills. BEP officials hoped that the test would replace the sheet fed intaglio presses by switching to a possibly quicker and less expensive method of printing. Alexander-Hamilton Web Currency Press was a true web currency press. There are several differences between the two types of presses: Intaglio (standard) Sheet fed. Sheets precut to size. (32 bills, 4 by 8, approx. 21.25 X 26 in) Intaglio prints three times, once on each side for front and back, and then once more for seals, serial numbers, and plate numbers. 32 notes printed, in three stages Delivered over 8,000 sheets per hour. Web press (experimental) Fed by a continuous paper roll Printed both sides of a note simultaneously Created 96 notes in one pass Delivered 10,000 sheets in 35 minutes Sheeted into 32 bills per sheet (21.25 X 26) The continuous-roll printing process (Web offset) is visually very similar to the printing of newspapers , whereas intaglio visually resembles metal stamping manufacturing methods. Problems arose with the web press. The main drawback was its inability to sustain long continuous runs compared to the standard (Giori) sheet fed method of intaglio printing, resulting in constant breakdown. In addition, the quality of the prints were subpar compared to the established method. Due to these factors, the web press was discontinued in July 1996. Identifying web notes A currency note that was printed on a web press (referred to as a web note) can be identified by two distinct characteristics. The following images illustrate the differences. The top note in each image is a web note; the bottom note is a sheet fed note. The red box indicates the face plate number on a web note, which is near the bottom right corner, where the blue boxes indicate the face plate number in the bottom right corner and a position indicator number in the upper left corner on a sheet-fed note. Also, on sheet fed notes, the plate numbers are preceded by a letter; in some cases FW may precede the letter on the lower right corner; this indicates that the note was printed at the BEP facility at Fort Worth, Texas . On the web note, the back plate number is just to the side of TRUST in the motto IN GOD WE TRUST (red box). On the sheet fed note, the back plate number is to the lower right corner of the central white space (blue box). Web notes were made for three series of dollar bills. Series Treasurer of the United States Secretary of the Treasury 1988A Catalina Vasquez Villalpando Nicholas F. Brady 1993 Mary Ellen Withrow Lloyd Bentsen 1995 Mary Ellen Withrow Robert Rubin Several web notes from the Series 1988A B-L block showing varying signs of circulation. Key issues Of the series, Series 1988A b... read more

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