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The Web-fed Press
In July 1992, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing began producing Series 1988A $1
Federal Reserve notes on an experimental web-fed press.
Notes printed on the web-fed press differ slightly from sheet-fed notes. The web-notes
lack the face plate location number and face check letter. The plate number on the back of
the web-fed notes has been moved to above the E in ONE, rather than below it as on notes
printed on the sheet-fed presses.
The web-fed press produces notes on a continuous roll (or web) of currency paper,
unlike the standard sheet-fed presses, which print 32-note sheets.
The web-fed press prints both sides of the currency paper during a single pass, but not
the overprinting on the face of the note. Notes produced on the sheet-fed presses require
two passes (once each for the back and the face of the note). Both web-fed press notes and
sheet-fed press notes receive the overprinting (serial
numbers, seals and Federal Reserve
index numbers) on the same overprinting equipment.
In addition to Series 1988A notes printed on the web press, the BEP has also printed
Series 1993 and Series 1995 $1 FRNs. Only the $1
denomination has been printed on the web
press, which is located at the BEP headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Getting information about these notes is tough for collectors. The BEP provides monthly
production reports for all notes but does not distinguish between sheet-fed notes and
web-fed notes in those reports.
Collectors rely on each other to provide updated information on web note production.
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