Value of uncirculated misprinted dollar bill?

I was a bank teller in the 80's. This dollar bill was in a stack of new money we were required to count and verify before it was put into circulation. I noticed the back image was showing through and thought it was interesting , so I kept it.
I am not a collector or expert of any kind....I just thought I'd ask if anyone has any thoughts on the misprint, and if there's any value to it.
Thank you!

 

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Not a paper collector, but I'll be interested to see what the experts say.

Welcome to CoinTalk!

 

Bump to get some 'paper people' in here.....

 

It is called an Offset Printing Error. It isn't the ink bleeding through it is actually the reverse ink printed on the face.

The way this error occurs is that the image of the reverse is printed on the press roller that presses the paper into the engraved printing plate because there was no sheet of paper there. The ink is then transferred to the next printed sheet from the roller.

Neat error, which is usually progressive or should I say degressive as the first sheet to pass through after the transfer will be the darkest and the the following sheets would be progressively lighter.

Some of these errors are only partial offsets because a corner of the sheet was folded over and only a portion of one or a couple of notes was transferred to the press roller. These are much more common than the whole note such as yours.

 

Not being a paper collector I am guessing that this example carries a premium...
$2?
J.T.

 

I'm not a paper collector either, as I said, but I'd expect the decimal point to land in a different place there.

Edit: I see a fainter one that went for $76 on eBay, and a 1974 issue went for $225.

 

Thanks Jeff,
I was being facetious...or trying to get someone else to look up a realistic price.
Being the last edited I've become,
J.T.

 

Uncirculated, whole back to front, with decent color transfer, i suspect would be in the $275-300 range. It would be more if graded but not sure the added premium justifies the cost.

 

And I'm far enough out of the field that I can't recognize jokes, so... why am I posting here again?

 

@Pauladee
I have a Front to Back offset transfer error and for this I found most sites saying that it and I assume that yours is about the same Value of approx. $200-$300 range depending on the quality and the darkness of the print and coverage of the note.
Here is just one website: What's my Paper Money Error worth? Prices for Misprinted U.S. Currency (coinsite.com)

 

Welcome to CT @Pauladee and that’s a great first post. A beautiful offset error on a nice looking note. I’m not up on the date and signatures but I would expect that to sell for $125 to $150 at an auction. Please keep and protect it.

 

@Pauladee You might want to check www.executivecurrency.com to look through their catalog and see if you can find a similar note.

 

I have this one which is uncirculated.

 

Nice keep Paula, and welcome to Coin Talk.
Currency errors are a funny business, as the prices for such errors goes up and down month to month. It's based mostly on what someone is willing to pay for it.
If you plan on selling it, I would suggest you look for "Sold" similar items on Heritage, Stacks, or other large auction house to see what they are getting.
As mentioned, it may be worth more if you had it certified and slabbed at a TPG company.
There are many reference sites you can check:
https://www.mycurrencycollection.com/reference/collecting/what-is-my-note-worth
https://papermoneyguide.com/currency_errors.html

Here is just one in my collection:

 

I forgot to add that these error can be faked, so that is another plus to have it graded if you plan on selling it.

Maybe others would like to chime in: @SteveInTampa @JCro57 others?

 

No idea unfortunately. I don't study currency...yet...

 

Yes offset ink transfer the obverse touched the inking bed.
It has value depending on how dark it is. I had a few of these in the 80's at the OTB,
I didn't think anything about it and spent them, because I didn't know.
People think it touched another bill that was still wet (no). Or that you can see the image through the bill. Also no. It looks nice to me.
As for value, I have no idea. $50-$100?

 

Geeez. 50 bucks for coolness

 

If I didn’t know I would of spent them too. Then left and bought a paper in the morning to see if the feds were looking for me

 

Ink is on the blanket