Bank of Chattanooga Error Notes
Overview
The notes in this section are printing errors. If notes have incorrect
devices in the plate, they are listed as varieties not as errors. For
example G-53 $1 Type of note printed over unused Bank of East Tennessee
notes has one of the pyramids at the top right inverted. Since this difference
was in the plate it is treated as a variety.
Face printing on back
Three printing errors notes are shown with the $0.50 printing on the back. One or more of these errors is
probably what Paul Garland identified G-45 as "like G-44 except printed on reverese of other Bank
of Chattanooga notes". The first type is a normal G-44 $0.50
has a back that has the normal black G-44 printing. The second type is a G-44.1 $0.50
"string ray" front has a back that has the "string ray" black back
G-44.1 printing that is misaligned. The third type is an offset error on the back of the note that shows a mirror
image of the normal black note printing on the back.
$0.50 G-44 back, normally blank, with face printing
Tom Carson collection
$0.50 G-44.1 back, normally blank, with string ray face
printing
Tom Carson collection
Offset Error on back
If a sheet of banknote paper is not feed into the press the image will
be printed on the roller opposite the printing plate since there is no
paper between the plate and the roller. When the next sheet of banknote
paper is fed through the image will be printed on the face from the printing
plate and the back will pick up the ink that was on the roller. The back
will be the mirror image of the normal printing creating as an offset
error. A $0.50 G-46 offset error is shown.
Offset error on back of $0.50 G-46
Tom Carson collection
Bk Chattanooga $0.50 G-44
Overprint error
Frequently, notes printed in black and white are overprinted with a colored
denomination to foil counterfeiters. The $3 G-84 shows the part of the
red two dollar denomination near the top and the 3 near the bottom. This
indicates the $1, 2 and 3 Bank of Chattanooga notes printed over the Bank
of East TN notes were printed on one sheet.
$3 Overprint shifted to show red 2 of note above G-84
Dennis Schafluetzel collection
Bk Chattanooga printed over Bk of E. TN
The over printed Two Dollar Note, G-71, below shows the red 3 near the bottom of the
note and a red smudge at the top from the misplaced 2. It also have a normal placed 2 indicating
the printer saw the problem and ran the note though the press again to print the 2 in the proper
location. Note also the top of the T in
TWO DOLLARS at the right edge is gone indicating the plate was damaged.
$2 Overprint with red 2 in normal and red 3 shifted, G-71
Tom Carson collection
$2 Shifted overprint G-67
Tom Carson collection
The G-51 blue "ONE" overprint is on the note twice because the sheet
did not feed as far as as it should so the overprint for the next note
was printed on the same note. We can conclude this series of notes was
printed with the same denomination on the same sheet unlike the notes
printed over the bank of East Tennessee notes.
$1 TWO overprint double overprint G-51
Tom Carson collection
The $2 G-65 overprint was was probably printed upside down and then
reprinted correctly.
$2 TWO overprint normal & upside down G-65
Dennis Schafluetzel collection
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