I really would like to know if this bank note is worth selling, would a collector want it.
It is genuine, and looks like the note has been reverse printed.
I would be grateful for any information.
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It looks like a wet transfer to me....what does the back look like??

That is the back; it’s not got any over printing on the front.
When you say it looks like a wet transfer – would that have been from the printing process?

Wait, if that's the back, what is the front like?

Or did you post both the front and the back images?

The front looks just like it should – no over printing – it’s only on the back

Does the printing look okay/genuine? I ask because the note is rather well circulated, and I have seen people print over a genuine note with the back design on a printer to try passing off as an error.

The printing looks just the same quality as the rest of the note, and I would say it was genuine.

My very first impression is that it is faked, because of the reverse printing. I am not too bog on error notes, but perhaps others might be able to chime in with their expertise on how a plate would print backwards. Doesn't seem too likely to me, but i'm not easy to confuse.

i have to agree with lostdutchman, it looks like a wet transfer error to me too.

here's how it happens:

first, for better visualization, a basic intaglio printing set-up.


now, imagine that for some reason the press is rolling but the paper/felt blanket wasn't there, (someone forgets to load a new sheet/doesn't load it fast enough/doesn't turn it off/etc). the ink from the plate gets transferred onto the top cylinder, which is still rolling. the next time a paper sheet passes through, the ink get imprinted from the cylinder onto the sheet's reverse side, but in mirror image.

here's another example of a note with a wet transfer error.



it's too bad your note circulated that much without somebody rescuing it sooner.

It looks worse than what it is, but it has been fairly well circulated (got it from an ATM). looking very closely at the note, I can see that the words ‘Bank of England’ is printed fully (as a mirror image), and looking at other notes, the foil hologram covers part of those word, this leads me to believe that the note is a genuine error note as the word would have been partly covered by the hologram if it had been copied.
I was going to put it on ebay – what do you think it is worth?

Sorry I can't help but I must say that note sure is interesting. Kind of pretty in its own sort of way.

You can always try to put it up on eBay - afterall you can never tell how much people will want to pay for.

I think I have three Aussie 10 dollar bills that have similar problems like yours there Not very common but I don't know how I managed to get three...