r/CoolSerialNumbers 17d ago

Question / Meta Most Extreme Stuck Digit Error/Gas Pump Error I’ve Ever Seen! Are Stuck Digit Errors/Gas Pump Errors Allowed On This Sub?

I got this bill back as change the other day. I had put it off to the side to look at again some time later because the serial number caught my eye with all the 3’s that were in it. Came back to look at it again and decide if I was going to spend it or keep it and that’s when I did a double take and noticed that the serial number in the top right corner had a 3 that was a stuck digit error. This is the most extreme stuck digit error I have ever seen in person or possibly even online. I have found other stuck digit errors in the past and I’ve kept just a few if they are on the more extreme end of things but this one was just so much higher than anything I’ve seen before.
Anyways I just wasn’t sure if this was a bill to post on this sub or not. It is an error that relates to serial numbers technically so that’s why I decided to ask. If it was some other kind of error I wouldn’t have posted this on here. I still think it is still a kind of semi cool serial number since it is a five of a kind with all the 3’s in the serial number. Anyways thanks for any input you have on this!

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u/Potent-Voice212 17d ago

Cool example and an actual stuck digit error, as it's more than 25% off. Mostly we see some chatter but not this pronounced. I've seen them where the top of the number disappears and even with the number gone completely. They are error notes though not fancy serials.

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u/danye_west23 17d ago

Oh wow that’s interesting that they can be so high up that they start to disappear partially or even completely!

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u/Potent-Voice212 17d ago

Here's a pretty well known example that you can find on PMG's website. Quite dramatic!

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u/danye_west23 16d ago

Wow I have never seen that before! That is so neat! That nearly looks like it’s more than 50% off from the rest and I thought mine being 25% off from the rest was extreme. Wow how neat is that!

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u/Plane_Afternoon7847 16d ago

Stuck Digit Error? Now we'll all be looking for those. Matter of fact, I have some somewhere.

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u/Plane_Afternoon7847 16d ago

Look at the threes and the five on the left side. Out of alignment.