00000 V Oct 1993 F 384 00001 V - F 448 00000 V Oct 1993 F 576 00001 V - F 640 00000 V Oct 1993 F 768 00001 V - F 832 00000 V Oct 1993 F 896 00001 V - F 960 00000 V Oct 1993 1993 B 192 00001 H - B 256 00000 H May 1995 B 384 00001 H - B 448 00000 H May 1995 C 384 00001 A - C 448 00000 A Jun 1995 C 512 00001 A - C 576 00000 A Jun 1995 1995 A 320 00001 C - A 448 00000 C Sep 1995 D 640 00001 C - D 704 00000 C Nov 1995 F 832 00001 D - F 960 00000 D Dec 1995 B 320 00001 H - B 384 00000 H Apr 1996 B 448 00001 H - B 512 00000 H Apr 1996 A..D 13 (part) Mixed run of web and regular Jul 1996 Intaglio web press versus intaglio sheetfed press In May 1991, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) installed a web press at the Washington, DC printing facilities to test a new way of printing $1 bills. BEP officials hoped that the test would replace the sheet-fed intaglio presses by switching to a possibly quicker and less expensive method of printing. The Alexander-Hamilton Web Currency Press was a true web currency press. There are several differences between the two types of presses: Intaglio (standard) Sheetfed. Sheets precut to size. (32 bills, 4 by 8, approx. 21.25 X 26 in) Intaglio prints three times, once on each side for front and back, and then once more for seals and serial numbers. 32 notes printed, in three stages Delivered over 8,000 sheets per hour. Web press (experimental) Fed by a continuous paper roll Printed both sides of a note simultaneously Created 96 notes in one pass Delivered 10,000 sheets in 35 minutes Sheeted into 32 bills per sheet (21.25 X 26) The continuous-roll printing process (Web offset) is visually very similar to the printing of newspapers, whereas intaglio visually resembles metal stamping manufacturing methods. Problems arose with the web press. The main drawback was its inability to sustain long continuous runs compared to the standard (Giori) sheetfed method of intaglio printing, resulting in a constant breakdown. In addition, the quality of the prints was subpar compared to the established method. Due to these