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One-dollar bills were again the subject of experimentation in May 1992 when the BEP began to test a web-fed Intaglio printing press.

Because of a need for greater quantities of $ 1 FRN's, the BEP sent out a REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ( RFP ) ( year 1985 ) NO.

BEP-85-73 to procure a web-fed intaglio printing press to dramatically increase the production of currency notes within the confines of their current ( 1985 ) 14th & C street facility.

Instead of printing one side of a square sheet of 32 notes at a time, the web-fed press used 96 engraved images or plate-cylinder to print the back of the note, then another 96 image engraved plate-cylinder to print the front of the note.

Both sides of notes were printed from a continuous roll of paper.

The Alexander-Hamilton intaglio Web press printed both sides of intaglio at the same time.

The web-press was actually designed as a full-blown production press as opposed to an experimental press.

The notes were issued in Series 1988A, 1993, and 1995.

Because of mechanical problems, operator error, as well as the sometimes poor quality of the notes, production was ended in July 1996.

Web notes can be identified by the back plate number next to and the removal of face check letters and quadrant numbers.