smudges on new journeyman fives

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Hi Everyone,
I am new to the world of collecting and have a question. Last week my work received a shipment of new fives from the bank. I found several of them with obvious smudges, specifically Laurier's jacket bleeds onto his chin and collar, and the '5' on the strip  and larger 5 have noticeable bleeds as well.

I tried to attach a picture but the system kept timing me out. Is this something that would increase in value over the years?

Thanks,
Chris

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Hi Chris, These appear to be excess ink error notes. The Charlton's, at this time, only classifies "major" ink smears under their Error section, with a 50.00 value for 5.00 notes. These would not classify as major however they do have a value of at least 10.00 - 20.00 I would estimate. I have 2 Journey 5.00's, 1 with a major "blue" eye and the 2nd with heavy blue ink on Laurier's whole face. If you would be willing to sell 1 of them please send me a PM.