Mistake on the USD C-Note?

[gleek]

National Treasure was on earlier today, and there was a scene in which Nicholas Cage's character looks at the image of the Independence Hall clock on the back of the Franklin $100 bill.

Here is a close-up of the image:


When I saw this, I noticed a peculiarity in the numbers on the dial, particularly the Roman numeral for 4 o'clock. Although we are taught in school that "IV" is the Roman equivalent of the Arabic numeral "4" that we use, I know that almost all clocks and watches that use Roman numerals have "IIII" to represent 4 o'clock rather than "IV". Wondering if this particular clock is unique in this regard, I looked for an actual image of the clock in question. This is what I found:

Did the engraver for the $100 bill *fudge* up?

[gleek]

God damn Wikipedia already has the answer. 

[MFAWG]

LOL, yes it does...

[Aske]

FUNNY---  I watched this movie tonight for 1st time on  USA network  
lol


it was bad, but not *as bad* as I expected .

[gleek]

FUNNY---  I watched this movie tonight for 1st time on  USA network  
lol


it was bad, but not *as bad* as I expected .

It's a fun movie to watch. It's a quintessential Jerry Bruckheimer production with dialogue offering scientific/historical tidbits in the matter-of-fact manner typical of the CSI franchise.

[gleek]

But damn you, Wikipedia! Those *fudge*ers know EVERYTHING. I seriously think that you can get the equivalent of a college education reading articles on that site.*

*citation needed

[spacey]

Meanwhile, I was having cocktails with other grownups. Losers.