Millennium Note paper anomaly on 1995 $2 dollar bill margin.

Has anyone ever seen anything like this on any bill. The anomaly is on the bottom margin and looks like a thinning of the paper stock used....

Please let me know what you think?:


*Photo with bill held up in front of light.
I have another A* Millennium Note for comparison. It does not have the thinning.




Anyone know how this happened? I've had the note for some time so I pretty sure it's not water damage. Also it does not fluoresce in UV. Any help would be appreciated.

 

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Millennium notes were notorious for oil staining on the lower margin. I once heard it was from the cutting process. Some notes have the stain and some don’t.

 

Thanks! I appreciate the knowledge.

I bet you, being in Tampa, are probably gearing up for the FUN show. I've never been, but I have family in FL, near Orlando amongst other FL locales, and have seen some of the video footage. It looks like fun! Maybe I'll make it down there in JAN.

 

I've heard two theories: oil on the cutting blades, or contact with the glue in the holders. (The Millennium notes came in different holders than most BEP products; instead of the note being in a plastic sleeve, it's beneath a single plastic layer glued to the cardboard backing, and the note can touch the glue if it's not centered in its holder.)

In any case, as Steve said, the staining-or-whatever-it-is is quite common on the Millennium $2's, and notes without it tend to sell for premiums over notes with it.