i have a 1944 2 franc bill in horrid shape in a book i wet the bill down and put 50lbs of old babeball cards on top of the book is there a better way to unwrinkle bills?
dont worry by horrid i mean most of you wouldnt have even grabbed it lol its in such bad shape i dont even want it in my 8 bill collection
If it's a high value note (even in wrinkled condition), perhaps send it for conservation. Now if the value is nill, and you don't care to potentially afflict more damage, you could try a dry clothes iron on low setting, steam off. There are consequences in doing this so such a thing should be avoided for any sort of note of particular value or numismatic, historic or unique collectibility, allowing only a conservator of paper/paper money to treat it professionally.
Its a pretty common note and pressing it is not going to make a difference in its value as they are usually found in junk boxes. I listened to a presentation by Fred Schwan in which he suggested that this is the most widely collected piece of paper money. They were issued to the Allied troops for the Normandy Invasion and only had a value of $.02. Fred's theory is that thousands of them were saved as souvenirs and are hiding in scrapbooks and among the effects of the veterans. He carries one with him and uses it as a conversation starter with non-collectors. If they show enough interest, he gives it to them. If you PM me your mailing address, I will send you a better one.
thankyou for your kind offer when i get it i will post a picture of yours and the one i had next to each other to show the level of improvment
well i just took out the "washed"bill to my untrained eye it looks nice but theres still large defects that are noticeable you can tell it was pressed but
You guys might cringe at this one. Many years ago a bank teller friend would save silver certificates for me. Which I promptly ironed with a steam iron. Actually they looked pretty good.
I know a few dealers who iron the lower garde silver certificates before selling them. It does make them look a little better.
A wrinkled note is always a wrinkled note but,,, There is many ways and steam is most often used but an expert can tell. If your just wanting your note to be better looking and it's rough to begin with, (and not worth much) go ahead. Now with that said paper money people, the best that ever lived in regards to repairing paper and knowledge about paper lives not 3 miles from my house and he is also one of the top three paper money experts in history, at least since the 1950's to date. I will not mention his name but I've seen things done to paper that boggel the mind.
