Appalling....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1928-F-5-ST...687?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c545715f7

You'd think this simpleton would know that notes like these are irreplaceable.

 

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Does the note look pink to you? Too bad about the fading.

 

I don't get it... it looks great to me.

 

It's orange. Just like the $2 US notes these types ruin to look orange. Where do you see pink?

 

Are you saying it has been washed?

 

I have been told that chemicals used to clean stains are what causes the red ink to turn gold or yellow.

 

Then not worth the 450. + it sold for, should be a solid red, not gold, pink or what everybody else seems to be a witness to.

 

I have reverse engineered these practices. These are straight up scams. The note is "washed" with one of several chemical solutions. I won't mention which, to prevent any other unscrupulous individuals from taking up the practice.

I had a torn $2 red seal I decided to experiment on. I found that the red ink is very sensitive. The green ink on the reverse also reacts with these chemicals to some degree. Depending on how it's applied (submerged vs. brushed) the reverse may turn to a blueish hue.

Bottom line is, these legal tender notes were never legitimately yellow or orange. Show me one example of a yellow seal legal tender in a PMG or PCGS holder!

 

The white part of the note looked pinkish. Either it's my monitor or the way the photo was taken. The serials are orange.

 

It's just the white balance in the photo. Cell phone cam.

 

Yeah funkee, I think you had started a thread about this very subject a month or two right?

 

If I did, it must have been at least a year ago.