I found this digging in a pile of odds and ends in a drawer. I bought it close to the date of the bill, around 1985. Interesting, as it's a star note, and from the tenure of James Baker as Sec of the Treasury. Unfortunately, as you may have guessed, it's a paperweight about 7 3/4" x 3 1/8" and 1: thick. The marks on the reverse near the $1 corners are 4 small feet that raise it off the surface. So it is "slabbed", but not graded... Were these actual bills, or are they reproductions? I assume those would be illegal under present law. At any rate, the slab only would contain 2 bills, at most, unless they did some slitting of the bill, which would be difficult, I'd think. So, it's back on my desk, but not in the collection.... sadly...
I doubt that would be possible. It's completely sealed, and any attempt to break it would probably result in absolutely destroying the note(s). Being sealed like this for over 30 years would probably mean the surface of the paper is firmly attached to the clear material used in the molding. Note the new picture...
Are they still doing things like this? I also wonder how many of us have one of these. I do like the one I own, and selected it from several they had in stock, as it was the only one that was a star note. Thanks, paddyman98, for the note. I assumed there were two notes, but wasn't certain.
