I have a question, which could be a very silly question. But... i must ask I got this $10 note today, and out of curiosity, decided to hold it up to the ligh to see the watermark. What i noticed was the watermark wasnt centerted in the 'oval' but was all the way to the right, and was about 1/2 the way outside of the 'oval'. Because the note is a bit worn, i cannot see if the watermark lies a bit outside of the overall design or not. i only had a couple other $10 notes of this style to compare, and neither were like this particular note. First question - at what stage is the watermark added? and would it be possible for the watermark to go beyond the border of the main design. Second question - i know the BEP has tolerances for all its printings. So, what are the acceptable tolerances for the watermarks placement? and at what point would it be considered 'un-acceptable'? thansk
just looked at the watermark on the 2 i have. it looks like the watermark is the same as yours. probaly just how the design was set.
thats what i was thinking, that it may just be part of the 'tolerances' but wasnt sure. i was hoping someone might have a heads up on where the image is supposed to be. I will just have to keep an eye out for all these $10 notes and compare! i would try to scan the image, but how do you show the watermark lol - i might experiment, maybe try polarizing the image or something geeky - it might just show.....
Now you guys have me wondering. It's been a long time since I looked at the watermark on a note. I usually focus on the color of the security thread since that's so much easier to check. Maybe when I cash in my next batch of coins, I get a full bundle of circulated tens and report back what I find about the variability. I do remember reading that the watermark is applied by the paper manufacturer at the time of manufacture.
