Here are better scans of my $1 Educational. The first set of pics were old and made from a low-grade scanner; hence they had a pinkish appearance. :computer: One thing that did sorta catch my eye before I bought it was the relatively lower than usual serial number.
yes the color on these is interesting ... sort of a grey/beige scanning is an definatly art! my scanner always seems to make the images more blue than they really are ... then i have to adjust the color balance in Photoshop using the actual bill right next to the monitor as a guide.
I use PhotoShop 7: Image -> Adjustments -> Auto Levels Image -> Adjustments -> Auto Color 9 times out of 10, this works for me.
Much better Scan,want to trade..LOL ! Try joining Photobucket it is free and you can post much larger images here,most of us use photbucket.com Your note also looks under graded but I'm not a expert on grading. Very nice note in any grade as far as I'm concerned but I can understand your disappointment especially if you ever decide to sell.