Grading can be discussed endlessly, so I won't start... But a date stamp will get either a notation or an apparent/net depending on the grade....
Says the man who likes blue nail polish...
Your posts please me.
Any time you have a three step ink printing process, you will have deviation. Every difference in embossing, alignment, ink density, uneven...
It has the paper surface missing - missing paper implies something gone that affects the shape of the note, like a missing corner. Here, the shape...
Not really, normally it's caused by an adhesive that pulls the top layer of the paper away, leaving usually uninked paper showing underneath....
I believe the example above is actually illegal to create. If the net effect is to render currency unspendable, I believe this is a violation of law.
Heck might as well start dumping mine in here too... Here's a few 1928-C's I just grabbed. [IMG] [IMG] Oh, and a rarer sig Atlanta Ace... [IMG]
Tbud - a small size in VG just went for under $60 (I was the underbidder... sigh), a large size VG $10 1902PB just went for $150 (someone else was...
I just bought a $10 1902PB from that Charter, 8504... my Mom lives in Sacramento and I am going to frame it as a Christmas gift, along hopefully...
My 4th came up BIG. Won a lot of 5 star notes, a Republic of Texas $20, and a large size $50 Gold Certificate at a price I could afford. A...
Yeah, because we'd just HATE that... I think I see a couple dots already...
I recently picked up these Lighthouse Grande binders with clear currency pages for the notes I will not be framing: [IMG] Ended up with many...
Looks strongly authentic to me. Nice pickup of a circulated but still nice note - be honest, if it looked too uncirculated, it loses character for...
Please don't resurrect the time vampire...
Bleed through is less likely than an offset transfer of the third printing. Because the numbers are almost identical it can look like bleed...
Still a real nice black eagle... if you won't mention the pinholes, I won't either.
Note says mid-VF to me. $60 isn't a bad price, it's no great bargain either though. You could do a little better, and alot worse. If you bought it...
You will see alot of these out there that start with 99 in the serials - that's your cue that they were issued as uncut sheets. Not sure of all...
Victoria Secret fall collection. Oh, wait a minute...
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