Yesterday (Saturday September 14th), I got this bill in my change. It’s not uncommon for me to get old currency back in my change on days that there is lottery drawings. Anyways, I get this 1969 C $10 back in my change. First thing I always think is that the currency in question must have been set aside sitting in a drawer, book, etc for a long time.
I then notice something curious. Is there such a thing as strike through’s on paper currency or perhaps flaws with the paper used?
Probably just a raised crease. Or the money had been set aside (in a book?) and it could have been pressed up against a pin or paper clip and over time it caused that raised area. String or thread or anything it was sitting on with a little pressure or weight.
It's raised on both sides of the bill. Like there's something inside the paper. Figured that when the bill was crisp and new, the raised area was even more pronounced. The person who stuck this bill away was a collector. One day he or she passes and then the family come in and treasure hunt the house as usual. Scraping up all the loose change and dollars they find, not realizing that the reason the currency is in drawers, cabinets, books, etc. is because they are made of precious metals and/or have errors. If someone came to my home, they'd find about two dozen quarters in a cup in one of my drawers. They may not notice that they are "W" minted quarters. And back into circulation they will end up.
