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<p>[QUOTE="Numbers, post: 1313975, member: 11668"]Got an email about this, so I might as well reply here.... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As errors go, an offset transfer is pretty common. So I don't think it'd do any good to start comparing block letters; errors of this kind almost surely exist in every block. (There's a thought...somebody ought to try to collect a block set of these things--I don't believe I've seen such a set put together before.) They're not like mismatched serial errors, which tend to be printed very rarely but in fairly large batches; for those, it's helpful to compile a list of known serial ranges for the errors.</p><p><br /></p><p>While nobody can authenticate any note from images alone, I don't see any reason to doubt this note's genuineness based on the images. The fakes on Ebay are generally pretty obvious (deliberately, I suspect: the Ebay fraudsters want to be sure they're only dealing with un-knowledgeable buyers, who won't recognize the note as a fake even when they get it in hand, and hence won't report the fraud to Ebay). On the OP's note, the correct parts of the face image do (and do not) appear on the back, the size of the offset design is correct, the color isn't obviously wrong, the usual canvas-like texture of the offset is easily visible.... If this is a fake, it's a remarkably well-done one. So I'd say that this note is very likely to be a genuine error.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't think it's surprising that the note circulated. The error is entirely on the back side of the note, so it's easy to see how the note could pass through several hands without the error being spotted. Even things like inverted overprints are not infrequently found in circulated condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you plan on trying to sell the note on the 'Net, then yes, you might want to get it certified first; otherwise many potential buyers won't take it seriously. But a better approach might be to sell it to a local dealer or collector who knows errors and can authenticate it himself when he has it in hand. That way you save yourself the TPG fees, which would amount to a nontrivial fraction of the note's value. And if you're planning to keep the note for your own collection, then I definitely wouldn't bother with having it TPG'd (but that's just me).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numbers, post: 1313975, member: 11668"]Got an email about this, so I might as well reply here.... :rolleyes: As errors go, an offset transfer is pretty common. So I don't think it'd do any good to start comparing block letters; errors of this kind almost surely exist in every block. (There's a thought...somebody ought to try to collect a block set of these things--I don't believe I've seen such a set put together before.) They're not like mismatched serial errors, which tend to be printed very rarely but in fairly large batches; for those, it's helpful to compile a list of known serial ranges for the errors. While nobody can authenticate any note from images alone, I don't see any reason to doubt this note's genuineness based on the images. The fakes on Ebay are generally pretty obvious (deliberately, I suspect: the Ebay fraudsters want to be sure they're only dealing with un-knowledgeable buyers, who won't recognize the note as a fake even when they get it in hand, and hence won't report the fraud to Ebay). On the OP's note, the correct parts of the face image do (and do not) appear on the back, the size of the offset design is correct, the color isn't obviously wrong, the usual canvas-like texture of the offset is easily visible.... If this is a fake, it's a remarkably well-done one. So I'd say that this note is very likely to be a genuine error. I don't think it's surprising that the note circulated. The error is entirely on the back side of the note, so it's easy to see how the note could pass through several hands without the error being spotted. Even things like inverted overprints are not infrequently found in circulated condition. If you plan on trying to sell the note on the 'Net, then yes, you might want to get it certified first; otherwise many potential buyers won't take it seriously. But a better approach might be to sell it to a local dealer or collector who knows errors and can authenticate it himself when he has it in hand. That way you save yourself the TPG fees, which would amount to a nontrivial fraction of the note's value. And if you're planning to keep the note for your own collection, then I definitely wouldn't bother with having it TPG'd (but that's just me).[/QUOTE]
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