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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;funkee, post: 1504965, member: 37925&quot;]Pardon me, I was not referring to an iron. By &quot;pressing&quot; a note, I was referring to the use of a weighted object to flatten the note, with the intention of making creases and wrinkles less apparent. Usually pressing it in a book -&nbsp; like you mentioned.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind that pressing the note will never rid it of the creases and wrinkles. It may only make them finer or less pronounced.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many collector&#039;s think of this as cheating. I only think of it as cheating, if you go off and sell the note, and try to pass it off as something better than it really is. Putting the note in a book will not necessarily cause damage to the note, but you will lose some appealing properties that directly result from the way the notes are printed - specifically embossing, or the raised texture of the note. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you still want to proceed - steam the note; use plain paper as I mentioned above. And stack many books on it, not just one. I&#039;m talking about 30-40 pounds of books. </p><p><br /></p><p>And yes, this process can damage a note. If you take a brand new printed note; it will have good embossing. Although pressing it in a book won&#039;t cause any new creases or folds, it will rid the note of the raised texture that is often prized by collectors and may cause the grade to drop it&#039;s EPQ/PPQ rating. A 64 EPQ note will bring a higher price at auction than just a 64. If the note has a very significant crease with damaged fibers, pressing the note may cause more damage to the fibers and weaken it further. Imagine the fibers look like this ___/\___ as an extreme example. If they don&#039;t lie flat, then weight from the top will cause those fibers to be crushed, rather than lie down. If the note is visibly weak at the crease, don&#039;t press it at all. The note has to be stretched so the fibers are straightened before weight is applied; but the stretching itself may cause the fibers to break. As the note is stretched, it needs to be repaired - and at that point professional restoration is your best bet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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