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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 1370010, member: 19065&quot;]Typically inflated guidebook prices like these for a Series of 1977 $50 New York district (Fr-2119B*) show around EF $95 | ChCU $195 (these examples from Paper Money Values, Amos publishing.)</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;d be mighty lucky to get an informed currency collector to pay $75 if selling the note. I doubt most will pay that for the problems shown and having been circulated. Perhaps less informed buyers will overpay for the problems the note has or those on a very tight budget would collect notes with a problem that contribute to lowering the value since other collectors would ignore them for the same reasons. You can always review Heritage Auction Archives and eBay completed auctions to look up what current auctions for similar items have sold for to get an idea of values. </p><p><br /></p><p>Unless we can see scans of the note, that is <u>both</u> sides and <u>all margins</u>, no one here yet can say what the value of your note is beyond face. Corners are a huge area of concern in determining a notes grade, they get bumped and bent easily/dog-eared, easily. Please post scans of the note if you want a better idea of how far value is likely to fall from the rough estimate given. When you scan the note, place it in the center of the scan bed away from the edges and lay a dark sheet of paper behind the note so the back ground will be darker than the notes margins (avoid color paper, use black or a neutral gray), this will help define all margins of the note. </p><p><br /></p><p>While the counterfeit pen may fade from visible light and detection by quickly glancing at the note, that substance is in the paper fiber and would likely be there forever, could be detected by back lighting the note or when viewed under different spectrum of light. My point is that the problem won&#039;t just go away except perhaps for superficial review.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just some thoughts...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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