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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dave M, post: 1395338, member: 17469&quot;]I&#039;ve never heard of a counting fold in the center of the note like that. It smells fishy to me... Aside from where this fold came from, I would grade the note AU. Here are the two relevant definitions of the IBNS grading standards that are used for grading everything outside USA:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>UNCIRCULATED (UNC)</b>: A perfectly preserved note,&nbsp; never mishandled by the issuing authority, a bank teller, the public or a&nbsp; collector. Paper is clean and firm, without discoloration. Corners are&nbsp; sharp and square, without any evidence of rounding. (Rounded corners are&nbsp; often telltale sign of a cleaned or “doctored” note.) An uncirculated&nbsp; note will have its original natural sheen.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;NOTE: Some note issues are most often available with slight evidence&nbsp; of counting folds (creases). Also, French-printed notes usually have a&nbsp; sight ripple in the paper. Many collectors and dealers often refer to&nbsp; such a note as AU-UNC.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>ABOUT UNCIRCULATED (aUNC or AU)</b>: A virtually perfect&nbsp; note, with some minor handling. May show evidence of bank counting&nbsp; folds at a corner or one light fold through the center, but not both. An&nbsp; AU note cannot be creased, a crease being a hard fold which has usually&nbsp; “broken” the surface of a note. Paper is clean and bright with original&nbsp; sheen.&nbsp; Corners are not rounded.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;NOTE: Europeans will refer to an About Uncirculated or AU note as&nbsp; “EF-UNC” or as just “EF”. The extremely fine note described below will&nbsp; often be referred to as “GVF” or “Good Very Fine”.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dave[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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