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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kasia, post: 1256152, member: 31533&quot;]He didn&#039;t &quot;restore&quot; it in the sense of conserving it or even &quot;cleaning&quot; it. He doctored it up, which you can see, especially where the middle fold was just to the left of the L, as well as all the places where the original bill was. He trimmed it to rid it of all but the slightest tears at the edges, he flattened it as much as possible (ironing), but some folds are still evident, only without the wear expected at a fold, the bill has been whitened and the ink has been &quot;refreshed&quot; to put it mildly. The job that has been done on this is probably on a par with someone who can (if he has the tools) fake artwork. He has &quot;refreshed&quot; all the ink, including the ink that was rubbed away or worn away before. Hence, it is not conservation techniques at all, but &quot;restoration&quot; which in the case of money, probably does fall under the counterfeiting tag. If it was a coin, it would be the same as cleaning it and then replacing all the metal that was worn off,&nbsp; and selling it as new Uncirculated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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