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Message:: [QUOTE="funkee, post: 1714522, member: 37925"]Your gut instinct about Heritage's comments is right, as Rickie said. That comment makes me think they are just in it for profits. If that means deceiving buyers to pay more by doctoring a note, then it sounds like this person is for it. But I doubt they speak for all of HA. As far as embossing, it is the raised texture of a note. When the impression cylinder comes in contact with the sheet, it literally pushes the paper onto the printing plate. This results in the effect we know as embossing. One easy way to tell the embossing without running your fingers over the note is to shine a light at a low angle over the note. It reveals embossing and also hidden flaws. Although we value embossing today, as a sign of paper originality, this was not always the case. Only a few decades ago, collectors were pressing their notes to get them perfectly flat, because embossing and paper waves were considered imperfect. Although a note may be deemed to have original paper quality with a PPQ/EPQ/OPQ grade, it does not necessarily mean there is good embossing. Embossing can range from very minor and almost imperceptible, to punch-through embossing where it literally begins to tear the paper (I've seen this around treasury seals the most). On the other hand, a note may have good embossing but not a *PQ grade for another reason, like a stain or restoration. So it's not exclusive. You'll also find notes that grade as high as 68 with no *PQ designation and as low as 6 with a *PQ designation. [ATTACH]264260.vB[/ATTACH] Frankly, I think your instinct was right to leave the notes as is. To the person from HA who told you to do this, I would have rebutted and asked them if they want you to clean and polish your coins as well.[/QUOTE]

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