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<p>[QUOTE="funkee, post: 1729880, member: 37925"]I see these all over eBay:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]269899.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Most sellers have a disclaimer stating they are unable to guarantee that the entire stack consists of real dollars. Those sellers also have no return policy.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's certainly possible that the top and bottom notes are real, and the rest between them are just plain paper, cut to size.</p><p><br /></p><p>I imagine these were all made around the same time, in the early 70s. All notes I have seen in these paper weights are from the 1969 to 1969C series.</p><p><br /></p><p>What concerns me about these are that the serial number of the first note does not make sense for a fresh strap. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also the strap paper itself does not look like the one that comes from the BEP. Some have advertising on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>These have sold for less than the supposed face value. But I have yet to find anyone who has cracked one open.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="funkee, post: 1729880, member: 37925"]I see these all over eBay: [ATTACH]269899.vB[/ATTACH] Most sellers have a disclaimer stating they are unable to guarantee that the entire stack consists of real dollars. Those sellers also have no return policy. It's certainly possible that the top and bottom notes are real, and the rest between them are just plain paper, cut to size. I imagine these were all made around the same time, in the early 70s. All notes I have seen in these paper weights are from the 1969 to 1969C series. What concerns me about these are that the serial number of the first note does not make sense for a fresh strap. Also the strap paper itself does not look like the one that comes from the BEP. Some have advertising on it. These have sold for less than the supposed face value. But I have yet to find anyone who has cracked one open. Any thoughts?[/QUOTE]
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