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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 415709, member: 12789&quot;]Flattening out in a book is okay, you will not do enough that you will actually flatten the embossing into the paper, but only smooth the hard folds.&nbsp; If you do anymore than that, ie ironing, you will flatten the paper and the embossing from when it was printed.&nbsp; Believe me, they stick out like a sore thumb to serious paper money collectors and the note will take a couple of grade hits, if not be doffed entirely by prospective collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>With ironed notes, they sometimes get a flat, almost glossy sheen on the note.&nbsp; When I look at older US currency, like LC notes, I pull it out the holder and look at it against a light to see what is going on with the paper surface.&nbsp; Some people have even been known to starch them, and that will give the note a nice distinctly starchy odor that is a clue the note has been treated.</p><p><br /></p><p>The above reason is precisely why I do not care for TPG&#039;d notes, you lose that ability to see what is really going on with the paper surface because of the holder.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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