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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;americanpatriot, post: 44924, member: 906&quot;]I think maybe I&#039;ll use a little bit of starch, too. That&#039;ll really make it straighten out.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Just kidding, guys! Calm down!</p><p><br /></p><p>This discussion certainly has been interesting for me. I am not an extremely knowledgable numismatist and when it comes to paper money I am a novice.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I said in a previous reply, it appears that there are two sides to this discussion:</p><p><br /></p><p>(1) Preserving the note in its &quot;found&quot; (and unaltered) state for reasons of value, resale, etc.</p><p>(2) Ironing the note to smooth out some of its wrinkles for reasons of aesthetics.</p><p><br /></p><p>It all seems to depend on your perspective of collecting. I had a coin dealer once tell me that there are two types of collectors: the hobbyist who collects for the joy of collecting and the reseller who buys and sells coins as a business. He told me you can&#039;t do both. I don&#039;t know that I completely agree with that, but one thing I take from that is the way I collect coins and paper money. I like to know how valuable something is just because that&#039;s part of the fun - &quot;...and THIS coin is worth $...&quot; But I will probably never sell anything I have. That&#039;s why I collect. I think both the hobbyist-type and the business-type can and do enjoy the world of coins, but they have different perspectives on things.</p><p><br /></p><p>What does that have to do with the topic? I think that all came from the perspective idea.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, thanks to everyone for their input and if the thread continues...thanks for those in the future who contribute![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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