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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 44965, member: 1101&quot;]I am reminded of the lady who brought in some rare early American chest of drawers to the Antiques Roadshow.&nbsp; The expert asked her if it had a rather mottled, somewhat ugly looking finish on it at one time.&nbsp;&nbsp; She brightened up, “yes it did, but I got rid of it and refinished it in this nice color”.&nbsp; Then the expert told her that her little effort at improving it reduced it’s value from about a quarter of a million dollars to under $100,000.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, well, it “looked nice” to her after she refinished it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Just when we finally convinced most&nbsp; collectors (even new ones!) that cleaning coins is (almost) never a good idea, we now are staring over with bank notes.&nbsp; If ironing improves a note because it makes it look flatter, why not give it a little bath to brighten it up?&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If I had a note that was hopelessly crumpled, I would wait until a real humid day (not tough to find in Massachusetts), set it out for a day or two to get a bit humidified, then sandwich it in a heavy book for a few weeks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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