I recently acquired this Lime Green Seal 1934 series 10$ note. On the reverse there is a stamp that the seller said was a bank stamp. I have no idea what it is as I can't make out any letters - kinda looks like Chinese to me, but who knows. I really like the note as it is in extremely fine condition with no folds or bends. Was wondering on your opinions if this stamp effects price or grade. I paid 25$ and it's my first Lime Green seal note of any denomination. http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages...ages=880437584,880437576&formats=0,0&format=0
I saw that one on eBay the other day after I purchased the one I posted in here. I'm guessing my post got you to look at those . I almost bought that one too. I didn't cause I wasn't sure if it would grade without apparent should I one day choose to have it graded.
Thanks . You got me hooked, now I also have an appetite for key lime pie OMG - even the emoticons are lime green!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yea they're nice. I still like the blue and red seals better but it's nice to have one in the collection.
That's a great note. The condition is exceptional and with the lime green seal it really is a show-stopper. In all honesty, I haven't really seen that many lime green seal notes at all, when you add the pristine condition--- woo-wee-momma!! I have a sneaky suspicion that that "bank stamp", is NOT your friend. Having said that, at $25 you made a great purchase. She's a keeper, for sure. Thanks for sharing it. Jack
One never really knows for sure how a TPG might treat such a stamp. Before sending your note to them I would CALL or email. If you email send the picture of the back as an attachment ask--never hurts. I couldn't quite determine the Back Plate number on your note; would you mind posting it here on the forum? Thanks it would help identify approximately when your note was printed. Also looks like Face Plate is J2 ? Oh, note is truly a keeper!!
With or without the stamp that note appears to be a great deal at $25. The same seller had another one listed at the same price which has a fold running along the length of the note. It appears the seller heavily discounted the subject note because of the stamp only. I almost bought the subject note because earlier that day I bought a clearly inferior conditioned note for $19 and immediately felt the urge to upgrade it. However I told myself I would wait so that I could buy one graded, or have graded without any concerns. Regardless, by everyones account, and from comparing it to others that have sold, it seems to be a great deal at that price.
It would be interesting to see if you could tie that handstamp on the back to a particular business or banking institution - particularly in San Francisco's Chinatown.
Have you ever seen something like that add value to a note? I imagine most times it has a negative impact but has there ever been an instance (that you know of) where it was a positive thing, in terms of collectibility and value?
