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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 4887174, member: 84179"]The printing looks like the SILVER CERTIFICATE heading and seems to line up with the folds. I believe [USER=27107]@SteveInTampa[/USER] has a good explanation. This would not occur during the printing process</p><p><br /></p><p>At one time, $2 were considered bad luck. If you received one, you were supposed to rip off the corner to keep the bad luck away. If you received a $2 with all 4 corners missing, you were supposed to burn/destroy the bill or you would be stuck with the bad luck (I'm writing from memory, so you may want to google the superstition for details)</p><p><br /></p><p>FYI - The notes you have will never have any extra value because of those serial numbers. There is nothing wrong with saving them if you find them interesting, just be aware of the lack of collector interest.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 4887174, member: 84179"]The printing looks like the SILVER CERTIFICATE heading and seems to line up with the folds. I believe [USER=27107]@SteveInTampa[/USER] has a good explanation. This would not occur during the printing process At one time, $2 were considered bad luck. If you received one, you were supposed to rip off the corner to keep the bad luck away. If you received a $2 with all 4 corners missing, you were supposed to burn/destroy the bill or you would be stuck with the bad luck (I'm writing from memory, so you may want to google the superstition for details) FYI - The notes you have will never have any extra value because of those serial numbers. There is nothing wrong with saving them if you find them interesting, just be aware of the lack of collector interest.[/QUOTE]
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