I received 4 new $100's today and started looking them over. The very first thing I noticed on the first one I picked up was that the watermark on the right, of Ben Franklin, only had 1 eye. The other 3 have both eyes and are consistent. So... I'm wondering, do I have something rare and should put it in the collection (only if it will bring value), or are these watermarks usually hit or miss? Thanks.
The watermarks nowadays are redundant. With the new, expensive security features, they really didn't put much QA into the watermarks. They were just carried over from the previous series. I've seen black-eye watermarks, missing facial features, and other peculiarities. I think it's only valuable if the watermark is upside down or missing entirely. Then again, I've seen stranger stuff sell on eBay.
