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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zeewool, post: 1217910, member: 22511&quot;]Most definitely an altered note.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you could remember if it is titled &quot;Federal Reserve Note&quot; or &quot;Silver Certificate&quot; or &quot;United States Note&quot;, that might make a small bit of difference in a premium over face value...... Does it have a district (black) seal?</p><p><br /></p><p>Keeping it in a safe is not such a smooth move however, as inflation depreciates its value daily, you might have a hard time selling it for face value&nbsp; or even spending it at face value if it is a Federal Reserve Note or a Silver Certificate....... If it is a United States Note, there &#039;might&#039; be a very small premium to someone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, here is why it is an altered note....... The first printing (the green ink on the back) was not the same green ink used on the&nbsp; FRN treasury seal or the serial numbers...... while it is possible that the third printing (serial numbers, treasury seal) could be missing,&nbsp; the first printing ink was never yellow on a $1 note (no need for the BEP to even have such ink)...... whatever harsh chemical was used to turn the back yellow simultaneously removed the&nbsp; green, red or blue ink of the third printing....... I&#039;ll bet that the portions of the note that were printed in black ink now look like they were printed in gray ink.</p><p><br /></p><p>jloring..... Yes, you are correct, the serial numbers and treasury seal were applied at the same time as the district seal and district numbers...... since only the treasury seal is missing on your note, if it is genuine (and I see no evidence to indicate otherwise) an obstruction is the cause of your missing seal.... neat note since the obstruction covers&nbsp; the seal only (yet completely).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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