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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1100553, member: 19065"]Clay, that is a beautiful note. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not sure that anything really stands out which holds it back from any particular grade over another, so I will say its going to be solid for it's grade. I assume the centering is really going to hold this back the most but the scanner seems to have cut off a bit along the left side of your image. The face bottom edge is the most off (can also see through the back side where the front plate runs to the edge). With that it's really got nice vivid ink/color. The only thing that I am curious about (and could be due to the scanned image, lighting, reflected high contrast light effects) is the sort of rough or less than white paper. Not that it was circulated or that the paper 'toned' with age, but I am unfamiliar with describing that surface look. The edges of the note also seem ever ever so 'wavy' yet mostly lays flat. Could this have ever been around a lot of moisture, but not wet? I don't know... just curious how flat the note lies on it's own (when not pressed under the scanner cover).</p><p><br /></p><p>My guess: PCGS Choice New 63[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1100553, member: 19065"]Clay, that is a beautiful note. I'm not sure that anything really stands out which holds it back from any particular grade over another, so I will say its going to be solid for it's grade. I assume the centering is really going to hold this back the most but the scanner seems to have cut off a bit along the left side of your image. The face bottom edge is the most off (can also see through the back side where the front plate runs to the edge). With that it's really got nice vivid ink/color. The only thing that I am curious about (and could be due to the scanned image, lighting, reflected high contrast light effects) is the sort of rough or less than white paper. Not that it was circulated or that the paper 'toned' with age, but I am unfamiliar with describing that surface look. The edges of the note also seem ever ever so 'wavy' yet mostly lays flat. Could this have ever been around a lot of moisture, but not wet? I don't know... just curious how flat the note lies on it's own (when not pressed under the scanner cover). My guess: PCGS Choice New 63[/QUOTE]
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