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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MEC2, post: 2197643, member: 38692&quot;]Hey Midas - the lazy deuce seems like it was a common target for counterfeiting, not sure why, but many of them show up - Kinderhook is a common one. Anyways, most counterfeits are best found looking at portraits (humans have an insanely powerful facial recognition algorithm). This note, the condition makes it a little tough, but the facial engraving looks wrong, as do the serial numbers. Again, the condition makes it a bit harder than usual, but I&#039;m 99% sure it&#039;s a fake. Still a steal at $25.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s look at a note that&#039;s the real deal - this Exchange Bank of Virginia $20. You might recognize many of the engravings as familiar, mainly because they appear on Republic of Texas notes that are from the same time - the Indian, the ship, and the image of Minerva at bottom left - all appear on the popular Republic of Texas notes of the 1840&#039;s. Why not reuse great designs? This variant is similar to a previous one, this one not having a printed back however, and a slightly more colorful overprint denoting the value in the front. I posted the other variant a while ago... </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/MEC2DFW/Currency/Obsoletes/ExchangeBankG20.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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