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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Timewarp, post: 2057125, member: 32303&quot;]From a Bank Note Reporter article:</p><p>&quot;When buying small-size notes, be aware that bills manufactured before 1957, as a general rule, were printed on plates using wet technology. As the notes dried they got a little crinkle to them, or paper wave—texture that can be seen when you examine the notes. Strong embossing is a good sign that a note is original. Look for embossing of the serial numbers on backs, in particular, and a strong seal imprint is also a good indicator of paper quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>Notes manufactured from 1957 onward, as in the case of $1 Silver Certificates, were printed with a dry technology that was obviously more efficient, as you did not need to wait for notes to dry before going to the next printing. The paper will be flat, with no real texture to it. They will exhibit embossing if they haven’t been pressed out and that is worth looking for to get some assurance that the note is original.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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