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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Notaphylic_C, post: 8195432, member: 130786&quot;]Great advice above. I would just add that you may want to bring a friend (or have a fellow collector tow along). Why? A 2nd set of eyes is always very helpful to get an idea of what you&#039;re really looking at (especially when it comes to embossing &amp; determining if the note is &#039;<b>EPQ</b>&#039; or &#039;<b>Original</b>&#039; &amp; <u>not pressed</u>). The flashlight should show you whether the note has embossing (indent shadows) on the reverse where the serial numbers are. Discussing what you see will lend credibility to you as a collector/buyer. If nobody you know is interested in attending, then chat with some collectors &amp; ask them if they mind giving a 2nd opinion (you&#039;d be surprised how helpful some collectors will be- esp those just &#039;window shopping&#039;).</p><p><br /></p><p>Typically, the seller will label their inventory (&amp; if the note is not labelled &#039;<b>EPQ</b>&#039; or &#039;<b>Original</b>&#039; than you can assume it&#039;s been pressed). I know that this may not mean a lot to you now but believe me, if you&#039;re truly serious about the &#039;nicer ungraded notes&#039; &amp; like the idea of &#039;cherry picking,&#039; then <b>original/EPQ</b> is the way to go. For the older notes the &#039;<b>EPQ</b>&#039; standard really sets the nice ones apart from the dull/more commonly pressed currency. If it doesn&#039;t have that designation (&amp; you can see its been pressed but you&#039;ve got to have it) then the dealer/seller should be much more flexible in his negotiations. You might also discover some sellers assume notes are <b>UNC</b> b/c they purchased a sequential run. A lot of sellers I met over the years were strictly coin dealers &amp; cut corners calling pressed notes &#039;original&#039; and left true &#039;gems&#039; unlabelled.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Another thing to consider (if the seller is clearly a currency guy/gal who knows his/her stuff) &amp; you feel you can trust him/her, is to buy 2 notes.&nbsp; Sellers always gave me substantial discounts when I bought more than one note (&amp; I had a collector friend with me). Strength in numbers? Perhaps... anyway, let us know how you make out. Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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