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<p>[QUOTE="Bedford, post: 1564236, member: 4917"]Chips theory is accepted by many . His theory was made after the writing of that book.</p><p><br /></p><p>Quote frome Heritage-</p><p><br /></p><p>"The often repeated story is that the "R" notes were of the regular paper variety and the "S" notes were printed on the special paper. However, recent information has come to light that "R" really stands for "rayon" and these are the experimental notes, while "S" truly means "silk" and thus the "S" notes are really the control group of regular notes. A great amount of silk was needed for parachutes during World War Two and this was a wartime experiment to find a replacement for the silk threads in our nation's paper money. "</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> I wonder why the notes have not been tested by some type of lab to get the make up of the papers composition ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bedford, post: 1564236, member: 4917"]Chips theory is accepted by many . His theory was made after the writing of that book. Quote frome Heritage- "The often repeated story is that the "R" notes were of the regular paper variety and the "S" notes were printed on the special paper. However, recent information has come to light that "R" really stands for "rayon" and these are the experimental notes, while "S" truly means "silk" and thus the "S" notes are really the control group of regular notes. A great amount of silk was needed for parachutes during World War Two and this was a wartime experiment to find a replacement for the silk threads in our nation's paper money. " I wonder why the notes have not been tested by some type of lab to get the make up of the papers composition ?[/QUOTE]
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