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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silentnviolent, post: 1536523, member: 8797&quot;]These remind me of the first time I was duped in this hobby. I bought a note in a frame much like these, (passing up some authentic foreign currency) at a yard sale. When I brought it in I was told it was an artificially aged copy. Artificial aging of these notes is commonly done by, you guessed it, heat/fire. It browns the paper, makes it brittle and appear old. Aside from the ink on the note not matching in color with the example you found, the ink used for the signatures was different, and being lead based, this ink would age to yellow and more rusty colors. Hope that helps!</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: wow, sorry for the necromancy here <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I thought it was a new thread. Oh well![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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