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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 976433, member: 19065"]Well that's a relief to hear that prices haven't gone in two directions between specimen and non-specimen cards. Stable pricing is more to my liking. That 'specimen' label over the seal is just an atrocious eye sore. The entire point of these cards is to bring collectors closer to examining these elegant pieces of security engraving, minus serial numbers or other unique identifiers. It's a shame their solution couldn't incorporate some sort of 'invisible' UV ink or other modern feature to render the note more counterfeit-proof while not visually interrupting the original design. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have noticed the prices on the BEP store for FUN and ANA cards is quite steep in price and that instead of printing the note plates, they are ganging up several smaller vignettes nested in decorative graphics. I like that they are readily available new online or at the conventions but I'm not always a fan of the groupings of vignettes they choose to place together.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 976433, member: 19065"]Well that's a relief to hear that prices haven't gone in two directions between specimen and non-specimen cards. Stable pricing is more to my liking. That 'specimen' label over the seal is just an atrocious eye sore. The entire point of these cards is to bring collectors closer to examining these elegant pieces of security engraving, minus serial numbers or other unique identifiers. It's a shame their solution couldn't incorporate some sort of 'invisible' UV ink or other modern feature to render the note more counterfeit-proof while not visually interrupting the original design. I have noticed the prices on the BEP store for FUN and ANA cards is quite steep in price and that instead of printing the note plates, they are ganging up several smaller vignettes nested in decorative graphics. I like that they are readily available new online or at the conventions but I'm not always a fan of the groupings of vignettes they choose to place together.[/QUOTE]
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