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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SteveInTampa, post: 1280756, member: 27107&quot;]Removing pencil marks on notes leaves evidence, especially when the pencil mark is on an area of the note that shows typical, honest wear. The entire area will become &quot;cleaner&quot; looking than the rest of the note. Skilled note doctors will chemically or mechanically clean the entire note improving how the note looks in photographs, but will inevitably ruin the notes originality. You can experiment with older common notes to get an idea of how it works, but trying it on a new, or almost new note will have totally different results. Writing in ink, or teller stamps are almost impossible to remove without a total lightening effect on the entire note, (all of the printed areas).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>BEFORE</b> photo of $100 note with teller stamp on right side;</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/mbwizkid/scan0002-6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>AFTER</b> photo with teller stamp removed, but note is now lighter in all printed areas.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/mbwizkid/scan0011-9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Almost all collectors would advise <b>against</b> cleaning, or pressing notes for originality sake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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