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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;oldbucks, post: 338224, member: 10204&quot;]Last week at the weekly Heritage auction, I purchased a Fractional Currency 2nd Issue $.50 Fr. 1317. I was happy to buy it, receive it, admire it.....and scan it...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As I was scanning the note, something didnt look right about George Washington. It looked as if he had a face make over. I took a closer look at the fonts, mumbled a few explatives and was convinced, it was a counterfeit.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What makes this interesting is that the note was certified by PMG as Choice AU58 EPQ. A nice grade in my opinion, that I was thinking saved me hundreds. The note is so well centered, but you take a look at what I saw</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Portraits of George Washington. Notice the shape of the face. That was the first indication.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>real </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://oldbucks.com/currencypic/GW1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>fake</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://oldbucks.com/currencypic/GW2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The next sequence of scans are from the upper right side of the Obverse. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>real</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://oldbucks.com/currencypic/GW1b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>fake</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://oldbucks.com/currencypic/GW2b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Look at:</p><p>the &quot;States&quot; ,</p><p>then on the left side, the scroll work,</p><p>then the beading around the &quot;50&quot;.</p><p>The engraved lines in general are not sharp as they should be. Second the engraved fonts do not have the same balance of white and black areas.</p><p>Other parts of the note showed similar differences. ie the Locomotive, cargo and mule.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I did not even try to do an analysis on the reverse</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Since this PMG Graded.....this is a perfect case of &quot;buy the note and not the holder&quot; It stumped, PMG, Heritage and at first me, but then In my due diligence, I found it. And have been receiving some nice offers for it. Sorry I am keeping it!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Jeff</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here are pictures of the note.....hey its got an EPQ designation too!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://oldbucks.com/currencypic/GW3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Real Fr.1317</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://oldbucks.com/currencypic/GW1a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Counterfeit Fr. 1317</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://oldbucks.com/currencypic/GW2a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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