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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;funkee, post: 1465366, member: 37925&quot;]Hello all,</p><p><br /></p><p>I dropped by a currency/coin dealer today to pick up some archival sleeves. Turns out the ones I was using are PVC based, and I&#039;ve read that they don&#039;t bode well for long term storage.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I asked him for his opinion on why my 1907 $10 gold cert has such faded colors. He believes it was washed and possibly pressed, although I don&#039;t see indications of that.</p><p><br /></p><p>The serial number, the gold X, and the seal have lost a good deal of their original color. What makes me think that this note was not washed, is because the reverse of the note is still dark orange.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have heard that the orange inks used in the past do not age particularly well. </p><p><br /></p><p>What are some ways that the note could have lost it&#039;s color?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some pics:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu286/twidgetfitch/Money/9aa597c4.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu286/twidgetfitch/Money/9aa597c4.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu286/twidgetfitch/Money/9aa597c4.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu286/twidgetfitch/Money/c8101b83.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu286/twidgetfitch/Money/c8101b83.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu286/twidgetfitch/Money/c8101b83.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. The colors from the front of the note are actually lighter in real life than in the photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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