Error?1953 A $5 Dollar US Note......with Yellow Seal?

I wondered that too. Next to the VF Red seal, it looks lighter, but it looks fine to me under a microscope for the amount of wear it has.

Wouldn't it be hard to wash the black away without effecting the Gold?

Also, don't know of any other note with that configuration of Gold ink on the seal and the serial.

1928 Gold Certs have seals on the left, North Africa Notes have blue serials, and much larger seals.

Thanks lettow, I hadn't heard of this alteration before.

http://reviews.ebay.com/YOUR-MONEY-...000016577495

Glad I didn't spend any extra money as it was in a bulk lot.

Don't know why I didn't see it before. The top of the seal still has a little bit of red in it.

The scam part is when people list them on eBay and claim they are errors.

Looks as someone was trying to make it look like one of the North Africa WWII notes made in 1934-35)


The North Africa notes were not made until 1942-43 for the invasion of North Africa in WWII.