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New Member
Hong Kong
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Grants and Your B. Franklin have same expression though. If we compare yours to the other 100, that B. Franklin is really happy. Interesting.
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New Member
United States
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I took the bill to a coin collector this afternoon. It is definitely not a watermark of Franklin NOR of Grant. The facial features are very similar to the older watermark of Grant but the hairline is not similar. There is a beard on the watermark that I have that isn't too clear on the photo. The coin collector says it is DEFINITELY a real bill, it has the security thread that is authentic, the ink is authentic, the microprinting and color shift ink are all there also. He advised me to just spend it or put in bank, there is nothing wrong with it, I need the money, and he said it wouldn't be worth very much more than $100 if it is a printing error.
Does anyone have advise on how to go about researching if there were similar printing errors? Mine can't possible be the only one IF it is a true error. I really don't want to talk to the bank who gave me the bill because I still feel there might be a chance it is one of those supernotes from N. Korea or Iran or wherever. The supernotes supposedly have microprinting, the security strip, etc., similar paper composition.
If I just take it back to the bank I received it from, and the bill has the teller's fingerprints, and they conclude it is in fact a supernote, is the teller's fingerprints enough proof that they actually passed me the bill?
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United States
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United States
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I know a collector who would pay handsomely for a confirmed supernote.
Since you are so convinced it is some kind of error send it to be graded to end the suspense.
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New Member
United States
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Lettow, thank you for your comments. I am not a collector and just happened across this bill. Do I send it to PCGS for grading? There seems to be a lot of websites and agencies about grading and I'm clueless about the process. Is that the best place to send it to? Will they send back my bill if it is a supernote, or do they legally have to submit it to the Secret Service? I'm on the fence about whether it is a printing error or a high quality counterfeit. The coin collector today said it's definitely legal currency; he said the microprinting and security thread can't be counterfeited. However, there are lots of forum posts on this website about supernotes. I asked him if it could be a supernote and he asked what a supernote was, ha ha, so I'm not really confident of his assessment.
I'm not an expert on this at all and really appreciate the comments I have received. I would love to take it somewhere or send it off to be graded, as people have said, but I don't want to lose custody of it. I would love to have a supernote, just for show and tell, or better yet if I could sell it and be paid "handsomely." But I'm hesitant to show it to anyone who will be legally required to confiscate it.
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Valued Member
United States
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Contact me: *** Edited by Staff - Please Review the rules that you agreed to when you registered. ***. I deal immensely in currency, and I can maybe identify it if you send me some hi-res photos. |
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United States
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This is interesting.  |
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New Member
Thailand
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I know this is a very old thread, but I just came across it as I was googling for, yes, a $100 bill with a frowning face, pointy nose Franklin watermark.
I have exactly what Genevieve has. The watermark is identical to the one she posted. No idea where I received it, but when I noticed the watermark, it was strange enough to do some research. Haven't taken it to the bank yet.
So Genevieve...if you are still following this, did you find out what the deal was with yours?
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Valued Member
United States
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It first looked like a different image of franklin to me. Then I tipped my screen to an angle and can see why people say its grant. It's almost a hybrid of the two.
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Valued Member
United States
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So, I did a little research for you. Look into the IRAN SUPERNOTES....apparently our plates were sold to iran and other countries and fake bills were made. They were then laundered through other countries until they made it back to the U.S....Apparently you can not identify a real bill from these supernotes.
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United States
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I think you are trying to convince yourself into seeing something that is not there. The watermarks on $100s vary on purpose, this is done intentionally by the BEP -- sort of like a check digit. Look at a pack of $100s and you will see a variety of slightly different watermarks. I liken them from a happy alert Franklin to one that looks like he just ate some bad fish.
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New Member
Thailand
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Well, to me, it really is something different than anything I have seen before insofar as Franklin watermarks: the closed eyes, the very different pointy nose, and sort of an angry smile. Here is a closer shot of the watermark:  |
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New Member
United States
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My dad just told me about a $100 bill he got about 6 years ago that was yet to be in circulation that had an oddity to it. The Watermark doesn't actually look like a watermark at all, but instead like an actual print of a face where the watermark would be. The face doesn't exactly look like Franklin either.
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United States
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New Member
United States
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Ive actually run into one before. Take it to the bank. Let them run it through their machine to test its reality. If thry say its real. Its an error of someone other than franklin(grant? Lincoln? Roosevelt?) HOWEVER... if the bank says its not real..then your mom has been holding a counterfeit. Which SOME collectors will buy but not for face value but much lower... be ause its just interesting to add to a collection. Good luck. Mine was a counterfeit
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