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New Member
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Its that damned blue ink I say.
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New Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have no clue about your note but I can state that you are the first person I have ever seen to weigh currency. I have never given any thought to variation in paper stock weight but I think you found something interesting  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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There are a couple of reasons it could be heavy. Neither is going to make you happy.
One: It's fake.
Two: Look up how to repair old paper/maps/books.
I don't know enough about the variance tolerated in paper production to say for certain that it's one of those two things.
Keep it and keep weighing what you collect. The answer may become apparent with more data.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I agree with biokemist6 and I'd ask why did you decide to weigh it?
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New Member
United States
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I weighed it because it was thick in my hand compared to other notes.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I raise the same question because I am a new member with a similar note. My testing suggests mine is genuine, but I'm not absolutely certain. My dollar is series 2009. It weighs 1.4g instead of 1.0g
and it is .0065in thick instead of .0043.
I also weighed mine because it felt so thick. The only response I have had from some others is to submit it for grading. I was hoping members here may have come across the same thing. From looking at previous replies to this thread, it doesn't appear to have been the case. Perhaps bumping this thread up may bring more replies. The logical thought to me was that it was sprayed by some sort of clear coating or maybe it was saturated in some liquid substance then dried. Analysis does not suggest anything other than an original note and not being tampered with after it was made.
I want to thank the O.P. for this thread because it gave me a place to inquire about my own heavy and thick dollar.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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After two years I was hoping someone else may have come up with info on the too thick and too heavy dollar bills topic. I have better measures on mine now. It weighs 1407mg compared to 957mg for an ordinary note. It is .015mm thick compared to .012mm. I do see a difference under UV light. I wonder if the thicker one soaked up too much ink because there are prominent darker blotches compared to a smooth even coloring on the normal note. Maybe it's spray starch and nothing that would happen during the printing process at all? Just don't know.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I can see someone faking a 1935 or a 1935A Hawaii or a 1935A North Africa; but a 1935F (especially one with weak margins)? Unlikely.
US paper money (which is not paper), is made up of cloth/cotton fibers. The tolerances of the stock in a "paper" press are going to be much greater than that of a coin press. The note looks genuine from the photo supplied.
What other UNC notes did you compare this to? Same series?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just noticed mine is 5mm longer than other bills.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@Albert,
At 1.407 Gram's, it sounds like you also have a good scale...
When I get a chance, I'll weigh some of my Silver Certificates on my scale and see what the results are... I also have a good scale made for weighing Gemstones,, The only challenge will be placing the Note on the little gemstone dish without folding the Note..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well, if you think it might be fake have your bank submit it to the Secret Service for determination.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes I can measure small values very well.
I don't think the bill is a fake at all, so there's no point in turning it in.
The ink is attracted to an N52 magnet. The microscope reveals details no different than a normal bill.
It's just a little longer, thicker and weighs more than a normal bill.
I was hoping someone here could suggest any known reasons why or how this could have been made this way and perhaps should have been caught in production but was let out as an error.
I may experiment on a few regular dollars by spraying matte finish Polycrylic, spray starch or adhesive to see if they come out with a similar thickness and weight. But that still doesn't account for being 5mm longer.
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