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Steve - I think he's showing a note that has been sliced like a hamburger bun.
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I think he's showing a note that has been sliced like a hamburger bun. Bingo   |
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That is indeed a worn out note!
No clue how it became separated like that.
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The old notes were printed on wet paper and they had a tendency to delaminate over time. Wear and tear has a way with paper. When we were kids we would try using a pocket knife to split notes into two halves. Nothing nefarious going on just trying to pass time and see if we could do it.
The old paper was quirky.
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I see it now.
I've seen it before on older notes but I've never really had any interest in this sort of stuff.
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No clue how it became separated like that. I didn't even think it was possible to split a note like that.  |
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Interesting. Some info from PMG: Splits are created over time by repeated folding along the same line. Splits gradually move along the fold, separating the paper as it weakens. Each edge of the split usually has the same amount of wear due to this gradual effect. Splits are most commonly seen in the margins or body of notes grading VF and below. However, it is not uncommon for a note of a higher grade to have splits if heavy folds are present. On notes grading higher than VF, graders believe that a comment may be necessary, depending on the severity of the split. Splits and tears are most commonly seen on early Legal Tender Notes, Treasury Notes, Interest Bearing Notes, Obsoletes and Confederate Issues due to the paper used for those types. The article goes further to discuss differences in splits vs tears. https://www.pmgnotes.com/news/artic...ts-vs-Tears/ |
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Thanks datadragon. That was from an article on the difference between a tear and a split. I guess I should have posted that but you got it covered. The question now, is there a market for this pair? I didn't see any examples that have sold.
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A good question. Below is another example found on ebay for sale at $99.95 currently unsold from the same 1935a series so it may be more common to have splitting in that era and perhaps helped along to fully split from there. https://www.ebay.com/itm/255964652078in this case it appears we are dealing with natural wear at least. In short, A split is an opening that can form along a fold of a bank note. Splits are sometimes seen on notes grading Fine and below due to heavy circulation and reduce the value of the note accordingly based on its condition it will be graded (or sold as). Maybe as a novelty? some casual collector would want it since its unusual to see a bill split in half that way. I wonder if there are any lowball currency collectors as its popular among coins, and certainly there are error or unusual currency collectors out there.  Also in general, apparently Collectors should be aware that counterfeiters will go to great lengths, even splitting coins or banknotes, in order to give the illusion that their work is actually a valuable collectible. The technology to accomplish this also does exist and is used by archival institutions to preserve very old paper documents that have printing on both sides. The split here into two uniface pieces was done right down the razor-thin edge of the note, possibly a chemical was used to help split them. So in those cases it should be graded to verify its a true error like those one sided notes (uniface). https://www.pmgnotes.com/news/artic...-5-piastres/Edited by datadragon
02/09/2023 11:09 pm
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I don't think "split" is really the correct term here -- that applies to where a fold separation has split a note. De-lamination is closer to the mark, but I don't believe currency paper is made from two sheets, just one single piece of paper.
This has to have been done manually. It seems very possible that these are two separate notes that have been carefully sanded down to remove one side, then attached to each other. And *then* that became de-laminated over time. But I can't imagine why you'd want to do this, apart from amusement. It certainly looks like it spent a lot of time in a wallet, so maybe it was part of a gag.
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