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I have a few CSA notes that are legit. This one looks similar however, it could have been aged to look like this. Let's let some real experts chime in ;-)
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I think it's a novelty note.
The Bill Collector
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I can't make out the serial number from the pics but I have seen lots and lots of old $1000 novelty notes with 8894 as the ser#. What is the number on that one?
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Serial 8894 btw I think my self it's fake but I don't know much !
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If it's # 8894 you now know for sure it's a novelty note.
The Bill Collector
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I went to a pro in bills today and he told me about this 8894 serial number but he also said that the paper on this note is the exactly paper used at the time so he asked me to live the bill with him and go back there in couple days to have a final and acurat answer ! Still has some hope , any updates I ll post here !
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Ricardocody, If your pro in bills thinks it's real I have one with the same kind of paper, he can have it for $ 100.00  The Bill Collector |
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The watches are very cool! How long have you had them?  |
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I went to a pro in bills today and he told me about this 8894 serial number but he also said that the paper on this note is the exactly paper used at the time He is not much of a "pro" if he cannot figure out that the note is a replica with nothing more than a two second glance, that is a common-as-dirt replica right down to the tell-tale artificially aged paper and 8894 serial. Also, think about this- why would there be a modern bank rubber stamp inking on the back of a note that is supposed to be 170 years old  Edited by biokemist6
04/25/2011 5:14 pm
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That day I went to 2 different people seeking for info on that bill the 1st said the whole story about the fakes with this serial number but he also said the paper looks real but could not say if was fake or not without spend some time with the bill but he was busy and couldn't The guy who I left the bill with is a coin collector not paper money collector but his partner is the one who's pro in bills ! I gave the coin expert the bill to pass to his partner who was not there so the bill ll be checked ! I'm working a lot these days and didn't have chance yet to get the bill back ! My own opinion is the bill is fake but I'm not expert so I did what I could to trying to help the bill's owner ; remember the bill is not my ! Anyway when I have time we ll know what we are sure ! For me don't really matter if is fake I'm not loosing any but would make me happy for my lady friend who the bill's belong to !
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04/25/2011 9:14 pm
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I really don't think the bill is a fake or a counterfeit. I don't think anyone made it up with the intention of fooling anyone into thinking that it was real.
It's nothing more than a novelty note, not much different than a Bill Clinton $ 3.00 bill.
The Bill Collector
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It is not a fake, it is a novelty replica. There is a big difference between the two- one is meant to be a clever deception while another is only for show and tell. That is why I say anyone with a cursory knowledge of currency should be able to see that it is indeed a replica. As a kid, I purchased one at a small town yard sale in the early 1980s but even as a budding YN I knew it was only a replica. Of course, that didn't keep me from flashing it around the grade school like I was a high roller  I had a good laugh this evening when I went to my local shop's Monday Night Bid Board. I was looking at the lots for next week when I came upon lot 57- it was good ol' 8894  |
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I've seen a few with advertising on the back of them for Pizza houses, Beer joints, etc, and some with nothing on the back so you could stamp your own thing on it, but still an obvious novelty note.
The Bill Collector
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04/25/2011 11:18 pm
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Rest in Peace
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Your "pro" wouldn't even make a good amateur. Even if the serial number 8894 should be all anyone needs to know, there are two major telltale signs.
With extremely rare exceptions, notes are printed on rag paper for flexibility and durability. That fake parchment crispy paper would last about two foldings before falling apart.
Most old currency was hand signed and numbered. Pen ink deteriorates, printing ink doesn't. Oddly enough, used genuine bills are easy to spot because the signatures and serial numbers fade to browns and reds, and heavy areas of pen ink often eat through the bill. Nice even black ink is a dead giveaway that everything was printed at once.
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Bill collector, Now, I have to find one of those Clinton notes to keep Ross company.  Good Day.   |
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