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Ironing Or Pressng Notes Effect The Value ?

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 Posted 02/25/2008  4:42 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Rainman to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi I'm a coin collector that has been lurking here and have learned a lot .Stupid question dose ironing or pressing a note to remove some wrinkles or to flatten it take away some of its value ?like cleaning a coin of low value one for a personal collection maybe OK .But rare or ones for resale not a good idea .

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 Posted 02/25/2008  5:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SecretGlitch to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'd leave it alone, it'd probably worsen the condition.
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I boutght a Legal tender 5 dollar note a few year ago at a flea market that looked really nice when I bought it but when I got it home it looked a little different. The next day it had wrinkles in it that want there when I bought it. I think it was ironed. So it might look good for a few hours but I think the wrinkles would come back
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 Posted 02/26/2008  03:41 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yes, washing, ironing or pressing a note is considered as bad among note collectors as cleaning, dipping or artificially toning a coin is among coin collectors.

If a note is creased or folded, the acceptable thing to do to flatten it out is to store it in some heavy books for a few weeks, or simply put it in a banknote album and let the banknote pages flatten it out.
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 Posted 03/01/2008  6:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jeremymh to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Putting a wrinkled/folded note in a heavy book works well for me.
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 Posted 03/01/2008  6:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jays-Dad to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Just be sure to remember which book you used before you have a garage sale!
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