What Exactly Causes Pinholes On Older Notes?

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jmorgan Valued Member United States 88 Posts	Posted 07/03/2012 10:50 pm I've always just known to try and avoid buying notes with pinholes in them, but I just came to wondering how they got there originally. Are they literally from sewing pins? Thanks in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

Canadian-Banknotes Pillar of the Community Canada 4944 Posts	Posted 07/03/2012 11:24 pm The Answer: Pins. (Hence the name) I remember when I was a kid, I would pin notes up onto a cork board in my room. Edited by Canadian-Banknotes 07/03/2012 11:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
COMET Valued Member United States 223 Posts	Posted 07/04/2012 12:05 am There are worse thing that kids, and adults used to do. Pins, staples, tape you name it. Edited by COMET 07/04/2012 12:05 am Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 07/04/2012 12:09 am I was just looking through a few books on U.S currency and in the glossary they say it is the result of a 19th century practice of stitching notes together for safekeeping. Report this Post to the Staff
coinsearcher83 Pillar of the Community United States 1358 Posts	Posted 07/04/2012 07:53 am I've heard that before cash registers, merchants used to keep notes pinned by denomination behind the counter. Report this Post to the Staff
wquinn Pillar of the Community United States 2295 Posts	Posted 07/05/2012 11:23 am Pins and staples. But I think it is also from wear, since some pin holes are so tiny, it isn't from a pin at all. Report this Post to the Staff
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