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Valued Member
United States
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Does anyone else have one of these FRN's Bill Collector  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have to say I don't have one like that ...but I think it is pretty interesting
Does the paper feel right?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are you referring to the small green stamps above the signatures?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Maybe I should have asked .. Is it counterfeit or just stamped that
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4212 Posts |
My guess it's a genuine note that someone fooled with. I believe it would have been destroyed. Certain collectors would pay a premium for such a piece. Let's hope this isn't a fad.
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Valued Member
 United States
486 Posts |
Yes,
The paper feels right and looks right, but I cant see any fibers in it with a 5 X eye loop. I'm not sure if it's a counterfeit or not, if it's a counterfeit it's a very good one, but why would anyone make a counterfeit $ 1.00 ?.
If I could find another one and it had the same serial number then we would know for sure.
I've had it a long time and have never seen another one.
I'm going to put the Photo on a few other currency sites hoping that someone has seen one before.
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United States
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I have to agree. The note looks real. I think some one with too much time on there hands stamped this note.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@The Bill Collector,
Under 5x magnification my focal point would be on the sharp clean engraving lines on the entire note, and not the red and blue fibers that seem to be less in recent years (IMO)...
All the engraving should be uniform with even lines, etc., and do a side-by-side examination with what you know is a genuine note for line comparison...
I set my zoom level to 500% to check your note and found the photo too fuzzy to examine, but my gut feeling is that this is a genuine note do to no rips or tears on the numerous existing creases, and besides, who is going to have a stamp "made in japan"...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If someone wanted to have fun with "stamps" they should make a "backed by China" stamp, since they owe them so much in "loans".
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I am sure your FRN is perfectly legitimate, it is the equivalent of a WheresGeorge.com stamp. Back in the 1980s, Japan was purchasing large amounts of Treasury debt and also on a real estate buying spree. I would imagine that this stamp is a bit of a protest in regards to those actions by Japan.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes Nickelman,
It's the same bill that I posted a few years ago, thought that maybe there were a bunch of new members that may have seen one, I still have not seen or heard of another one. I'm still not sure it's a real bill but it sure looks like one, just don't know why it's stamped the way it is.
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Pillar of the Community
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10 to 1 it is just a joke.
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Your probably right Nickelman, I just thought maybe a bunch of them were stamped and someone else had seen one.
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Pretty strange. I've never seen nor heard of one. Good luck in finding the answer. Is it worth posting on where's george? http://www.wheresgeorge.com/I did a search on it and nothing came up on that serial #. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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You have to remember that this is a 1988 note that was most likely stamped in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Coupled with the fact that the average lifespan of a $1 FRN is about 2 years, the survival rate of circulated stamped bills is bound to be pretty low 20+ years later.
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