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david29 Valued Member United States 432 Posts	Posted 11/12/2012 2:41 pm I am not big into currency but tonight I am viewing a coin collection that has a lot of old notes. Mostly large notes from what I gather. From what I understand some of them may have gotten wet in the past and they have waves in them when they dried. Supposedly they are still crisp like a new bill just with the waves. What type of decrease in grade would be expected if a note was say AU-unc then got wet and then dried? Thanks for any input. Report this Post to the Staff

nicscoin Valued Member 107 Posts	Posted 11/12/2012 2:49 pm depends what kind of stains were left behind from being wet Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/12/2012 2:52 pm I have heard that you can put notes in between pages of a heavy book and in time it will smooth out the note. Do not iron them, it will decrease any potential value. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
david29 Valued Member United States 432 Posts	Posted 11/12/2012 2:55 pm John I have heard this also. Has anyone here ever done this? Nicscoin from what I hear only one has stains. Report this Post to the Staff
starbuxinvestor Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 616 Posts	Posted 11/12/2012 3:12 pm From what I understand because of the paper used on some earlier bills it is natural for them to have waves and if the waves are result of the normal printing process it should not change the grade. My question would be does the person know if these bills actually got wet and dried or are they just guessing. Edited by starbuxinvestor 11/12/2012 3:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
david29 Valued Member United States 432 Posts	Posted 11/12/2012 3:28 pm The person I talked to said they had gotten wet and were laid out to dry. Report this Post to the Staff
david29 Valued Member United States 432 Posts	Posted 11/12/2012 3:30 pm John, I will post some Pics if I am able to purchase anything. I am really interested in seeing some of the late 1700's coins that were described to me over the phone. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/12/2012 4:42 pm david29, By all means post pics of the notes and coins if you can,i would really like to see them. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
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