Yellow Toned 1$ Bill

Thanks Buddy, Bryan and all who gave input about these stange phenomenas as to how these got their orange color.

I hope we can find out the truth. There must be something about the 69 series notes, and no other series or denominations. It has the same even color, and not distorted as bleaching would do. It would bleed through to the obverse. I have another 69 series, and also will try a later series, that I will set on the window sill to check out Buddys idea. Not sure how long it will take.

Always open to any new ideas.

garys64wildcat, I think it's great that you're going to try an experiment but don't forget the most important part --applying for a research grant.



Seriously, before and after photos, some notes about the length of exposure, ....it will be welcome information for anybody who ever finds another one of those discolored notes.

Badger Mint I think that's really interesting. I haven't found anything about it -- although I will admit that I haven't made a serious search effort so far.

But it seems so odd that the bills would have one type of ink on one side and a different type of ink on the other. Perhaps they are the result of a test of a new ink.

If it requires a chemical to remove the 'new' ink, then I wonder if it is something common that might be in laundry detergent or some other run of the mill chemical that a dollar might be exposed to.

John,
I have had this note since the 1970`s so not much smell to it. Whats a XRF test and who does them? I just got my interest in old coins and bills back after many years and found this forum and it seemed to have a good following of collectors with alot of good infomation and this bill was good one to ask about.

That's not a bad idea.

Try a university or museum. You never know...some grad student could be looking for a project and they all have to publish....

All right that might be a bit far-fetched, but you could ask. The worst they can do is say 'no'.

The manufacturer might do it for an acknowledgement in an article...maybe.

Thanks Mackwork, Buddy and all who replied,
Now the hunt goes on..I presume when I find one of these XRF machines that I would take a similar bill of the same series and compare the chemical analysis of the two bills and maybe one of a newer series also.

When I was at the table of a paper money dealer at the Philadelphia Whitman show today, a citizen came up with a dollar in hand to ask the dealer if the yellow back was anything of interest. I recalled this thread, and asked if it might be a 1969. It was.

This is interesting....