Posted 08/22/2013 8:53 pm
Yep, they're replicas, sorry. They soak the paper in vinegar to make it turn brown like that. My dad brought be back a couple of sets of these things when he visited Virginia back in the 1990s. The envelope they came in proudly boasted that they "look old and even feel old!". When I first got them, you could still smell the vinegar on them.
Various websites, such as this one, publish lists of serial numbers of known faked old notes to compare your notes with. In this case, the "unknown number" New York $10 and the New Jersey 18d numbered 8418 are both listed.
Various websites, such as this one, publish lists of serial numbers of known faked old notes to compare your notes with. In this case, the "unknown number" New York $10 and the New Jersey 18d numbered 8418 are both listed.
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