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This is the best out of 7. Not looking very good, all of them. Looks like had been spilled with a lot of water and left to dry so it is rather crinkly. Just imagine a straight piece of paper, got spilled with water and left to dry and it becomes crinkly. Oh well, at least now my scanner's auto-crop works.   Minor folds on all corners except top left, but the top left looks like it's been hit. It's got some green stains (all 7 of the $2 bills have the green stains). It is firm but not very eye appealing because of the crinkles. I have read NOT to iron bills and so I won't try it. I'll knock it down a notch from the $1s. I guess this is EF tops. |
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I have read NOT to iron bills and so I won't try it. I've read that too, and don't quite know why...unless there's the fear of damage to the note? Either way, I know that PMG can detect if a note's been ironed... I get crinkles out of banknotes the old-fashioned way: put inside the pages of a volume of an encyclopedia and then stacking the rest of the volumes on top, and then leaving it sit for a couple weeks or so. Good luck! Edited by Groszy
05/04/2014 11:47 pm
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If what I read is right, then ironing a note will flatten out the intaglio and embossing. It can also burn/brown the note.
I personally wouldn't put a note in a book either. The book's paper might be acidic, and that doesn't sound like good news for numismatic items.
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If you press or iron a note, you flatten the embossing and devalue the notes, there is a good reason why these notes were deposited for face value.
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I don't think these notes were ironed. The intaglio and embossing are still there.
As of why these were deposited for face, the crinkly-ness and pretty battered edges I guess? Or the green stains? One even has a little tear on it. I don't remember which one, but one has.
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05/05/2014 12:02 am
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Canada
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Put the note into a note protector sleeve.... place sleeve into a very thick book and put the book away and let time do it's thing..
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I have some books just sitting there at the moment doing nothing now. I might try this on some of the $2s. One question, will the book flatten out the embossing too?
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A dry press will get out any minor creases or folds.. It MAY reduce the embossing... I have yet to see it happen but I don't want to say it wouldn't happen...
A heat press or wet press can be a bit more effective on the folds but a whole lot more damaging to the note fibers..
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I will try on one of the $2 bills when I have a protector sleeve.
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I will try on one of the $2 bills when I have a protector sleeve. I would suggest to leave it be. I can see the crinkles on the back of the note where it was wet... VF-25 |
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Too bad all the $2s are crinkly. This is the best out of all of them.
Why just leave them be? Aren't they in a non-collectible state by now?
I'll just pick out one crinkliest one, so I can see a difference if it makes one.
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