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ZZZ New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 05/22/2014 7:00 pm Hello, I have no experience in collecting or defects. I am glad such a forum exists for those like me who are curious about a defect and don't know where else to turn. I am wondering if what I found is a known defect, and how it might have occurred? I got this bill from my bank's ATM and noticed the protruding paper bit which is seemingly stuck to the bill by the security stripe. I pulled it gently but it is firmly anchored. I was tempted to tear it off, but didn't. The back shows no damage so it seems to have come from another source. There is a tiny ink mark on the left facing side of the defect near the base. It does not seem to have interfered with the printing on the bill. Obvious question from a novice: is there any extra value to a collector for this bill? Thanks in advance for any sage advice. Report this Post to the Staff

Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 05/22/2014 9:08 pm Never saw one like that. According to the serial number charts on USPaperMoney.info, that note was printed in Sept. of 2012. So that's old enough that it could be damaged. But it is odd. Report this Post to the Staff
ZZZ New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 05/22/2014 9:47 pm That's what is strange, the bill itself is doesn't look damaged; maybe the separate small piece got torn from another bill somehow when the security strip was attached? Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 05/23/2014 2:44 pm Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. As I eas studying the puctures, you can see something covering up some of the letters in the mootos (hundred, united). This ciuld likely be an error. Report this Post to the Staff
ZZZ New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 05/23/2014 4:46 pm Thank you for your observation TypeCoin. I looked again more carefully after your comment, this time without contacts, and you were right! Turns out the flap was actually folded over on itself; with the new pictures you can clearly see it is from the bill itself, and was printed on. It is not missing paper on the back, so I guess you would call it a "partial tear" by the security seal undercutting the paper. Report this Post to the Staff
Fox Pillar of the Community 708 Posts	Posted 05/23/2014 9:41 pm This is VERY old news. The three parts where the paper goes over the new $100 bill's blue "Motion" strip is NOT bonded to the paper. There are older threads where people have stuck safety pins through ALL three spots at once, where the paper covers the strip. I've never tried to tear the paper off, but I have tried to slightly tear the Motion strip itself, just to see how strong it is, and I could not tear it. So I wonder what is going to happen when thet shread all of the older $100s when they become old. Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5205 Posts	Posted 05/23/2014 10:30 pm Benn there done that the first time I got one. Someone else here posted the trick here first (I am not the originator and give props where props are due) Report this Post to the Staff
ZZZ New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 05/23/2014 11:14 pm Thanks to all for the explanation. I did not realize the paper actually covers and hides the "one piece" blue strip in three spots. Back into the wallet... Report this Post to the Staff
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