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I got a 1950 ten, upside down flag on the back. It was made befor the reserve noticed the error and the flag is most deffinitly upside down. Anyone know the value of this very rare peice ?
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New Member
United States
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 Can you post a picture |
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Puerto Rico
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 United States
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Edited by John1
11/07/2014 9:11 pm
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United States
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I remember being told back in the 1960's that the reason the flag was upside-down was due to the stock market crash of 1929 and the Nation was in turmoil, the note also showed the vintage cars from that time period.
My father lived through the depression and I remember him saying how bad it was.
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New Member
 United States
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I can't post a pic I have no way of doing so. The flag is upside down however. And really Broken-Coin that's a interesting statement about the flag. Do you know how many of these bills were printed in that mannor,, upside down ? Or does anyone ?
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United States
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The flag is not upside down. The way the flag is waving makes it look that way.
All 10$ bills from that era "look" that way.
Also, the old car on those bills is a mix of different models. The Treasury did not want to promote one car maker over another.
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Australia
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I am not familiar with American notes, but your post got me interested. So, I looked for a 1950 $10, and found this one - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/US-10-DO...em35dfc8a2a0my impression is that the flag in that pic is unrecognizable. Not what I'd call a great example of engraving ! |
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United States
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New Member
United States
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Thanks for the feedback, has anyone else heard of this error? The treasuary messing up a few of the bills and correcting the error when they relized the flag was upside down ?
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New Member
United States
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I already got offered quite a large amount for the bill, 10's of X's the face value, so I'm curious to why such a intrest in this note ? Does anyone know anything that hasent already been said 100 X, please and Thank You
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Rest in Peace
 United States
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If someone offered you 10's of times face for it, take it quickly. If you read and paid attention to the earlier references, you have a normal bill.
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New Member
United States
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If anyone knows anything about this bill that hasen't already been mentioned befor please let me know or feel free to E-mail me anytime, Thank You
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United States
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What more information are you looking for?
You have been told it is not an error and that all the notes from that period look the same.
You have been told that it was intentionally made that way as a sign of distress because of the Depression.
In neither case is it an error. (FWIW, I looked through the Error Note Encyclopedia and it does not mention this anywhere. Apparently the author of that book has never heard of it either).
Since you refuse to show a picture of your note it is impossible for anyone to determine whether 10x face or 100x face or eleventy hundred million dollars is a reasonable price for your note.
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If someone offered you 10's of times face for it, take it quickly. If you read and paid attention to the earlier references, you have a normal bill. Not the best advice.. you can do better! There's more to life than just getting a quick and easy dollar.. there's integrity.. Hopefully you never meet a dealer with the same scruples as you have suggested... or you may end up with a fake in your own collection. |
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United States
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If some idiot offered you 10x for it you better take the money and run.
There is no shortage of stupid nor a shortage of old $10 bills with "an upside down flag". There is ZERO interest in your bill from collectors with a true knowledge of errors. Anyone that buys it on the pretense that it is a genuine BEP error is gonna be seriously disappointed when the truth is exposed.
You came here looking for answers. We give them to you. Argue all you want. You'll lose.
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