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New Member
Canada
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Hi all, just wanted to get some other opinions on whether this is a genuine error. What do you think?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Definitely an error but can't give anymore info as I have never seen it before. Maybe someone else can weigh in and help. Nice find though and welcome to the forum.  |
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New Member
 Canada
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Thanks for the welcome! Almost missed this error but glad it was caught.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Welcome to the forum nmsam!
It's a genuine error, and if I recall correctly I seen a similar one in an auction a few years ago. I would have to go back through some old catalogs to confirm that.
Nice find.
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New Member
Canada
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Thanks for the feedback! We were worried it might be a bad counterfeit or something of the sort so wanted to get some opinions here.
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Valued Member
Canada
491 Posts |
Very nice catch first time I've seen an error like that thanks for sharing |
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Valued Member
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Please show a picture of the back.
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Valued Member
Canada
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A $20 bill with a similar condition has been reported.
Unless the note is superbly crafted counterfeit, such a condition would be difficult to reproduce.
One thing to check to further support the authenticity would be to check the watermark of the portrait. The watermark can be seen when you raise the note to the light. If the water mark is inverted and close to the top then it adds to the authenticity of the note. If that is the case this condition is most likely caused by a sheet that was fed into the printing press in the wrong direction.
It is possible however that the note may still be authentic without such a transposition and if that is the case then this would not just be a printing error but an error in the production of the substrate as supplied to the Bank of Canada. I consider this to be of even greater significance.
Please share with us the location of the watermark and possibly a picture which you can take by holding the note against a light.
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Rest in Peace
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Seems to be some remnants...Maybe..? Robert  |
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New Member
Canada
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Will try to capture a picture of the note against a light for your analysis. Thanks for your comment!
And yes, I've seen and read about the news of the $20 note with the very same stripe error. I haven't seen any recent news about it though—does any one know about what happened to that note?
Edited by nmsam
07/27/2015 11:32 pm
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New Member
Canada
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Back of the bill.  |
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New Member
Canada
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Bill against the light.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Thank you for sharing the pictures. It would seem to me that there are many security elements that are legit. The thread (which is also on the wrong side), the number aligning from front to back etc.
Still cannot see the watermark in the photograph but perhaps it may just the way the light is falling on the image.
I would say this is note has all the elements of being a legit note. Good find.
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New Member
Canada
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We also cannot see the watermark from any angle where it is usually expected and nothing was located within the rest of the bill either. Might turn out that there are more errors to this bill...
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Valued Member
Canada
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I believe that the first step is to watermark the paper. The watermarked paper had to dry and cure. I don't think that this is done at the printers. This paper is then used in the making of the bank note.
You should really look hard for the watermark. It should be visible somewhere on the note.
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