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Bedrock of the Community
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Starting with the 1937 series, there are 7 numbers in the serial number.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Jimmy, or anyone, do you know if the serial number on 1937 banknotes was stamped on each note separate to the printing process? That's always been my impression and why I think in this example the manually stamped red ink would be more susceptible to laundry bleach.. Another possibility is lye soap. In those days gone by, I'd imagine that either was much harsher than anything in today's "safe" laundry products. Regardless, as I recall red is also the colour that most easily fades.
I have 3 1954 $1 banknotes, each somewhat a different colour. Unless they were die errors, which I doubt, that's also the explanation that seems most reasonable to me - an old time accidental chemical wash in a laundry tub.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Yes wildflower
Printing the number is the last process after the sheets of bills have been printed. (In this case by a method known as "Intaglio".)
The numbers would have been applied by letterpress with counters which would change the number after each impression.
There would have been two different inks used because of the two different printing processes
which might account for the fading of the numbers.
Edited by JimmyD
10/25/2015 2:29 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Jimmy, that makes sense - thanks for the explanation! I always like to try to understand how coins or banknotes were produced, especially in days of yesterday and prior to technological advances.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thank you all for your replies, insights, and ideas. The note will just remain a mystery for the ages.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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At the CBN "Have a good shift Bill. Thanks Gordo! by the way , the Canadians are going to lose tonight! ha!
Whatever Bill . When dont the Leafs lose. Oh ya, did you get the red ink?"
Ah sugarloaf! No I forgot
Did ya run anything?
I dont think.... maybe . I dont know!
Ah heck. Its Canada day tomorrow anyways,no one's gunna be here .Dont worry about it.
Ya, I guess.No harm, No foul.See ya later.
Yup,see ya"
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11/22/2015 12:36 am
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Pillar of the Community
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If anyone tried the silly puddy removal, which seems possible, please post results.
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Pillar of the Community
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With the aid of some high powered LED lighting I've been able to determine the serial #: M/N 4249471 that would make it a BC-21d or it could be M/N 1249471The first digit of the number on the left looks like a ' 1 '; while the first digit of the number on the right looks like a ' 4 '. Thanks to everyone for all your thoughts, opinions, insights and sharing. Appreciate all.  Edited by techwriter
11/30/2015 5:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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A mismatched serial number would be nice, but highly unlikely.
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Pillar of the Community
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I apologize to all as I did not mean that the serial numbers were 'mismatched'. What I wanted to say was that I could not determine the actual first digit, only what they appeared to be. I'm sure both first digits are the same just cannot distinguish them correctly. Sorry for the confusion.
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Pillar of the Community
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I know that's not what you meant, sorry if it sounded like I didn't.
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Numisma, no problem. I wasn't real clear in my post about the serial number anyway.
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