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blackjacknz New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 10/14/2018 10:41 pm Hi All I posted this about 4 years ago when I first received it when we were exchanging money for our USA trip, but never got a response on the forum. Was just cleaning out my off and found it again, so thought I would ask the question again in this section of the forum. Is this $1 note worth anything more with the smudges...or just worth face value? Edited by blackjacknz 10/14/2018 10:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff

westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7626 Posts	Posted 10/14/2018 10:57 pm Almost looks like a solvent smear. I would think it would be worth a few dollars over face value. Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12845 Posts	Posted 10/14/2018 11:42 pm IMO it wouldn't be worth your time to try to sell it but you could certainly give it a shot. I'd probably just stick it in a sleeve and keep it as a minor error note. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 10/15/2018 01:40 am It's interesting that the directions of the smears create a circle, roughly. I don't know if that means anything or not, just an observation. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
blackjacknz New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 10/15/2018 01:43 am Thanks for the replies....as I don't collect currency...I'm happy to pop it in the post if either of you are interested? Report this Post to the Staff
SteveInTampa Pillar of the Community United States 4637 Posts	Posted 10/15/2018 08:46 am I do not believe it is significant enough to deserve a premium. Smudges are not addressed in my error guide, smears yes but smudges no. I tried it myself with both lacquer thinner and acetone on a 2013 $1 and it smudged a little. Next I'll try my experiment with mineral spirits....since it's oil based, I expect more smudging. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/15/2018 10:53 am It's a spender in my view. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21630 Posts	Posted 10/16/2018 10:28 am The fact that the smudges go in different directions and that there is a smudge mark on the numbers leans toward something has happened after it left the printer, either intentional or not. It would be hard to prove it happened during the printing process. Edited by JimmyD 10/16/2018 10:29 am Report this Post to the Staff
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