1976 $2 Bills: Ink Melting And Smearing

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rm80902 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/09/2018 10:37 am I purchased several $2 bill in 1976 (a series) and placed them in a cedar jewelry box for safekeeping...would like to see if anyone can explain why the ink on the bills started "melting"/"pooling"/"smearing" not too far past time of purchase. Still have them in a jewelry box after all these years and they are still "sticky" to the touch....Talked to bank where I purchased at that time and they had no explanation...only wanted to buy them back from me for face value...I decided to hold onto them in case the error from mint might be more valuable someday. .Anyone ever see this? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/09/2018 10:52 am to CCF. First thing that came to my mind is cedar oil/fumes. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21601 Posts	Posted 11/09/2018 10:55 am To the CCF. If the notes were OK when you put them in the box, then it cannot be an error from the printer. (Mints produce coins, banknotes are printed) There is no extra value as it happened after they were printed, just classed as damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/09/2018 12:15 pm Look what cedar fumes do to moths! to the Paper Money Forum! Report this Post to the Staff
rm80902 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/09/2018 1:10 pm Thanks for replies. Have watched a documentary or two about the thorough testing our paper bills go through and just didn't know that you could actually melt the ink off the bills! Wow. Lesson learned. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188130 Posts	Posted 11/10/2018 12:17 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
scopru Pillar of the Community United States 5029 Posts	Posted 11/10/2018 07:25 am to CCF. Report this Post to the Staff
carmykle Pillar of the Community United States 2448 Posts	Posted 11/10/2018 1:15 pm I had no ideal that could occur. Thanks for posting. Report this Post to the Staff
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