Canadian 1954 $1.00 Bill, Devils Face With Huge Ink Smear On Reverse.

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yontan Valued Member United States 292 Posts	Posted 05/05/2020 7:51 pm I need some help here. the bill is slightly circulated, in nice EF condition. Turn it over, and it's a mess. I have looked at it many times, and this time I took closeup pictures. To me, it looks as if rollers got slathered with some ink and picked up residue from other bill edges, including threads usually present in bills of that time. The pictures will show threads ( usually white or colorless) from the unaffected front , and they match the threads shown in the jumbled mass of ink and threads on the reverse. Many of the threads in affected and unaffected areas are part of the bill, and project up off the bill. I need some feedback from knowledgeable collectors. Report this Post to the Staff

john100 Pillar of the Community Canada 5324 Posts	Posted 05/05/2020 7:57 pm Send it to BCS for about 20 bucks, either you have 2 bucks or couple hundred bucks Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/05/2020 8:12 pm I've certainly never seen anything like it. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9862 Posts	Posted 05/05/2020 9:54 pm It's damage. The "ink" is coincidental with the creases and folds. There were no folds or creases when the note was printed. The note is barely VF, "ink" stains notwithstanding. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9157 Posts	Posted 05/06/2020 09:16 am Your title says a $1 bill but you are showing a $2 note. But it is a devils face. Report this Post to the Staff
yontan Valued Member United States 292 Posts	Posted 05/06/2020 3:40 pm DBM, you're correct. I hadn't noticed that. Therefore it could not have happened at the time the bill was produced. Thanks. and mcshilling, I was a little hasty when posting. It is a $2.00 bill. Thank all of you for helping to clear it up. Report this Post to the Staff
john100 Pillar of the Community Canada 5324 Posts	Posted 05/06/2020 3:45 pm Can you carefully scrape off any of the smear? Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 01/29/2021 11:38 pm Seem to be a folded note which took humidity, more water soak at one point. the ink due to the processes of slow drying expand. If we look at the traces from the prospectus of the the half not left and wright, they are symmetric. No printer fault. Paper show at 300x like was posted show an expansion, Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 01/29/2021 11:42 pm Seem to be a folded note which took humidity, more water soak at one point. and the ink due to the processes of slow drying expand. If we look at the traces from the prospectus of the the half note left and right, they are symmetric. No printer fault. Paper show at 300x(third photos). (like was posted show an expansion of the fiber) Report this Post to the Staff
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