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JayMay New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 1:07 pm Hi everyone! I have might be a bit of a silly question. I love collecting uncirculated banknotes from around the world. I have noticed that a lot of the paper notes in my collection contain this odd crease near the security strip. I have banknotes from multiple countries with this same exact indent. Does anybody know if theres a reason or name for this? Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188560 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 3:23 pm 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 3:23 pm Someone will hopefully have an idea. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
lettow Pillar of the Community United States 742 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 3:34 pm I believe it is referred to as a dimple. It is caused by the cutting blade when the sheets are cut. The security strip requires more force than the paper or polymer. They have been the subject of much discussion on the IBNS forum over the years. The consensus is that you can still call it UNC as it is "as made". Report this Post to the Staff
JayMay New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 4:02 pm Thank you everyone for your warm welcomes and insight! I appreciate it! Report this Post to the Staff
ShareBear Valued Member Canada 499 Posts	Posted 06/16/2021 11:16 am Hi JayMay. Yes it is called a dimple and yes it is caused by the security strip embedded in the paper. The note is considered uncirculated but it will not get a UNC-65 or higher. This is because in the same print run there will be other notes which do not have the dimple. Don't try to press it out that would only reduce the value of the note. A few years ago I went through all of my Canadian UNC notes and deposited the notes with dimples back to the bank. Report this Post to the Staff
walk2dwater Pillar of the Community Canada 2578 Posts	Posted 06/16/2021 5:23 pm with "ShareBear' and I believe Canada's Charlton catalogue refers to them as 'cutting cups' since they're concave & circular from the edge (most notable around the security threads). Most our notes get them: & I even seen a few with extra paper left which extended out around the strips on some Journey $5.00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUc8Kx5wCI4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LeYOYtSAoc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq1DlqkPHhE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PsCjxldIao Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12837 Posts	Posted 06/17/2021 12:37 am Great question, JayMay, and welcome to CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Orac Valued Member United Kingdom 150 Posts	Posted 11/09/2021 7:57 pm Later Republic of Ireland notes display this 'dimple' up to 2001 (Euro after that-bummer!). This is an interesting question as to when the dimple first appeared. I will have a look at my modern Irish notes (1977-2001) and see at what point they occur with dimples. I am fairly sure that it is a later occurrence. Report this Post to the Staff
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