€100 Banknote With A "w" Prefix

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walk2dwater Pillar of the Community Canada 2578 Posts	Posted 01/14/2022 5:18 pm I was drooling over some of the PMG Registry sets when I stumbled across their CHAT forum & a subsequent query by 'Graham' re: the mysterious 'W' prefixed €100. https://boards.pmgnotes.com/topic/4...ever-issued/ 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
redlock Pillar of the Community Germany 992 Posts	Posted 01/16/2022 02:25 am Quote: I will contact those places. Any response from the ECB or G&D yet? Report this Post to the Staff
nipper260968 New Member United Kingdom 10 Posts	Posted 01/16/2022 4:14 pm Ok so no response as yet from the actual manufacturer of the banknote. The experts at PMG have stated that "in their opinion" what I have is a very sophisticated forgery. I'm not too sure that it is an actual forgery. My only and main reason for saying this is "why on earth would a forger go to such extreme measures to produce such a forgery, only to then use a "non existent" prefix!!!! I'm sorry but it really doesn't make sense. I'm not giving up hope as yet. I really think that is a genuine note. I'll await the reply from the manufacturer I think Report this Post to the Staff
walk2dwater Pillar of the Community Canada 2578 Posts	Posted 01/16/2022 8:10 pm Quote: My only and main reason for saying this is "why on earth would a forger go to such extreme measures to produce such a forgery, only to then use a "non existent" prefix!!!! I'm sorry but it really doesn't make sense. - In short b/c criminals are stupid. I don't want to burst your bubble but I have seen several fakes, as a blackjack dealer in Vancouver & then from a collector friend. I also received a fake $20 myself & it had a completely non-existent prefix! At first I thought I had a factory test note (what every collector desires) & then I went over some of the security devices & some of them were missing (while others were 'off'). The friend with the fake collection told me that the forgers often get the font of the serial number wrong. How dumb is that? But, yes, probably the last thing they worry about. Anyway, good luck. Hope its not a fake! 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
Orac Valued Member United Kingdom 150 Posts	Posted 01/17/2022 2:20 pm This is a very interesting find. I would tend to go with the suggestion of an early Greek printage. I will be interested to learn what the ECB reply on it is. Don't send the note to them though! Report this Post to the Staff
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