Raw $1 Educational Note

Let's start with reverse pics before we go any further.

Buyer beware. There's usually a reason that a $2,500 note isn't in a graded holder. If I couldn't examine it in person, I'd leave it alone.

I agree with Steve- any note of that value should be in a holder PCGS or PMG. I see notes like this that are not certified and that, some of the times, reveals that its been PRESSED.

The note is raw. I had included pics of a graded note in this post to use as a comp.

The seller has a 14 day return policy but I'm not very confident in my own ability to ascertain any issues other than looking for folds, pinholes or checking to see if anything has been trimmed by comparing against another note.

I think I'll just pass and leave raw notes like this to the more knowledgeable collectors. In my hands it is starting to feel more like gambling than anything else.

At least the good thing is that I'm slowly learning more about currency collecting and that I'm not getting in over my head (I think) . When I first started collecting not too long ago it was kind of a ready, fire, aim situation but since then I've at least learned a few things.

There's always more to learn though. I will definitely try to make it out to the annual Money Show near me this winter because I remember there were some currency folks that had a table there when I went a few years back prior to getting hooked on paper money. They seemed more than willing to spend time talking to and educating others.

I don't think it's possible to compare these two images for color values since they were taken with different equipment.