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Steven49 Valued Member United States 65 Posts	Posted 08/20/2023 10:39 pm I hope someone in the forum can explain why this bill doesn't have a security strip. At first, I thought it was a gutter fold. I ruled this out because it doesn't continue the design on the two sides of the white area. I then thought the white area maybe a white marker or paint. I ruled this out. When I back lite the bill, I could see the white area. If this was paint, the area would be opaque and would appear as a dark line from the rear. Another observation, the bill folds at the white line which would indicate the absence of the security strip. There is a possibility that someone removed the strip, I could not find anyone on the internet that was able to remove it without cutting a portion of the bill. Is there a possibility that this bill left the mint without having the security strip applied? If this were the case, would the missing strip look like this? This does not explain why the bill wasn't printed over the white area. What do you think? This is a picture of the front with a light in the back. Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24947 Posts	Posted 08/20/2023 10:59 pm The security strip was removed after it left BEP. The raggedy edges are your best clue. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
publius Pillar of the Community United States 807 Posts	Posted 08/20/2023 11:00 pm It appears to me that the security strip somehow got caught, and tore out through the front of the note, taking the upper layer of paper with it. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 08/20/2023 11:43 pm If it had "never had the security strip", then the ink would be printed there in the gap where the strip was. That the ink is missing, clearly indicates the ink is still attached to the strip - wherever the strip has gone to. Someone has very carefully and deliberately disassembled this note, after it was printed - presumably after it left the BEP. Whether this was done for funsies, or to try to create a "fake printing error", is impossible to say. Exactly how it was done, I can't say either. It's an expensive thing to experiment with. My best guess is that it would be easier to do if the note was wet. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7613 Posts	Posted 08/21/2023 02:06 am A single edge razor blade and a steady hand is a good start to creating a faux error like this. Report this Post to the Staff
Steven49 Valued Member United States 65 Posts	Posted 08/21/2023 05:41 am Thank you for all the replies. I didn't realize that a security strip could be cut from the front without damaging the back. Report this Post to the Staff
SteveInTampa Pillar of the Community United States 4637 Posts	Posted 08/21/2023 07:05 am Quote: I didn't realize that a security strip could be cut from the front without damaging the back. I'm pretty sure you can remove the security strip from the front or the back without affecting the opposite side of the note. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/21/2023 08:50 am Definitely the case. Report this Post to the Staff
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