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kintonium New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 2:57 pm I found this 5 Dollar Bill and noticed that the Serial Number prefix and the FR# do not coincide. Shouldn't the FR# be a 5 and not a six for an E prefix? (First post, sorry if I'm getting the terminology wrong.) Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188440 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 3:04 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
SteveInTampa Pillar of the Community United States 4637 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 3:25 pm Definitely, most certainly fake. No doubt about it. 100% Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 3:26 pm The SN#'s look odd. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
kintonium New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 3:28 pm Thanks everyone! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 4:13 pm Good eye! Report this Post to the Staff
SteveInTampa Pillar of the Community United States 4637 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 4:35 pm The serial numbers are the wrong font, the Treasury seal is not green, the center vignette of Lincoln's portrait is blurry and the serial number should start with an "F" instead of an "E". Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 5:54 pm Looks like it had a long life despite being a fake. Report this Post to the Staff
1847bill Valued Member United States 465 Posts	Posted 12/21/2023 9:36 pm It looks like it is printed on a foam board. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15432 Posts	Posted 12/22/2023 05:28 am to the CCF Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Blastenpene4 Pillar of the Community United States 959 Posts	Posted 12/22/2023 3:41 pm Looks like you paid $5 for an interesting find! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188440 Posts	Posted 12/24/2023 1:17 pm Quote: Looks like you paid $5 for an interesting find! A great way to look at it! 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
Sap Moderator Australia 16827 Posts	Posted 12/24/2023 6:23 pm Quote: Looks like it had a long life despite being a fake. Not necessarily. One of the oldest tricks in the counterfeiter's book is to "scuff up" your fakes, to make it seem like lots of people before you have accepted it. This has historically worked well with fake coins, it should work with fake notes too, so long as the method of "scuffing" does not help reveal the inferior printing quality. 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
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