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New Member
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Forgive me if my description is a bit strange... going to explain the best I can....I have a $1 dollar bill that has a '$20' security strip on the outside of it. common? rare? worth anything?
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Moderator
 United States
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 to CCF, If you scan it and post a photo here it would help a lot. If it's real it is not common and would be worth more then face value. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If the security strip is on the outside of the bill, then I would have to say it is altered since the security strip is internal to the currency paper(linen). Of course,  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Plus, $1 bills would not have a $20 security strip. Even if it did, it would also have the watermark for Jackson, too. Sound like someone had a bit of fun with a strip and a bottle of super glue.
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New Member
 United States
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biokemist6 like I said.. it is on the outside of the bill.... however... as much as I agree it has been altered, my thoughts is it was a mistake made inside the mint because how can it be altered 'outside' of the mint considering you cannot just buy these 'strips' on the street? well you can't on the streets where I live...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 is that scotch tape keeping the strip on the note? Yeah, even though you can't buy it, you can certainly take it out of a $20 using a scalpel and tweezers. That however, would mutilate the note and might cause it to be rejected as a counterfeit (the 20) |
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New Member
United States
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so I am gathering... worth a buck.. no more no less
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Moderator
 United States
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Yep it's worth a buck. But an interesting find nonetheless. How is it sticking to the note?
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Moderator
United States
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What would happen if you put it in a bill changing machine, would it be detected as a one or a twenty? John1 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would think it'll still be detected as a $1 because it senses the design, not that much the security strip.
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New Member
United States
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i guess it is sticking with tape.... the dollar was given to me by a cashier when tendering change.... so.... I think I might just have to give it back to her when grabbing my coffee in the morning.
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Posted 07/14/2009 6:07 pm
