1911 Green Line

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What would you grade this? I am horrible at it, and want to know if I got ripped off. Thanks

I would say you have a solid VF

The front is very clean and would lean towards a VF+ but the back shows more wear. Some of the margins are showing slight signs or fraying around the center crease as well as slightly rounded corners.

On the positive side the shadowing from the creases tell me this note is not pressed. The margins are wide (not trimmed) and the note is well centered.

Can you indicate what grade the note sold as?

I agree with kid_kc.

I would also say a VF+

Sold as VF+ for 600

Congrats on a very nice note. 

What about the small dot in the middle of the back? Or the mark on lady greys cheek? Do these bring the grade down?

I don't think that they would bring the grade down.

I didn't even notice the one on her cheek

The paper fabric looks like a strong VF to me. I would assign an overall grade of VF+ or possibly even VF-EF in view of the intense rich colours, the bold unfaded ink signature at the bottom left, and the unusually wide even margins. The only significant distraction is an apparent ink spot on the back at the bottom centre.

This note is of the scarcer Green Line variety and it comes from the very first print run (Series A).

This is a very nice original and unmolested note! Make sure that it stays that way!!

I would assign an overall grade of VF+ or possibly even VF-EF

I thought a VF+ and a VF-EF were the same thing?
I could be wrong

I thought a VF+ and a VF-EF were the same thing? I could be wrong.

According to the grading scales used by American third-party grading companies, VF is a very "wide" grade that goes all the way from VF-20 to VF-35 (a 15 point difference) whereas EF is a very "narrow" grade that only goes from EF-40 to EF-45 (a 5 point difference). As I see it, a VF+ would probably correspond to a VF-25 whereas a VF-EF would probably be more like a VF-30. However, this is merely cutting hairs and other factors such as originality, uniformity of cleanliness and wide even margins are more important to me personally.
 
 

Ok, Thanks.

Im always happy when I learn more about paper money 

This note has a book value of about $700 or $800