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General => What's It Worth? => Topic started by: Typescore on December 05, 2010, 01:31:57 am

Title: 1935 $25 French Bill
Post by: Typescore on December 05, 2010, 01:31:57 am
The banknote is strong but has two stains on the top that also goes to the back on the note.  Discoloration on both sides especially in the front.  Minor scratches at the bottom middle edge.  The design and writing is very clear.  The back is better color then the front.  The small stain you see in the front are at the same spot at the back of the note  Has been graded has fine 12 by PMG but is it really?  or lower grade?
Title: Re: 1935 $25 French Bill
Post by: Typescore on December 05, 2010, 02:33:51 am
Forgot the pics here they are

(http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8428/img0102i.th.jpg) (http://img263.imageshack.us/i/img0102i.jpg/) (http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6066/img0103ko.th.jpg) (http://img89.imageshack.us/i/img0103ko.jpg/)
[edit]Converted HUGE images to thumbnails. --BWJM[/edit]
Title: Re: 1935 $25 French Bill
Post by: JB-2007 on December 05, 2010, 07:32:57 am
Looks to be like a VG+ to Fine.
Title: Re: 1935 $25 French Bill
Post by: Bob on December 05, 2010, 08:21:07 am
Charles Moore graded it Good/VG in his Feb. 2002 Torex auction.  (It sold for $825).  The note may have been "enhanced" since??
Title: Re: 1935 $25 French Bill
Post by: JB-2007 on December 05, 2010, 12:26:09 pm
Charles Moore graded it Good/VG in his Feb. 2002 Torex auction.  (It sold for $825).  The note may have been "enhanced" since??
That's quite possible.
Then again since the note is all there in other words, i don't see any tape job or missing corners i think that its better than G and perhaps slightly better then a VG. But without actually seeing and touching in person its really hard to actually give a correct grade.
Overall its still a great looking note!  ;)
Title: Re: 1935 $25 French Bill
Post by: mmars on December 05, 2010, 01:51:03 pm
I don't care how rare it is, that's one UGLY note.  It looks like someone tried to wash the stains out of it and only succeeded in making the colour in the rest of the note fade considerably.  I'm sure Bob's information is accurate, in which case I agree with the previous assessed grade as a net grade.  The note is all there, but that's not saying much.  The ugliness will lop off a considerable amount from catalogue value.  The technical grade is almost meaningless when considering all the note's negative attributes.
Title: Re: 1935 $25 French Bill
Post by: Gary_T on December 05, 2010, 02:11:07 pm
 I don't think it's that UGLY at all. I'd say VG.
Title: Re: 1935 $25 French Bill
Post by: Typescore on December 06, 2010, 12:25:17 am
Thread close thank you