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General => General Forum Comments => Topic started by: only4teeth on July 31, 2007, 02:36:18 pm

Title: Cleaning or processing a note.
Post by: only4teeth on July 31, 2007, 02:36:18 pm
This may seem like a silly question, but I'm going to ask it anyways.
A while back, I notice my "local coin and note dealer" get in a small collection of older notes. I was very surprised to see him pull out an eraser and start removing pencil and soil marks from the note. He laughed and said it was a dealers best friend.

My question is this: is this considered cleaning or processing a note?

Scott
Title: Re: Cleaning or processing a note.
Post by: Punkys Dad on July 31, 2007, 05:05:41 pm
Here's my silly answer. In a teeny experiment I tried a long time ago when I was into coins, I recall that it caused damage to the note. Perhaps I was too agressive with an abrasive old pink gritty eraser clearly left an obvious faded area on the note where the pencil mark was. I consider it "Processed-with-eraser". It's Better to leave the mark on.

 :-[

I'll never abuse a banknote again mon,
PD
Title: Re: Cleaning or processing a note.
Post by: Archey80 on July 31, 2007, 05:09:54 pm
Perhaps I was too agressive with an abrasive old pink gritty eraser clearly left an obvious faded area on the note where the pencil mark was. It's Better to leave the mark on.
 :-[

I agree 110%

Arthur
Title: Re: Cleaning or processing a note.
Post by: only4teeth on July 31, 2007, 06:59:44 pm
I would tend to agree also. I still can't help wondering if this was a common practice among dealers.
Title: Re: Cleaning or processing a note.
Post by: buxvet on July 31, 2007, 07:58:00 pm
I would tend to agree also. I still can't help wondering if this was a common practice among dealers.


Your damm right is. Some do it as a matter common pratice.
Title: Re: Cleaning or processing a note.
Post by: only4teeth on July 31, 2007, 09:37:06 pm
Finally, a truthful answer  :)