Can someone tell me if this is real?

[litnplug]

Can someone tell me if this is real or fake?

 

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[PBK]

Hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but this is indeed a known replica:

http://www.faqs.org/qa/qa-20501.html

http://www.ronscurrency.com/rcbogus.htm

http://www.crutchwilliams.com/BogusCSA_RoTx.html

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

L,

welcome to the board.

Perhaps next time

have a good un..........

 

[lumbercamp]

Oh crap, I checked the sites that PBK posted and I have a fake bill too. It had been in my family for years and I thought for sure it was worth something. They look so genuine.

 

[PBK]

They look so genuine.

That's because many of them are printed on "papyrine," a kind of imitation parchment made by treating unsized paper with dilute sulfuric acid. It's also called "vegetable parchment." The result is a bit thicker than regular paper, slightly rippled or uneven in texture, and has an aged, yellowed or tanned appearance. If you've never seen the stuff before, and have never seen genuine Confederate notes (which are printed on a different type of paper), it can be pretty convincing. They make fake obsolete bank notes, stock certificates, Colonial currency, and replica documents, too.

 

[dg39]

They look so genuine.

That's because many of them are printed on "papyrine," a kind of imitation parchment made by treating unsized paper with dilute sulfuric acid. It's also called "vegetable parchment." The result is a bit thicker than regular paper, slightly rippled or uneven in texture, and has an aged, yellowed or tanned appearance. If you've never seen the stuff before, and have never seen genuine Confederate notes (which are printed on a different type of paper), it can be pretty convincing. They make fake obsolete bank notes, stock certificates, Colonial currency, and replica documents, too.

The reproduction of early Confederate and Colonial bills was very popular in the 1960's through the 70's. A lot of souvenir bills went into the mainstream at that time. They can fool the novice quite easily! Just as the fake Constitution that surface once in a while. Go to a local coin shop and study the bills they have for sale to see their texture and color.
DG

 

[PBK]

Question to any who might know - how can you tell if they are fake by a picture?

In this instance, identification can be made by the serial number. There are several websites which list known replica and fantasy notes and their serial numbers. (I posted three of these in Reply #1 above.)

In some cases, although it may not be obvious at first glance, the note will actually bear the word facsimile or copy, or the name of a modern printer.

 

[Angelo]

They look so genuine.

That's because many of them are printed on "papyrine," a kind of imitation parchment made by treating unsized paper with dilute sulfuric acid. It's also called "vegetable parchment." The result is a bit thicker than regular paper, slightly rippled or uneven in texture, and has an aged, yellowed or tanned appearance. If you've never seen the stuff before, and have never seen genuine Confederate notes (which are printed on a different type of paper), it can be pretty convincing. They make fake obsolete bank notes, stock certificates, Colonial currency, and replica documents, too.

PBK

Do you have the formula for duplicating modern bills?

With Christmas and all.....Well, I desperately could use the info.

Thank you in advance.

Tony

 

[PBK]

Sorry, no info. The guy who knew the process retired as an independent printer some time ago and now specializes in leatherwork, repairing U. S. Postal Service mail bags as a resident craftsman in Leavenworth.