Missing seal ?

[thurmownator]

A buddy just called me saying he has found a twenty dollar US bill that has the green seal missing from the obverse.

Anyone heard of this before ?

Thanks.

 

[DrDetector]

Yes, heard of it. If you can get a picture I could probably let you know if it's legitimate or if it's been altered to remove the ink.

 

[thurmownator]

Yes, heard of it. If you can get a picture I could probably let you know if it's legitimate or if it's been altered to remove the ink.

Thanks Doc. I've left him a message. Stay tuned..........and have a great weekend.

 

[DrDetector]

Yes, heard of it. If you can get a picture I could probably let you know if it's legitimate or if it's been altered to remove the ink.

Thanks Doc. I've left him a message. Stay tuned..........and have a great weekend.

Thanks. With the missing seal errors, some are legitimate errors, but this is one of the most commonly faked errors, because with certain chemicals you can remove the ink entirely, or in some cases dye the ink color. Ebay used to have a lot of fake 'yellow seal' $2 U.S. Notes, mostly from 1953, 53a, 53b, 53c, 63 and 63a series.