Banknote Grading :: yellowish marks

[zam-migration]

 

Hello, this note is graded as UNC (no folding marks, sharp corners, original crisp paper etc) but my concern is.. the "yellow marks" on the bottom (done some through inspections, doesn't indicate it was due to prior folding whatsoever)

 

Can it still be graded as UNC ? Thanks in advance

 

 

[James_OldeTowne]

Welcome to our friendly little neighborhood!

 

A note with a minor stain can indeed qualify as CU (crisp unc). I've even seen certified CU notes that had teller stains on them (stains that occur as a teller is counting through a stack of notes, and wets his/her thumb).

 

I am not a currency expert by any means, but the note you image might be all right at CU.

[zam-migration]

Thanks for the respond James

Yes i suspected the same. A stain

This particular note was dated 1986 by the way

1 more question.. is this "stain" organic ?

I mean does it grow over time ?

[JOBESSI]

looks like the teller may have been a smoker, . Yeah...that was a pretty bad joke, sorry.

[SouthFlorida guy]

 

Hello, this note is graded as UNC (no folding marks, sharp corners, original crisp paper etc) but my concern is.. the "yellow marks" on the bottom (done some through inspections, doesn't indicate it was due to prior folding whatsoever)

 

Can it still be graded as UNC ? Thanks in advance

 

 

Notes that have been pressed sometimes take on more pronounced discolorations that weren't as visible (from handling) before pressing.

 

All you need is to have a previous water mark on a note, then press it, and you'll get that type of discoloration

[michael]

ch au

[Coindude]

I've seen bills like that "tone" like that before. A good friend of mine who specialized in currency called it "foxing". Not sure if that's what's going on with that one, but it does look familiar.