Jack Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Hello I'm Jack, Yesterday, I noticed these strange stamps on two $5 bills I had and after like an hour searching google, I found out they were called chop marks. According to Dictionary.com, chop marks are "a notch or other mark made in a coin to indicate verification of its authenticity, esp. by a banker or merchant in the Far East during the 18th or 19th centuries." Is this correct? Only thing I'd like to know now is which far eastern country these are from. I couldn't find anything on google. These first two pictures are on the same bill. 1-2)Year-1999. Second image says "cc3". 3)Year-2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Hi Jack, I suspect those are stamps used to verify the authenticity of a bill. If I'm right, the stamp will be one color if it's a fake bill, another color if it's legitimate. Others will surely chime in if I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Hi Jack, I suspect those are stamps used to verify the authenticity of a bill. If I'm right, the stamp will be one color if it's a fake bill, another color if it's legitimate. Others will surely chime in if I'm wrong. I think thedeadpoint is correct on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Ok, thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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