The United States has never issued a $2 or $5 note with a gold or orange seal. The only yellow sealed $5 note is a North Africa note. I will show correct and incorrect examples.
These notes have been chemically altered, either with fumes or liquid.
This is a $5 North Africa :
These are two examples of altered notes :
It is easy to see the difference. These notes are worth nothing more than face value. You can collect them, but you might have a hard time selling them.
These notes have been chemically altered, either with fumes or liquid.
This is a $5 North Africa :
These are two examples of altered notes :
Guide created: 01/22/08 (updated 05/23/08)


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