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 Counterfeit $1 Estado de Sonora note Type 3

Est Sonora 1 3 3486

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The sweep of the printed Randall signature extends beyond the outer frame-line on all three printing positions of the genuine notes, but does not on the counterfeits

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The dot below the ‘o’ in ‘No’ is circular rather than rectangular, and the serif on the top of the ‘N’ in ‘No’ is wider on the counterfeit.

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The shading under the lettering at the top of the note is fine

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Shading is coarse

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the ‘H’ in ‘Hermosillo’ has a single crossbar

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a second crossbar has crept in near the top on all of these counterfeits

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Mountain Seal Type 1

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A very passable job has now been done in simulating Mountain Seal Type 1, but it is much less detailed and still undermined by the absence of the diagonal shading present in the sky and water on the genuine seal. It is also rotated slightly clockwise so that the shoreline slopes down to the right.

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The Eagle Seal is very passable on the counterfeit, being faithful to the genuine design, although not as finely detailed

Watermarked
A.S. & S.
LINEN LEDGER
Watermarked
DEERFIELD BOND

 

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There is a spot on the counterfeit, ranging from a large dot to a small speck, below the ‘A’ in the left ‘PROVISIONAL’. Two examples are shown above

 

Varieties

There are two minor varieties of counterfeit Type 3. Type 3.1 has a mark shaped like an accent over the ‘c’ of ‘Sanchez’

GENUINE COUNTERFEIT
 

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Est Sonora 1 3 10996

Est Sonora 1 3 10996 reverse

Type 3.2 does not have such a mark over the ‘c’ of ‘Sanchez’

GENUINE COUNTERFEIT
 

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