Counterfeit $1 Estado de Sonora note Type 2
Type 2 has the same crude counterfeit mountain seal as Type 1, and overall is the same in most respects, with three exceptions.
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The sweep of the printed Randall signature extends beyond the outer frame-line |
The sweep does not extend beyond the outer frame-line |
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The shading under the lettering at the top of the note is fine |
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The ‘P’ in the left ‘PROVISIONAL’ is no longer broken at its base as it is in Type 1 |
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Eagle seal has colourless spot below the ‘Y’ after 'LIBRE' and broken 'C' in "MEXICANA' |
counterfeit seal has neither, having cleaned up both ‘flaws’ |
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Mountain Seal has 18 major rays and diagonal shading in sky and water Shore line slopes up to right |
Mountain Seal is missing three major rays near 10, 11, and 12 o'clock and has no diagonal shading in sky or water Shore line slopes slightly down to right |
| Watermarked A.S. & S. LINEN LEDGER |
counterfeit may show the watermark SUNRISE BOND |
| Background is clear of orange underprint in 17mm square behind Liberty Cap | Orange underprint continues behind entire coloured seal: creamy coating usually evident in 17mm. square behind Liberty Cap |
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Regular ‘G’ in ‘PAGARÁ’ |
‘G’ in ‘PAGARÁ’ is flattened at upper left |
There is a variety where the pattern in the area on left side of eagle’s breast is partly missing.