A side area of mine is the collection of look-a-likes (LAL). These are notes that have been made to look like the original issue. These type of notes are usually found under the obsolete/script/ad umbrella of notes, and are mainly found in large size notes and fractional notes. Here is an example that I just received in the mail today from Stacks/O'Mara sale from last month. This is a fourth issue Stanton look-a-like for the Brown & Greely United States Candy Company. This note is seldom seen at auction and is a rarity 6. This note is similar to the one in Milt's auction and also Durkin's sale and is uniquely styled. I wonder how many times this type note was passed as the real thing as it looks very similar to the real fractional Stanton note.
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Here are some of the more obvious examples with the look-a-like shown first and a genuine note next to it. Remember, click on the image to get an enlarged scan of the note.
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