Daivd,

Thank you for your response. In reply, let me state again, "so far" this is a one-of-a-kind find, as no one else has come forward with a like or similar check., either in the past week since I first posted this strange find, nor in the past 6 years that this check has been in circulation. I recognize that this Board is not the sole means of communications within the chipping community, however it is certainly one of the quickest and reaches a very broad spectrum of collectors. In the absence of any one saying, yeah, I have one of those, and then showing it, this lone example does remain a one-of-a-kind.

It is also my intent to substantiate it's validity (pro or con) by submitting it to examination by others more qualified than I, hence the basic intent of my post, i.e., if this is of value, what could that value be, so it is protected while it travels around to be evaluated as part and parcel of being researched.

I would also like to point-out that when the check is in-hand, the difference is not so subtle as to go by un-noticed. If fact, at first blush, one is concerned that it is a damaged check, and that is exactly how I perceived the find until I saw that the discoloration only existed on the inlay. And that the inlay discoloration was uniform and it did nothing to hide, blur or otherwise render not visible any details of the inlay's graphics.

Interestingly, the UV security marking (a large size, H&C logo) exists on the good side, but not the bad side.

I am at a loss to explain its existence, and would like for everyone who has this issue to check their collection. There may be more.

Thank you again for your response.

Jim Follis