1969 $10 Gold Back bill.Anything special?

[Toz]

Here's a scan front & back of the bill.Never seen one like it and have been told the back is simply faded.May be but it just doesn't sound right.Is it anything special? My mom has had it for about the last 30 years and has talked about selling it.

[Jim Hodgson-migration]

Worth face value. The note has been chemically altered to give it the gold back. Still a great conversation piece.

[Toz]

Thanks Jim.How was it done?

[JIM F.]

Bleach can cause that effect.

 

[BNBCoins.com-migration]

That's funny, actually. Never seen it like that before.

[Conder101]

The green ink is made up of yellow and blue pigments. The proper chemical baths can one or the other to break down. Usually you wide up seeing yellow backs, but blue back are also possible.