Conundrum.

It seems that I accidentally opened a can of worms.

The change from forest green to yellow green is supposed to be a steady and consistent transition.

How in the heck can this be explained ????  



This note was printed July 01, 1932. While one could argue that it is transitional, how can this be explained ????



This not has a darker seal, and was printed 24 days AFTER the G star above. This A star is from a Depression hoard, and I was able to pluck it from that hoard. Despite being folded in half and getting a very hard crease, the note is otherwise 100 percent original, and spend much of its life, folded in half in an envelope. Because of it's history, fading can be ruled out and alterations can be ruled out as well.

So how do we explain this one ??

"The change from forest green to yellow green is supposed to be a steady and consistent transition."

This is not true. It is unknown why the seal colors were changed, and so it shouldn't be assumed the switch was a clean break. Also, in my opinion, based on my observations of 1928B notes, yellow-green seals were not being printed as early as July 1932.

I mostly agree Jamie.

$20 LGS were LGS at some pint by mid July of 1932. Gnat has a good write up on this on PMF.

Jamericon wrote:"The change from forest green to yellow green is supposed to be a steady and consistent transition."

This is not true. It is unknown why the seal colors were changed, and so it shouldn't be assumed the switch was a clean break. Also, in my opinion, based on my observations of 1928B notes, yellow-green seals were not being printed as early as July 1932.  

The change was very gradual. I understand that.

Isn't it supposed to be gradational ? How can an one note be transitional, and a later note be full DGS ?

This can only lead to confusion down the road for collectors, and everyone's hard work on this subject, is at risk of going down the drain. This should be looked at and cleared up.

I would like to learn more on the progression of seal color changes.

The seals are supposed to gradationally go from forest green to yellow green.

$5's , $10's, and $20's changed in August of 1932, and $50's and $100's in July of 1932.

It is believed that the change is in September, but numerous notes that were printed in August, have been reported as LGS, and do have the yellow green tint to them.

The only explanation I can come up with for having the earlier note above, lighter than the later note, and for the LGS notes appearing earlier on high denominations, would be multiple blends of ink in use at this time.

There is a thread on this topic on that other forum. I will duplicate that thread here, in the not too distant future.