Mounting Jack Nicklaus 5lb Note

DaveK

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Has anyone framed money so you can see both sides? I have a few ideas, such as a plexi box, I want to suspend it in the middle of the box though. Any suggestions on how to accomplish this would be greatly appreciated. Are there any kind of tiny clips out there for this purpose. This note doesn't have any border on it, it is color all the way to the edge, and I would prefer NOT to cover it up.
 
Mylar encapsulation, then cut openings of double mat to "JUST" the size of bill and hinge between the mats, mats between glass, package in frame.. voila.
 
Just finished one of these. Customer wanted all glass/no mat. Corner pockets were attached to the back glass to hold the bill with clear spacers between the two sheets of glass. Book sleeves are neat with this method also.
 
We've framed several of these. Clear film encapsulation is the best mount to show both sides, with 4-ply window mats placed back-to-back. If your frame is larger than 11x14, you might want to use 8-ply instead.

There's usually no need to make a fancy-finished back for the frame. We cut a "window" in the Lineco blue dustcover to show the back of the bill; otherwise it looks like a typical fit/finish.
 
All of the above, but for the back, I cut a black/black core mat that fits the back of the frame and covers the wood then use sawtooth holder for hanger. This has a nice finished look (except for sawtooth hanger - hate the look of that)

Where do these come from? There seems to be an onslaught of them lately.
 
Ditto for us, have done three in the past two weeks-encapsulated in mylar and matted with back to back mats and galss on both sides.

I'm going to Thomas Cook to see if I can get some crisp ones for a display model in our store (also for sale of course).

Also did two where the client wanted only glass (about 1" AA) and then has felt around back of moulding so they would sit on a coffee table face up.
 
My client brought in two notes for two windows, to show back and front. Actually a total of four windows after we've added the desired captions at top and bottom. He's had two others done nearly the same earlier this year. Golfers! Ya gotta love 'em.
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Judging from the responses to our demonstration frame in the FrameTek booth for the last 18 years, here's another very popular method of showing both sides of bills (or post cards, stock certificates, etc.)

Using a small FrameSpace on the front piece of glass (preferably anti-reflection) mount the bill to a second piece of glass (however your conscience leads you) and support the second piece of glass with a deeper FrameSpace (#3 or #5) 1/2 or 3/4 inch away from a mirror in the back. I use mirror tiles for jobs up to 12 x 12 'cause they are thin and light.

On the FrameTek booth display frame I crinkled up and old $1.00 bill to give it some character and bonded it to the back piece of glass with 2 teeeeeeny drops of Nori paste hidden in dark spots on the bills back side. Nobody has ever been able to spot where the adhesive is.

This makes a nice "Welcome to the neighborhood" gift for a new business opening in your area. Their first dollar - framed beautifully. (Nudge nudge)
 
I've done a few...autographed by the "Golden Bear" hisself. Regardless of the final display I encapsulate them. Just saves a lot of hassle in handling. The bank of Scotland also did a 5lb. note of Old Tom Morris that was released at the same time. I framed a photo of Jack on the Swilcan Bridge on his final round of The Open and included each of the signed notes on separate openings for a charity golf tournament I help sponsor. Amazing how much golfers will spend on ephemera...well, for a good cause.
 
Excuse my ignorance of the term "encapsulate", but is this the same as you might do with a driver's licence or other paper document, with a GBC DocuSeal machine? This uses a clear envelope for lack of a better term, in which you place the paper object inside, and then run it through a heated roller.

If so, doesn't this affect the future value of the 5 pound note?

Or do I have it all wrong (again:)
 
Greg, how do you see the back of the bill if you have a mirror 3/4" behind it?
 
See page 30 of Framing Collectibles in Shadow Box Frames by none other than Vivian Kistler. Her six steps result in the "Floating" Dollar.
 
Originally posted by KL Smith:
Excuse my ignorance of the term "encapsulate", but is this the same as you might do with a driver's licence or other paper document, with a GBC DocuSeal machine? This uses a clear envelope for lack of a better term, in which you place the paper object inside, and then run it through a heated roller.

If so, doesn't this affect the future value of the 5 pound note?
No, that is laminating. And yes, it would ruin the collectibility of the item because it is a permanent change.

The encapsulation we are talking about is created out of two pieces of clear polyester film, stuck together by strips of double-sided tape placed about 1/8" to 1/4" away from thr item's edges.

No adhesive of any kind touches the item and the mount is completely reversible.
 
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