Counterfeit $10 Estado de Sonora note Type 2

Est Sonora 10 2 6414

Est Sonora 10 2 8905 reverse This counterfeit has all the earmarks of having been produced by the same people who produced the $5 Series 2 counterfeits Types 2-6. It is patterned after printing position 2 of the genuine notes.

GENUINE	COUNTERFEIT
	outer curve on the fan at upper right is twice width of the inner ones
	The Eagle seal is patterned after the large size, with normal 'C' in "MEXICANA'
	The counterfeit Mountain Seal is the same as the one used in the $5 Series 2 counterfeits Types 2-6. It is missing diagonal shading in the sky and water, and the middle mark in the Liberty Cap looks like a duck facing right. The seal is smaller than the genuine seals by 1.5mm in both height and width.
	Randall signature is a larger handstamp
The '1' in the large '$10' is pointed at the top	'1' is square at the top
On the back the tail of the 'R' of 'SONORA' is a straight diagonal line	tail is curved

The counterfeit may show the watermark DEFIANCE BOND 1912.