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United States of Venezuela, 1 peso (1811, first issue) edit

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Original – One peso banknote from the United States of Venezuela, dated 27 August 1811, less than 2 months after the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence from Spain. The first national issue of Venezuelan paper currency.

Reason: High quality, high EV. First Venezuelan national banknote issue.
Articles in which this image appears: Venezuelan peso, Currency of Venezuela
FP category for this image: Currency
Creator: First Republic of Venezuela
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 07:40, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - This must have been a hell of a cut out for you. Wavy paper, not flat... issue is that some of the edges are very clearly digital. Square pixels are still visible, particularly along the top edge. If you are doing this by hand (*shiver*), try using a bit of feathering. I usually use 2px of feathering when doing a cut out. This allows the waves to transition a bit better. If you are using the Magic Wand, I'd recommend trying the "refine edge" command in the top bar, which does some smoothing as well (I use a radius of 50px and zero everything but contrast, which is set at 20%; you may get better results with another measure). You will probably need to manually add further selections for sharp corners, though. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:04, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Crisco- Thanks for the advice. I have been using the magic wand as a first round, and then going in by hand to get the missed pixels, dust, etc out. The more irregular the edges, the more havoc the magic wand can sometimes create. I reworked this with the edge refinements you suggested and I think it's smoother. Does it need more work?--Godot13 (talk) 18:54, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That looks much better. I know how the magic wand is, and the quick select tool has its own annoying weaknesses. Support. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:50, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support – interesting and looks like a good quality scan to me. SagaciousPhil - Chat 07:59, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support – --Hafspajen (talk) 09:10, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - If I could only go back in time to Venezuela with my printer (that's every girl's dream; yes, it is. You thought the printer was the electronic type? He's the "handsome printer on a white horse" type; all the advantages of a prince plus he can print pesos). Belle (talk) 08:01, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice work. Rreagan007 (talk) 18:33, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:VEN-4-United States of Venezuela (Treasury)-1 peso (1811, First Issue).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:41, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]