Real Money or Fake: How to Tell
by In this day and age it is pretty easy to check a bill to see if it is counterfeit or not.
A few years ago the Government decided it was time to change the way our money looked and for people to be able to quickly spot a counterfeit bill.
Without using that wonderful maker that the inks turns black if the bill is fake just by looking at a bill you can be pretty sure if the bill is good to keep or its time to call the police and have the one giving you the bill arrested.
First of all, all of our money is printed on special paper. 75 % is made of cotton and the other 25% is made from linen. The linen in the mix gives money its crispness and who wants floppy money?
If you receive a bill in question the first thing you should do is look and feel it. With the special cotton/linen mixture it is easy to feel if it alright. The next thing to do is look at the bill. The ink process makes the ink sit on top of the paper not sink in so the lines and curves are very distinct. There should be no blur at all when you check this feature.
Next comes the number in the lower right hand corner of any bill over 5 dollars. Those sneaky government guys use color shifting ink. This means when you look at this number if you move the bill up and down or back and fourth the ink color will change from copper to green or green to black depending on the angle in which you are looking at the bill.
The next step involves looking for the tiny thread that runs through the bill. It will be very distinctive running vertical though the entire bill. You may have to hold the bill to the light to properly see if it is there or not. Also the hidden image when held to the light will reveal the same denomination as the bill.
The last way to see if your bill is real or fake is of course to use that special marker. When you write on the bill if it is real the color will stay the same, but if you were passed a fake one then the ink will turn black.
We can’t be too careful in this day and age. There are a lot of smart people trying to make money by printing their own.
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Post CommentChristine Ramsay
On June 18, 2009 at 8:17 am
That is very interesting. I wonder if forged English bills are easy to spot.
Christine
richard reed
On June 18, 2009 at 8:45 am
great write! as always I ejoy your works..stay blessed my friend,your fan,Rich
Melody SJAL
On June 18, 2009 at 9:24 am
Nice post. We can never too careful indeed, thanks.
CHAN LEE PENG
On June 18, 2009 at 10:12 am
This is useful. I heard that a nigerian scam group used a specialized solution to turn blank paper into US dollar, and have successfully deceived many people online. With this detail, people can be alerted to identify which is fake and which is not. Give you “liked it”
DA Cournean
On June 18, 2009 at 10:20 am
Good to know!
Hugo La Rosa
On June 18, 2009 at 11:32 am
We are never too careful in regards to money. Thanks for your kind words on my short stories. Keep up the good work, my friend.
STEVE666
On June 18, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Interesting articule. In England there’s a deluge of fake £20 notes going round.
thestickman
On June 18, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Another methods, albeit somewhat destructive and potentially damaging to property and self, if to place a bill (let’s say, the $20.00 US bill) in a microwave oven for THREE SECONDS on high… the RFID chip in the eye of the President will explode! This will happen every time with any bill tested, within the 3-second limit.
These RFIDs (Radio Frequency IDentification) supposedly are used to ‘track the money’ to help prevent illegal use, etc. (??!!!??!!!)
Okay folks… RFIDs potentially have the ability to ‘communicate’ in close proximity. Hypothetical case; you have a can of shaving cream in your bathroom that you bought at Freddie’s Grocery and you bring in a package of disposable razors that you bought at Wal-Mart into the same bathroom. Eventually, they ‘trade data’ as to source and point-of-sale.
Then, you go into the same bathroom wearing a pair of bluejeans that you purchases at ‘The Gap’ in the Mall and THOSE have an RFID chip sewn in a secret place, too. -Guess what? The shared imformation from the shaving can/razor has ‘jumped’ onto the RFID of your jeans and you go to the Mall… as you enter or walk past certain ’scanners’, that information (what products you have in your bathroom and where you bought them) is transferred to marketing, which now knows that you wear expensive bluejeans, shop for disposable razors at Wal-Mart and buy shave cream at Freddie’s Grocery… -you feeling safe & secure still? I have found RFID chips embedded in the most common of objects. soome, you might expect, like in the soles/heels of sneakers or sandals, but have found them ‘moulded’ into the plastic of disposable plastic products too, like disposable razor handles, etc…
We live in a weird, wired world, folks!
Ruby Hawk
On June 18, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Thanks for these tips. I had no idea and I needed the information.
Juancav
On June 18, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Informative and educational way to check forged bills.
Joie Schmidt
On June 18, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Thanks for this informatiive piece!
Blessings.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
Mark Gordon Brown
On June 18, 2009 at 10:59 pm
I accept all money for testing. Just send it to me.
Brenda Nelson
On June 18, 2009 at 11:03 pm
Canadian bills have reflective strips. Excellent info.
Lauren Axelrod
On June 19, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Wow Stickmann, exploding money. I may try that just to see. lol This was really helpful, thanks
Inna Tysoe
On June 19, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Interesting and well written.
Inna
CutestPrincess
On July 1, 2009 at 3:57 am
Philippines money/bills have reflective strips too.
Fresh Writing
On July 8, 2009 at 7:32 pm
I have heard of a few of those tips on how to differentiate between con and real, but I haven’t heard of the lower-right reflective part of any bill more than 5 dollars. Interesting!
VERY nicely done,
-Fresh Writing
Winter
On July 28, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Good one