The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 42, October 17, 2004, Article 11

ILLUSTRATING NEW U.S. CURRENCY

  Regarding the anti-counterfeiting features built into new
  copiers and scanners, Yossi Dotan writes: "A better idea
  would be to make a picture of the paper money by digital
  camera!"

  Larry Gaye writes: "I was thinking about Dick Johnson's
  question regarding the photocopying of currency.  I think
  we just might have to revert to that wonderful invention,
  photography.  Will it be a pain? Of course.

  Be that as may, I have found a great reason not to upgrade
  PhotoShop -- I can still scan currency for literature and art
  purposes.  I can upgrade one computer and leave the other
  alone.

  Dick might want to find someone who hasn't switched to
  a newer version of PhotoShop.  Should still work as if you
  don't upgrade, life is still good.

  Great edition of E-Sylum.  Thanks for all your hard work."

  Bob Neale notes: "There may be quite a difference between
  scanning original notes vs scanning images of them. How to
  get images if the scanners don't work? Try a digital (or even
  film!) camera. There's no software in those babies to prevent
  imaging for publication purposes. Once printed, the question
  is whether the images now produced via cameras will retain
  the coding that triggers recognition by scanner software. I'd
  guess not."

  Mark Borckardt writes: "At Heritage, we have already had
  a run-in with this technology. We purchased a new scanner
  to use for paper money scanning for our auction catalogs.
  When using the new scanner for the first time, in a past
  deadline situation, there were no usable images. As a result,
  currency had to be scanned on the older equipment that we
  already had, causing further delays to a late catalog."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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