PREV ARTICLE
NEXT ARTICLE
FULL ISSUE
PREV FULL ISSUE
IN PICTURES: HOW TO TELL IF MONEY IS COUNTERFEITForbes Magazine published a set of photos on its web site
on how to detect counterfeit U.S. currency. It's not a detailed how-to
course despite the title, but there are several good photos with
accompanying text on how the notes are made and some of the
anticounterfeiting measures. -Editor
In the last five years, the Secret Service has made
29,000 arrests for counterfeiting and seized $295 million in counterfeit
money--still only a fraction of the amount in circulation. Working with
the U.S. Treasury Department, the Secret Service ensures that the design
of U.S. currency is always evolving. The $20 bill has changed 10 times
since 1928, when Andrew Jackson first appeared on the front. Changes
almost always involve adding design and structural details to the bills to
make them hard to replicate and easy to distinguish from fakes.
To read the complete article, see: In Pictures: How To Tell If Money Is Counterfeit (http://www.forbes.com/business/2008/07/23/ money-counterfeit-currency-biz-cz_ph_0723counterfeit_slide.html) Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster |