Saw this on "Mental Floss" today and it got me thinking... http://mentalfloss.com/article/501655/how-spot-counterfeit-bill In order, what *are* the best steps to checking U.S. bills (esp. $20 & $100) for counterfeits? When I got down to the section on how to spot fake U.S. Coins and they used the Lincoln cent as an example, I started to doubt their reliability...
The £10 note shown is being replaced by a new polymer version in September. Do people actually check One Cent coins, can you buy anything with a One Cent ? It would not be viable to counterfeit Cents surely.
No, people don't check them, you can't really buy anything with one, and it is most definitely not viable to counterfeit them. It costs the U.S. Mint more than $0.01 to make them. I think it is around $0.015... http://time.com/money/4618271/penny-cost-make-worth/
Do you know of any resources in checking older notes? I feel the newer series large US denoms are hard not to tell, but I don't know about older series like the wet print stuff and such.
If you have a UV light or pen light then the UV strip is nearly impossible for the counterfeiters to master the science. I work with cash and I learned this from the bank and the currency exchange place I work at: How does it look, and most importantly how does it feel? With the $100 I love the blue security strip that shows 100 and the liberty bell when you move it left and right. When you look straight at the note the copper liberty bell is copper colored, and when tilted it turns green. If those factors are legit and the bill feels good I buy it. I will make a video soon about what steps I use and take. Until now I have never gotten taken for a ride.
