Well, what are some ways? I asked the lady today (at training) I said "what about pre 1996 money?" She had no idea what I was talking about. So i gave a brief explanation, and she said "I dont know" lol
the best ways .. either the security pen or the tactile feel. when you deal witha large amount of money on a daily basis, the fakes can usually be felt long before seen.
Absolutely right. After you've handled enough money you will most likely feel the difference. That's how I knew on a few occasions.
The pen doesn't work on anything pre-1960. On those bills, the green is a different shade. Like said in earlier posts, usually the feel of the bill gives it away. Sometimes if the ink is smeared, it is bad
i go mostly by the feel of the bill and its apperance (ie looking for the red and blue fibers). working at bank and being a collector of currency definetly helps out.
Often the pen does not work on post 1960 either as high quality counterfeits are able to easily defeat the pen. As mentioned above, look for raised ink and red and blue fibers. Bill counters are still able to detect the magnetic bar code (if you can call it that) back to the 70's I believe. I know as the new bills roll out, some older counters are having the profile for least commonly used bills replaced (I believe the first one to go that I know of was the old style $50's).
It's probably not feasible at a register, but if I recall, a counterfeit under UV light will glow bright white, while a legit bill won't glow. Under UV, a counterfeit glows like a sheet of white paper does. Is that correct?
Any counterfeit that glows white under a UV light would also be detected by the pen. Also, any genuine note that has gone through the washing machine would also glow white under UV and appear to be counterfeit to the pen.
