Counterfeit $20

Discussion in 'Paper Money' started by WashQuartJesse, Mar 1, 2013.

  1. WashQuartJesse

    WashQuartJesse Member Supporter

    Figured I'd share this... It was found in Florida and turned in to the authorities. I don't think it would take much fine-tuning for this thing to pass.

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  3. lettow

    lettow Senior Member

    Here is another:

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  4. urbanchemist

    urbanchemist US/WORLD CURRENCY JUNKIE


    i use to work at a bank and i got counterfeit notes on a weekly basis. 5's, 10's, 20's, 50's and 100's. most of them were copies made with printers. from a distance they looked ok. up close was a different story. some were so bad that even if water dripped on them the ink would run. we had a few of the bleached $5's that had 100's printed on them. we did have to send them in to the feds.
     
  5. funkee

    funkee Tender, Legal

    It needs a lot more fine tuning. You can clearly see two pieces of paper were glued together.
     
  6. iGradeMS70

    iGradeMS70 AKA BustHalfBrian

    I recovered a similar note to the one in the OP early last year. The Secret Service gladly took it off my hands, after I heard the penalty if you're caught with such a note - you could be held liable for the note's production if you can't supply sufficient evidence that you recovered it from circulation.

    Sure wish I had take a pic of it though, to see if perhaps the serial number was identical to the OP's (counterfeit bills often bear the same serial number). The note I recovered looked fine at first and even second glance, but when I ran my finger over the thing, it felt all wrong. Although I believe it was printed on some sort of fabric, the material didn't have the same crispness (for lack of a better term) as the rag paper the Federal Reserve uses.
     
  7. Raymond Beracha

    Raymond Beracha Active Member

    There is no way regular people without sophisticated technology can fake a new style 20. The US Secret Service produces a pamphlet called "Know Your Money"

    There are exactly 8 points of reference to determine authenticity.
     
  8. BUncirculated

    BUncirculated Well-Known Member

    Passed at Wal*Mart, no?
     
  9. treylxapi47

    treylxapi47 Well-Known Member Dealer


    What do those pin holes spell out?
     
  10. Windchild

    Windchild Punic YN, Shahanshah

    Just a Hunch...

    Counterfiet!
     
  11. treylxapi47

    treylxapi47 Well-Known Member Dealer

    Well I assumed that too, but I was just making sure. Thats what it looks like after several glances to me too, and it obviously makes sense to be COUNTERFEIT
     
  12. treylxapi47

    treylxapi47 Well-Known Member Dealer

    On another side note, I wonder how they made this example and how it was detected back in 1928. I dont think they had the fancy holograms and strips back in the day.
     
  13. wkw427

    wkw427 Member

    Didn't they use coins more often than they used bills then?
     
  14. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    There are more than eight, they don't tell you everything.
     
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