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<p>[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 1582807, member: 4626"]Basically these pens contain iodine, that react with starch to produce a dark color. The idea in theory is real money doesn't have starch in the paper. Problem being you can get false positives from any starch-free paper, and false negatives if genuine currency gets any starch on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>You're much better of carefully examining the other security measures on the bills instead of relying on these pens.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 1582807, member: 4626"]Basically these pens contain iodine, that react with starch to produce a dark color. The idea in theory is real money doesn't have starch in the paper. Problem being you can get false positives from any starch-free paper, and false negatives if genuine currency gets any starch on it. You're much better of carefully examining the other security measures on the bills instead of relying on these pens.[/QUOTE]
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