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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 55354, member: 1101&quot;]I’ll help kick off the new thread with a general question, open to US or non-US members.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Has anyone ever gotten a counterfeit banknote in circulation?</p><p><br /></p><p>I had the chance to examine some Columbian counterfeits of US $1 and $20 denominations (circulated in Ecuador, which is dollarized), and once I am back in the US in a few weeks I will try to get my hands on pics of them and post them.&nbsp; It will surprise you what determined counterfeiters can do.&nbsp; On the 20s (I saw two of them), they are the new variety, with a plastic strip imbedded, a fake watermark, and all the coloration of a real note (except for the changing-color “20”).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The quality was not perfect, but I am sure they would pass a brief examination.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is my opinion that the more complicated a note is, the easier it is to make a decent forgery if you put the effort into it.&nbsp; What I mean is, embedded plastic strips are not hard to fake, and neither are watermarks.&nbsp; If people are used to seeing a strip/watermark and thinking the note is real, they will see what they are looking for and not focus on printing quality.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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