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<p>[QUOTE="rickmp, post: 1319621, member: 28047"]Not hard to find one. Any black light bulb will work.</p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>[SIZE=+1]Black light test #1[/SIZE]</b>[SIZE=+1]: fluorescent vertical bands.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Some recent currency above the $1 denomination has vertical bands that fluoresce under black light. Under normal visible light, the bands can be seen when the bill is held up to a light. The presence of these is strong evidence of authenticity.[/SIZE]</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>[SIZE=+1]Florescence of bands:[/SIZE]</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>[SIZE=+1]$100 Pink/Orange</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>$50 Yellow</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>$20 Green</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>$10 Red</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>$5 Blue[/SIZE]</b></font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>[SIZE=+1]Black light test #2:[/SIZE]</b>[SIZE=+1]</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Authentic currency does not have optical brighteners in the paper. Many, but not all, counterfeits are made with normal paper and will fluoresce brightly.[/SIZE]</font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rickmp, post: 1319621, member: 28047"]Not hard to find one. Any black light bulb will work. [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][B][SIZE=+1]Black light test #1[/SIZE][/B][SIZE=+1]: fluorescent vertical bands. Some recent currency above the $1 denomination has vertical bands that fluoresce under black light. Under normal visible light, the bands can be seen when the bill is held up to a light. The presence of these is strong evidence of authenticity.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][B][SIZE=+1]Florescence of bands:[/SIZE][/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][B][SIZE=+1]$100 Pink/Orange $50 Yellow $20 Green $10 Red $5 Blue[/SIZE][/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][B][SIZE=+1]Black light test #2:[/SIZE][/B][SIZE=+1] Authentic currency does not have optical brighteners in the paper. Many, but not all, counterfeits are made with normal paper and will fluoresce brightly.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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