American dollars can be confidently called the most popular currency in the world. It is not surprising that American dollars are counterfeited more often than other dollars by counterfeiters. Since today any person can purchase dollars, store them, travel abroad and pay with them, etc., it is very important that during the exchange he is not deceived or given a counterfeit.

True, now counterfeiters have improved the production of counterfeit banknotes so much that only an expert can distinguish them from real ones, and even then with the help of special devices and equipment.

Fortunately, not all counterfeiters have improved their skills so much, so ordinary people, if they are attentive, will be able to distinguish fake dollars from real ones.

Basic methods of checking a banknote for authenticity

The authenticity of American dollars can be check in several ways:

To the touch
in appearance
using decals

You can also check the paper using special equipment - a currency detector. This is the most effective method, allowing you to accurately identify a fake.

Why is 100 new dollars the most attractive to scammers?

According to statistics, banknotes in denominations of . The first reason is that they are the most sought after in the rest of the world. Despite the fact that the degree of security has increased on the new banknotes, counterfeiters still print them. Why? Because yet not everyone is used to new-style dollars, and will not be able to distinguish the original from the fake.

100 dollars old and new

Machine verification methods

Such methods are the most popular and effective. There are special devices that allow you to determine the authenticity of money using ultraviolet light.

Ultraviolet lamp for checking counterfeit bills

They are usually used in stores, banks and other establishments that accept cash payments. These are special currency detectors. Infrared and ultraviolet light can be used. Under ultraviolet light, the protective strip should glow brightly.

Ultraviolet detectors are the most common. They can often be found in stores and other establishments that accept cash. Infrared are considered the most reliable. If you need to check a large number of banknotes and regularly, it is better to use automatic detectors. They check banknotes according to several parameters at once, which allows them to identify counterfeits as accurately as possible. They check optical density, magnetic marks, geometric parameters of banknotes, conduct spectral analysis of paint, etc. Therefore, even if a fake is of very high quality, the machine still recognizes it very quickly.

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Paint, print, banknote paper

8 ways to distinguish fake dollars from real ones:

1. When checking by touch, you need to pay attention to the quality of the paper. Regardless of whether it is a new banknote or an old one, the paper will be durable and produce the appropriate sound characteristic of it. slight “crunch”.

2. The thickness of the bill is less than that of counterfeits. When making real and earlier ones, the paper is pressed, so it is strong and thin. Counterfeiters use low quality paper. If there is a similar banknote of the same denomination and the same series and you are confident in its authenticity, you can compare them. They should be the same.

3. Print should feel like embossed. This is also a distinctive feature of genuine banknotes. For this, secret technology is used, which, of course, is not disclosed to anyone. Therefore, every sign, even a small one, can be felt if you touch a banknote with your hands.

4. Despite their small size, even the smallest drawings, inscriptions printed very clearly no blur. And here on fakes they are often blurry. The paint on real banknotes contains small fibers. If you look through a magnifying glass, you can see them. The border should also be clear. On fakes it is often blurry. The portrait on the banknote should also be clear, with detail, while on the fakes it is blurry.

5. Serial numbers, printed on both sides must be same color. If the color doesn't match, it's a fake.

6. You can also pay attention to protective signs. They can be seen if you hold the bill up to the light. Only 1 and 2 dollar bills do not have security features.. The symbols on the security strip are readable from both sides and only in the light. Also, in the light you can see a watermark that repeats the portrait on the bill.

7. Banknotes of $10 and above have additional security in the form of ink that changes color depending on the angle of inclination.

8. You can also pay attention to microprinting. You can only examine it with a magnifying glass to make out what is printed there. Counterfeits often do not have such microprinting, since counterfeiters do not have the technical capabilities to apply it to their counterfeit banknotes.

What does a real 100 dollars look like?

What to do if you come across a counterfeit bill?

Under no circumstances should you store it, much less try to pay for any goods and services with it. This is a criminal offense and a person can be charged with possession and distribution of counterfeit money. If possible, it is necessary to remember from whom, when and under what circumstances the fake was received.

Then you need go to the police and tell them everything you know. This must be a police officer or FSB officer. When found counterfeit banknote, you should immediately put it in a clean bag or envelope and do not touch it. This is necessary in order to preserve as much evidence as possible on it in order to find counterfeiters or dealers.

Sometimes people, without knowing it, without being able to recognize counterfeit money, without suspecting anything, try to pay for something with it. And they often face serious charges.. In this case, you should try to remember everything, tell where, how, and under what circumstances this bill was received.

See also a visual video on how to distinguish counterfeit dollars from real ones:

Money began to be counterfeited a long time ago, from the time of its appearance. This factor makes you think about how to learn to distinguish genuine banknotes from counterfeit ones. The situation is similar with foreign currency, and in particular with US dollars, which are in active circulation around the world, so now I will talk about how to check dollars for authenticity.

To the touch

• Holding dollars in their hands, many probably noticed the special texture of the paint and paper. The fact is that American banknotes are printed in accordance with a special technology called “intaglio”. During the manufacturing process, the paper is pressed into an engraved plate, creating the recognizable texture of dollar bills.
• The paper on which dollars are printed feels like fabric, having a rough and velvety surface structure. In addition, it has strength and elasticity. All these qualities are achieved thanks to the flax and cotton that make up dollar paper.
• The relief of the ink, which is provided by the intaglio printing process, allows you to feel the difference between a fake and a real bill. By running your fingernail over the clothing of the US President depicted in the portrait, you can clearly feel its relief. Even today counterfeiters have not learned how to counterfeit this insignia.

By color

The paper contains no optical brightener, which is why US dollars have a characteristic pale yellow-green tint. Under ultraviolet rays, the banknote appears dark.

By the presence of colored fibers

Genuine US dollars are distinguished from fakes by colored fibers - peculiar magnetic inclusions, randomly located in different areas of the banknote.
These should be microfibers of blue and red color, pressed into the paper and passing through it, and not painted on its surface.

It should be noted that counterfeiters have learned to very sophisticatedly imitate the presence of magnetic inclusions, so “by eye” they can turn out to be almost identical to the real thing. Only an ultraviolet test will help determine whether the bill is real or not, because silk microfibers should glow.

By paint quality

All paint used in the production of banknotes is a special development, the composition of which is strictly classified. Its only manufacturer in the world remains the Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the United States Treasury, which supplies it in limited quantities for printing national currency.

Black paint, which can be seen on front side bank card (except alphabetic and digital bank code and images of the seal belonging to the Federal Bank of America) has magnetic qualities. On the back, the image is made with a different paint that does not have magnetic properties.

By serial numbers

The serial number is a combination of two alpha and eight numeric characters on the $1 and $2 US dollar bills and three alpha and eight numeric characters on the $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 bills:

• The first letter determines the series number; the eight-digit code indicates the serial number of the monetary unit in this series. By the last letter you can find out the number of uses of a given number in a certain series.
• The last letter is sometimes missing, and an asterisk is printed in its place - this means that the bill was issued instead of a rejected one. In addition, every 100,000,000 banknote printed must be marked with an asterisk.
• The bill number, which includes numbers and letters, must be printed in one line and have equal indentation between all numbers. License plates must be the same size and have identical spellings of the same characters.
• The ink used to print the serial number is the same color as the Treasury seal image.
• The serial number determines the place and day of manufacture of the banknote. Serial numbers are a sign of uniqueness and are not repeated.

By control letter

On the $1 and $2 bills, there is a letter located to the left of the president's image, inside the seal - it corresponds to the alphabetical serial number, which is indicated to the left of the seal (above and below); these features are repeated three more times in different corners on the light-colored portion of the U.S. bill. The $5, $10, $50 and $100 bills do not have this check letter.

By border (frame)

Genuine US dollars have a continuous and clearly defined border. Sawtooth ends should be clearly visible and have sharp ends.

According to the portrait

By the image of the American president, you can determine whether the bill is real or counterfeit. On genuine American dollars portraits have clear outlines and fine detail. Such portraits look very realistic and stand out noticeably against the main background.

If you use a magnifying glass, then on the side of the portrait you can see the inscription made with microprinting, which at first glance merges into a thin stripe. When enlarged, the inscription should read the words “The United States of America.”

It should be remembered that the $1 bill depicts J. Washington, $2 - T. Jefferson, $5 - A. Lincoln, $10 - A. Hamilton, $20 - E. Jackson, $50 - W. Grant, $100 - B. Franklin.

Additional signs

• The U.S. Treasury seal must be rich in color and uniform in the appearance of each prong.
• The portrait has a microprint and the denomination is indicated - for example, for a hundred dollar bill it is “USA 100”.

Checking dollars for authenticity may seem like a time-consuming process only at first glance. In fact, by carefully following the instructions and having sufficient practice in this matter, everyone can learn how to quickly examine the main signs and determine the authenticity of banknotes within a matter of seconds.

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As law enforcement officers note, dollar bills of high denominations are most often counterfeited. It’s understandable - why bother with the little things, draw a “hundredth” like that! On the other hand, few people keep their savings in “ones” or even “twenties”; the pack turns out to be painfully thick :) How can one determine the authenticity of “grant” and “Franklin”?

Let's begin with banknotes of different types t release not only look different, but also have different security elements.

Now we will highlight peculiarities, which you need to pay attention to when closely examining banknotes in 50 and 100 US dollars.

LIST OF FEATURES

Banknotes 1928-1995	Banknotes 1996 - 2003
portrait in the center	the portrait is enlarged and shifted to the left from the center of the banknote
an imprint of the seal of the Federal Reserve Bank (from 1928 to 1934 the outer edge of the seal is smooth, from 1950 - jagged), in the lower part of which there is the name of the city and state in which the bank is located, and in the center - the control letter of the bank	imprint of the seal of the Federal Reserve (instead of the seal of the Federal Reserve Bank), letterpress printed on all denominations except $100 (intaglio)
bank check digit in the four corners of the banknote	letter and number that indicate the Federal Reserve Bank
scalloped impression of the U.S. Treasury seal depicting a white shield, scales, and key; white fields are filled with round dots; There is a curved ribbon and an image of 13 stars. Text: "THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 1789", before 1966 "THESAUR AMER SEPTENT SIGIL"
at the beginning and at the end of the serial number there are letters, the first of which corresponds to the control letter	a letter has been added to the serial number
The signatures of the US Secretary of the Treasury and Treasurer are intaglio, except for the 1935, 1950, 1953, 1957, 1963 and 1963A series notes.
The Series inscription is made by intaglio printing, except for banknotes of the 1935, 1950, 1953, 1957, 1963 and 1963A series.

Among the security elements of old banknotes (until 1990 of the year) the following can be distinguished:

• blue and red security fibers
• intaglio printing
• magnetic protection
• letterpress printing

In banknotes 1990-1995 years All of the above protection elements are present, as well as:

• security thread
• microtext

Security thread

Microtext

Banknote security elements 1996-1999 - The same. Plus additionally appeared:

- water marks
- elements in paintOVIR
- luminescence in UV light

Water marks

DyeOVIR

A little more about microtext and security thread.

Security element		1990-1995		since 1996
		50	100	50	100
Security thread	text	USA 50	USA 100	USA 50 featuring the US flag with the number 50	USA 100
	location	to the left of the portrait	to the left of the portrait	to the right of the portrait	to the left of the portrait
	UV luminescence	-	yellow	-	red
Microtext	text	THE UNITED SATES OF AMERICA	THE UNITED SATES OF AMERICA	THE UNITED SATES OF AMERICA FIFTY	THE UNITED SATES OF AMERICA USA100
	location	to the left and right of the portrait	to the left and right of the portrait	on the left collar of the shirt FIFTY - inside the frame on the left and right	on the camisole and inside the number 100

Visual cue. Where to look for microtext?

IN 2001 year a new modification of US dollars appeared in circulation "1999 series". These banknotes have infrared tags on the reverse side. They are not visible to the naked eye, but if you have a special scanner, the marks look like this...

Newer dollars

Introduced into circulation from 2003 to 2008 banknote series "FuGen". Banknotes, including 50 dollars became colored.

The new banknotes have the following differences:

• enlarged portrait without frame and reverse side image without oval frame
• image of stars and stripes, like on the US national flag
• increased number of red and blue security fibers And security thread
• microtexts
• OVIR-nominal color changed
• added a background color design on the front and back (for the $50 bill, from purple to light yellow to purple again)
• infrared-sensitive elements appeared on the front side

New 100 dollar bill(in circulation since October 8, 2013) has changed its usual gray-green color. The new Franklins received a blue 3D ribbon and copper-colored holograms. The holographic images on this banknote are special - for the first time they are not printed on paper, but are “woven” into it.

Blue banknote
- blue 3D protective tape
- when turned, the bells depicted on it change to the number 100
- “ONE HUNDRED USA” inscription along the gold nib
- to the right of the image of Benjamin Franklin there is a watermark with his image
- on Franklin’s collar there is the inscription “THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”

- objects depicted on the bill change colors when rotated (for example, an image of a bell in an inkwell and the number “100” placed next to the portrait of Franklin and the number “100” change color from copper to green when tilted). We hope that if you have any doubts about the authenticity of $50 and $100 bills, this article will help dispel them.

Security elements on banknotes appeared gradually, so each year of production has its own characteristics. Thus, for banknotes of the 1990 model, microtext is important. If the money is of the 96th “year of birth”, then the denomination and numbers on the right should change their color depending on the viewing angle. Ideally, the color of the paper is dirty yellow, because it is supposedly harder to counterfeit. However, Americans have recently become interested in design art: in order to combat counterfeiters, the US Treasury Department decided to “repaint” dollars pink and cream. In addition, state authorities promised to update the appearance of their banknotes every 7-10 years.

Main security features of a banknote

US banknotes of any denomination, category and year of issue, in circulation from 1928 to 1990, are printed on sheets of paper measuring 156.4 x 66.6 mm. The banknote paper is gray-cream, thick, and has no watermarks. Protective fibers of red and blue colors seem to be pressed into the paper pulp. The arrangement of fibers on the surface of the sheet is chaotic, their number is different. Since 1990, banknotes in denominations of 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollars have additionally had a security thread (stripe) with microprinting in numbers or words (USA TEN, USA TWENTY, USA 50, USA 100). The dimensions of these banknotes are 152x67 mm.

On the front side of the banknotes, in the center, in an oval frame, there is a portrait of one of the statesmen, under it is the surname. Each dignity has its own portrait. The images of the reverse sides also change on banknotes of various denominations. On banknotes in denominations of 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollars issued in 1990, there is a microprint around the portrait in two arcs - the repeating text “THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”.

On the obverse of Federal Reserve Notes (category “FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE”), to the left of the image of the portrait of a statesman there is a black circle (an imprint of the seal of the Federal Reserve Bank): notes from 1928 to 1934 (with a smooth outer edge, from 1950 inclusive - with serrated edge). At the bottom of the seal imprint is the name of the city and state in which the bank that issued this banknote is located. In the center of the seal imprint there is a letter conventionally assigned to this bank(control letter of the bank). The serial number must begin with the same letter. In the four corners of the image, bounded by a frame, numbers are printed indicating the serial number of the letter in the Latin alphabet (check digit). In total, there are 12 banks in the United States that have the right to issue banknotes. Their corresponding control letters and numbers are given below:

Correspondence of alphanumeric designations to US reserve banks

City

Boston
NY
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

English name
BOSTON
NEW-YORK
PHILADELPHIA
CLEVELAND
RICHMOND
ATLANTA
CHICAGO
ST. LOUIS

Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H

Number

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

The serial number of a banknote consists of ten characters: at the end and beginning of the number there are letters, and between them there are eight numbers. The first letter in the serial number must match the control letter. It is possible that instead of the last letter there is a five-pointed asterisk (A 12345678 *). This means that this banknote has been released into circulation to replace the rejected one.

New elements of US banknotes

1. Portrait of the President increased size, slightly shifted away from the center of the banknote. If you fold the dollar in half, the fold should end up on the president's left eye.
2. Thin concentric lines form the background for the portrait on the front side. On the copy, when the banknote is reproduced on reprographic equipment, a weak moire (light and dark areas) appears in the indicated place.
3. Watermark located on the unsealed field on the right side of the banknote and repeats the portrait of the president.
4. Banknote denomination located in the lower right corner is made with a special printing ink that changes color from green to black when the banknote is rotated.
5. Microprinting- words printed in very small font are difficult to fake. On the front of the note, each of the digits that make up the number in the lower left corner consists of the repeated inscription "USA and note denomination". Along the lower edge of the oval framing the portrait is the inscription "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA". On the 50 and 100 dollar bills, the microtext "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" is printed on the president's lapel.
6. A security thread (strip) visible to light is embedded in the paper., on which a repeating microtext of the denomination of the banknote is applied, readable from the front and back sides of the banknote. The security strip is located vertically: on the 100 banknote it is to the left of the portrait, and on the 50 banknote it is to the right.
7. Federal backup system USA presented with a new universal seal. The letter and number below the serial number on the left indicate the specific Federal Reserve Bank that issued the note.
8. To the series number another letter is added. A unique combination of eleven numbers and letters is located on either side of the portrait on the front of the banknote.

How to tell a real dollar from a fake one

Paper

All dollars are printed on special paper, which is predominantly composed of linen and cotton. It is rough and velvety to the touch, almost like fabric. Real dollars are coming. If the bill is not very old, try pulling on the edges of the paper. The real one will stretch a little.

Dye

Dollars are printed using high quality dyes. Therefore, the design on banknotes does not fade or fade. The easiest way to check in this case is to rub the bill with force.
If the paint smears or even slightly stains your finger, then the authenticity of the banknote should be doubted.

Portrait

On each bill, regardless of the category of the banknote, a portrait of one of the US presidents is printed, indicating the last name. One of the most common artisanal methods Counterfeiting dollars is simply adding or adding zeros to a low-denomination bill. For example, turn five dollars into fifty, or turn a dollar bill into a hundred dollar bill. In this case, in addition to the portrait of the president, whom Russians are absolutely not obliged to know by sight, a seal located nearby, on top of which there is a telltale inscription of the denomination of the banknote, can help.

Water marks

Hold the banknote up to the light to see the watermark in the open space to the right of the portrait. Since the watermark is not printed on the surface of the banknote, but inside it, it looks the same on both sides.

Frame

A frame consisting of a mesh pattern on counterfeit tickets rarely comes out satisfactorily: there are breaks in the lines, spots, and sometimes the patterned drawings merge. Thin lines of the pattern should be clear, without breaks or thickening. This is not always possible to achieve; careful drawing is required, during which graphics distortion most often occurs. It is extremely rare to find fakes with a satisfactorily executed mesh pattern of sufficient clarity.

Treasury Seal

The Seal of the Treasury on all U.S. currency notes is depicted on the obverse in the form of a jagged circle, in the middle of which is a shield with scales and a key and with an inscription in white lettering around it. on cash tickets issued before 1969 - "THESAUR AMER SEPTENT SIGIL". On cash tickets issued in 1969 - "THE DERATRMENT OF THE TREASURY 1789". The teeth of the circle should be the same size and the same shape. The treasury seal is usually made in a bright green color. It may also be red, but there is no Federal Reserve Bank seal on the left side.

Use comparison

Compare the banknote you are suspicious of with a banknote that you are sure is genuine, and try to establish the difference between them using the above distinguishing features, as well as by comparing the paper density of both bills, which can be determined by touch.

To satisfy your own curiosity, you can try to find out the authenticity of your dollars using a magnifying glass. The fact is that real bucks are printed with such high printing quality that they contain micro-details that are visible only at high magnification. So, for example, on a ten dollar bill on the back of a bill on a lonely bush on the lawn, with high magnification, you can discern the numbers “383” printed on one of the pieces of paper. Each banknote has similar marks, and if you are really interested, arm yourself with a microscope.

Taking advantage of citizens' basic ignorance of, for example, dollar currency, counterfeiters sell them various types of counterfeits. Dollars are most often counterfeited, although this currency unit considered difficult to falsify. One dollar bill is printed on special paper containing silk threads and produced according to a special recipe, which is a US state secret, and processed with special inks. In its plastic composition it has a number of signs that simply cannot be copied absolutely accurately. This is what American experts say. Since dollars have become widespread in our country, it is worth telling something about these banknotes. And especially about how to distinguish real dollars from fake ones.

First of all, you should remember that in our country there are banknotes in circulation in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 dollars. If you are offered to purchase banknotes of 1000, 5000 or 10,000 dollars, then you should know that these are counterfeits (the export of these banknotes from the country is prohibited in America). Basically, three types of counterfeiting of dollars have been recorded. The first type is a color photocopy. A fake of this type is easy to recognize: the paper on the image of the president’s jacket and on the framing of the front and back sides is flat and smooth, but should be convex and rough to the touch. Test each banknote “for strength” by lightly pulling the bill by the edges, as if wanting to stretch it in length. US dollar bills are made of high quality paper, so nothing will happen after this “experiment” with real dollars. If the paper is wrinkled in the middle or torn, it means it is fake.

When making the second type of fakes, they use photo printing. The drawings are not very clear. A fake can only be recognized by carefully examining the small details of the images. On the front side of the dollar there should be portraits of US presidents and statesmen: 1 dollar - J. Washington, 2 dollars - T. Jefferson, 5 dollars - A, Lincoln, 10 dollars - A. Hamilton, 20 dollars - E, Jackson, 50 dollars - W. S. Grant and 100 dollars - B. Franklin. The shaded background around the portrait should be especially clear and clean. Often on a fake the strokes merge, the background turns out dark and unclear.

There is another way to falsify a dollar, which is based on the fact that many do not know English and the order in which former presidents are depicted on banknotes of the corresponding denomination. Counterfeiters convert a ten dollar bill into a hundred dollar bill by changing the denomination. This is done quite simply. They buy Finnish especially thin, opaque paper, get a copy of a 100 dollar bill on a photocopier, and then carefully cut out all the numbers “100” from it. They are also carefully glued with special glue to the place on the ten dollar bill where the number “10” is. And the ten dollar bill miraculously turns into a hundred dollar bill.

Sometimes the words “Ten dollars,” which means “ten dollars,” and the image of President Hamilton were left on the banknote, while the image of B. Franklin was on the hundred-dollar bill, but these, as they say, are details. A one-dollar bill is counterfeited with a “10” sticker.

Thus, the real American banknote remains as it was: the paper, and almost all the security features and the like.

Is it possible to detect a fake by touch? Since the numbers are pasted on both sides of the banknote, these places should be thicker! It is almost impossible to do this.

The question remains about the mystery of the paper. Many years ago, the Americans purchased a large batch of special grade silk from Japan. When making dollars, silk is crushed to microscopic fibers. Then, together with multi-colored synthetic particles in a certain proportion, it is added to the liquid paper pulp and mixed thoroughly. These tiny colored patches of silk and synthetic fabric are also distinctive features of American paper money.

Serial number - banknotes begin with a code number located at the four corners of the bill. The series and number of the banknote must be the same color as the treasury seal. It is necessary to carefully study the small details of the design on the back of the banknote. For example, at five dollar bill depicts the Lincoln Memorial. You should pay attention to the shadow of the vase falling on the steps of the memorial, and the light shadow of a person between the columns. The ten dollar bill has a great picture of the US Treasury building, and there should be four cars next to it. The bars and curtains on the windows of the White House are clearly visible on the twenty-dollar bill; on the real hundred-dollar bill, the clock on the tower of the Palace of Independence shows 16 hours 10 minutes. Now there are changes on the hundred dollar bill that are invisible to the naked eye. These include a small polyester thread embedded in the note and the line “United States of America.” The line is printed so small that it is not yet possible to copy it - dopinfo.ru. On a hundred dollar bill, special attention should be paid to the synthetic thread stretched across the entire 100 banknote. There is a finely written inscription: “100 USA 100 USA, 100 USA”. On counterfeit banknotes this inscription is indistinguishable and appears as a solid line, even when viewed through a strong microscope.

People often ask why the dollar is still denoted by the Latin letter “$” crossed out by two vertical lines. This sign comes from the Spanish or Mexican “peso” or “piaster”, which were abbreviated as “P.” S." At first he was also portrayed as “P.” S.", then the "S" began to overlap the "P". In the end there was only one "S" with two vertical lines.

The dollar has magnetic protection, which counterfeiters have learned to overcome. They just put magnetic dust on a fake dollar bill and the magnetic counter goes off the charts.

In the USA, a special device called “Validator” was invented. If a genuine banknote is damaged through it, the device’s warning light flashes. The “validator” operates on the principle of magnetic recording: its magnetic head interacts with iron oxides, which contain inks used in the manufacture of American money. At the same time, the head measures the distance between the boundaries of the pattern. Based on all these indicators, a conclusion is made about the authenticity of the money.
An interesting detector is in the form of an ordinary felt-tip pen, created by Mobili Importing. It allows you to quickly, accurately and reliably verify the authenticity of a banknote. In fact, this is a mini-laboratory. At the slightest touch of the marker to the banknote, a colored mark appears. Depending on its color, it is immediately determined whether the banknote is genuine or counterfeit. If the mark is amber-yellow, then the dollar is genuine. If the mark appears in dark colors, black or dark brown, then the dollar is drawn. The trace of the amber-yellow image will disappear within a few hours, but the black remains and does not disappear at all.

Interestingly, fake detectors have already appeared to detect fake documents. To avoid mistakes when purchasing a detector, it is best to buy it in a store and not in person.

IN exchange offices“Cash scan” and “Super scan” devices have become widespread in large stores.

In forensic laboratories, a universal banknote detector, a banknote authentication device, a fluorescent magnifying glass, and a magneto-optical banknote detector are often found.

At first, they “caught” almost all the counterfeit dollars. Then something clear happened: the counterfeiters carefully studied these machines and began to counterfeit dollars with exact observance of the parameters by which the machines rejected them. It makes no sense to talk about complex units for determining the authenticity of currencies priced from $400,000 to a million. Their work is impeccable, but the price is steep. Only large banks can afford to buy these devices.

They are trying to establish chaos in counterfeiting by radically restructuring the monetary system. This renovation process goes on almost continuously. For example, in September 2004, the US Treasury Department issued new banknote worth 50 dollars. The new banknote, unlike its predecessor, has practically lost its characteristic American currency green color. Her palette contains red, blue and sand tones.

Correspondence of portraits and images on the back of banknotes to the denomination of banknotes:

Denomination	Letter inscription	Portrait on the front side	Drawing on the reverse side
1 dollar	ONE DOLLAR	Washington (WASHINGTON)	The word "ONE" and an image of the great seal of the United States, which has two different imprints: on the left - a pyramid with an "all-seeing eye" at the top; on the right is the US state emblem.
2 dollars	TWO DOLLARS	Jefferson	The Monticello building for US notes or a drawing depicting the scene of the Declaration of American Independence in 1776 for Federal Reserve notes.
5 dollars	FIVE DOLLARS	Lincoln (LINKOLN)	Lincoln Memorial
10 $	TEN DOLLARS	Hamilton	US Treasury Building
20 dollars	TWENTY DOLLARS	Jackson (JACKSON)	White House building
50 dollars	FIFTY DOLLARS	Grant (GRANT)	Capitol building
100 dollars	ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS	Franklin (FRANKLIN)	Palace of Independence

Correspondence of alphanumeric designations to US reserve banks that issue banknotes:

City	English name	Number	Letter
Boston	BOSTON	1	A
NY	NEW-YORK	2	B
Philadelphia	PHILADELPHIA	3	C
Cleveland	CLEVELAND	4	D
Richmond	RICHMOND	5	E
Atlanta	ATLANTA	6	F
Chicago	CHICAGO	7	G
St. Louis	ST. LOUIS	8	H
Minneapolis	MINNEAPOLIS	9	I
Kansas	KANSAS CITY	10	J
Dallas	DALLAS	11	K
San Francisco	SAN FRANCISCO	12	L

Basic principles for determining the authenticity of a dollar bill

	Paper All dollars are printed on special paper, which is predominantly composed of cotton and linen. This is far from the same paper that books are printed on. And it can be easily distinguished. It is rough and velvety to the touch, almost like fabric. Also, the paper of real dollars is very strong and durable. It's not so easy to break it. The paper of genuine US dollars should be elastic to the touch.
	Dye Dollars are printed using high quality dyes. Therefore, the design on American money does not fade or fade. Very good way To check the quality of the paint is to rub the bill with force. If the paint smudges or your finger is even slightly stained, then doubts about the authenticity of the banknote are well founded.
	Colored fibers Real dollars have special magnetic inclusions. In appearance, they look like colored fibers located in different places on the banknote. These fibers come in different colors - red, blue, black. Their distinctive feature is that the fibers are in no way drawn, but rather interspersed. On counterfeit tickets, security silk fibers are sometimes imitated by pressing colored fibers onto the paper, as well as by printing or adding colored strokes by hand, but are often absent altogether. In doubtful cases, a pin can be used, since a piece of fiber from a genuine ticket can be removed without damaging it. It should also be taken into account that when counterfeiting, genuine paper can be used, when everything printed is washed off from the paper of a genuine ticket of a smaller denomination with a chemical composition and the contents of a counterfeit ticket of more than one denomination are printed on a bleached sheet. large banknote. There are cases when the paper of a genuine ticket consists of two sheets glued together. Usually in such cases, colored silk fibers are scattered between the sheets, which cannot be removed for checking with a pin without damaging the paper. Imitation of fibers by printing, drawing or gluing on counterfeit banknotes is clearly revealed when using a magnifying glass with a magnification of 4 or more, when the methods of applying pseudo-fibers to the surface of the paper of a counterfeit dollar are visually easily distinguishable.
	Portrait One of the most common homemade ways to counterfeit dollars is to simply paint zeros on a low-denomination bill. For example, turn five dollars into fifty, or turn a dollar bill into a hundred dollar bill. To avoid being scammed, it’s a good idea to know which banknote represents which president. If not in person, then at least by name. Portraiture is one of the most difficult elements to reproduce. Usually it is not possible to achieve high-quality drawing of a portrait. As a result, small details of the portrait are often lost on counterfeit and falsified banknotes, especially the pupils of the eyes and the texture of the hair. To determine the authenticity of banknotes, the portrait is usually the main control point, since when counterfeiting it is extremely rare that it is possible to satisfactorily convey the subtleties of the engraving and the characteristic expressiveness of the face depicted in the portrait, while avoiding clearly visible dirt or stains. The background around the portrait, shaded with a fine mesh, should look especially clean. Usually on fakes this shading merges and the background turns out darker. In this case, as a rule, the portrait is retouched, which often distorts its character.
	Frame A frame consisting of a mesh pattern on counterfeit tickets rarely comes out satisfactorily: there are breaks in the lines, spots, and sometimes the patterned drawings merge. Thin lines of the pattern should be clear, without breaks or thickening. This is not always possible to achieve; careful drawing is required, during which graphics distortion most often occurs. It is extremely rare to find fakes with a satisfactorily executed mesh pattern of sufficient clarity.
	Drawing on the reverse side On the reverse side, the main distinguishing feature is the characteristic bright green coloring, which is almost impossible to find on counterfeit tickets. It is imitated with dark green, green-yellow or dull green paint. The second sign is a frame made of patterns, on which the defects are usually the same as when the front side is faked. The drawing on the fake tickets is poorly executed: some architectural and other details are missing, vague, etc.
	Treasury Seal In most cases, the treasury stamp on counterfeit tickets is not successful - the color is pale, the teeth of the circle are not the same and the design of the key is primitive. In addition, counterfeit banknotes often have other significant distortions in the image of the seal: individual fragments are not reproduced, stars on the shield appear as dots, etc. Sometimes there are white strokes corresponding to the shading of the letters printed on the printing background.
	Serial number The serial number must begin with the same letter that appears on the seal of the Federal Reserve Bank (from "A" to "L"). On counterfeit tickets, there is often a difference in the shape of letters and numbers and their uneven clarity. The letters before and after the number sometimes differ in size from the numbers. There are many cases where the serial number has the wrong color, and is also more or less than the required eight digits.
	Control letter The letter inside the seal, to the left of the portrait, must correspond to its serial number in the English alphabet, printed next to the seal on the left and three more times in different corners of the light part of the bill (for example, “E” is the 5th letter of the alphabet).
	Printing methods This feature in most cases makes it possible to unambiguously draw a conclusion about the authenticity of the banknote, however, determining the printing method requires the use of at least the simplest magnifying devices. Genuine US dollars have images printed using intaglio (reverse side and main image on the front side) and letterpress printing (bank seal and corresponding four digits, Treasury seal and serial numbers). Metallographic prints are distinguished by their glossiness, high color intensity and pronounced relief and “sharpness” of strokes. Almost no other printing method can produce a similar picture. This technology is complex, as it requires special engraving forms and special printing equipment. On counterfeit banknotes, images are most often applied using flat offset printing. In this case, the strokes, as a rule, are characterized by reduced intensity and some “sluggishness” created due to the small thickness of the paint layer. When viewed with magnification, the offset part is characterized by the presence of multi-colored dots in the field of view, which together create the illusion of offset printing. The presence of dots that form a pattern when examining a banknote with a magnification of 7x or more indicates an offset printing of the image, which indicates a counterfeit banknote. The inscription on top “United States of America” should be barely convex and perceptible to the touch. On banknotes that have been in circulation for a long time, you can see on the back around the perimeter traces of an embossed ornament (where dirt has gotten in).
	Microprinting Since 1996, US currency notes issued by the Federal Reserve Bank have additional element protection - microprint (the text "The United States of America", made in small print), which is located on the lapel of the portrait's coat. To check it you need to take an ordinary magnifying glass. Through it, look at the portrait and the protective strip. They should have a very small inscription "USA" plus the number or words "The United States of America". The inscription “USA 100” is duplicated in the lower left corner of the 100-dollar bill, and the inscription “Fifty” is on the side border of the 50-dollar bill. On counterfeit tickets, additional drawing or overprinting with gray paint is imitated, which can be easily detected by the absence of the text “USA 100”, or by fraying the edge with a sharp object. The test performed with microprinting also becomes significantly distorted, and more often unreadable, which is clearly visible with a magnifying glass.
	Watermark Hold the banknote up to the light to make sure there is a watermark located next to the portrait. The watermark must depict the same historical person as the portrait. The watermark is only visible to light because it is located inside the banknote and not just printed on it. The mark must be visible on both sides of the banknote.
	Color-changing printing ink Look at the banknote from different angles to ensure that the ink applied in the number in the bottom corner of the banknote changes from green to black and vice versa.
	Security strip A security thread made of polyester material with the text "USA 100" ("USA 50", "USA TWENTY") running vertically in the paper pulp of the ticket to the left of the FRB seal imprint. On the 50 dollar bill it is located to the right of the portrait and runs through the banknote from top to bottom. On the $100 bill, the security stripe runs to the left of the portrait. On the $20 bill, the stripe is on the right edge of the bill. This is done to ensure that bills of lower denominations are not counterfeited with bills of higher denominations using the method of number etching. The stripe and the inscription on it must be visible on both sides.

New 100 US dollars blue

Since February 2011, a new one hundred dollar banknote has been introduced into circulation in the United States.

The new $100 was scheduled to go into circulation in February 2011. But four months before the release, the Fed admitted that it had encountered technical difficulties: the test notes were unusable. It took the Federal Reserve 2.5 years to solve the problems, and new banknotes were put into circulation by the US Federal Reserve only on October 8, 1013.

The banknote received not only an atypical design for an “American”, but also the most advanced developments such as 3D elements. So it will be much more difficult to fake a new product.

The banknote changed its usual gray-green color: the new Franklins received a blue three-dimensional ribbon and copper-colored holograms. The holographic images on this banknote are special - for the first time they are not printed on paper, but are “woven” into it.

$100 bills are the most widely circulated around the world—and therefore the most frequently counterfeited. The Fed expects that changes in printing technology will make life more difficult for fraudsters.

Americans rarely hold hundred dollar bills in their hands. Overseas, the “five” and “twenty” are in use. But in Russia, the 100 dollar bill is the most popular.

The new one hundred dollar bill, of course, has retained its face - it is still decorated with the image of one of the founding fathers of the United States, Benjamin Franklin. But the new money can no longer be called “green” - rather light blue. And in general, the developers of the new design tried to get away from the monochrome solution that is familiar to everyone. The bill is replete with not just colored details, but also chameleon elements (for example, an image of a bell in an inkwell and the number “100”, placed next to a portrait of Franklin, change color from copper to green when tilted). All for the sake of protection from counterfeiters.

The new “one hundred dollars,” according to Deputy Director of the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors Michael Lambert, will be one of the most secure in the world. It took about a decade to develop the security elements. So, when creating a new type of banknote, the most advanced technological developments were involved. The use of almost a million microlenses woven into the paper creates the illusion of movement of the number "100" and the images of bells on the front of the banknote. In addition to three-dimensional images, watermarks, 3D security thread, color-variable images, relief prints, microprinting and much more are used.

New degrees of protection:

Blue banknote: blue 3D security tape

When turned, the bells depicted on it change to the number 100

The inscription ONE HUNDRED USA along the gold pen

To the right of the image of Benjamin Franklin is a watermark with his image.

Franklin's collar says THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Objects depicted on the banknote change colors when rotated