Define dollars. How to recognize counterfeit dollars? Signs of counterfeit banknotes

The quantity and quality of "fake" dollars in Russia is getting higher every year - Russians are accustomed to keeping their savings in foreign currency and making dollar transactions more often. How to identify counterfeit dollars and correlate the denomination with the president's portrait, Sravni.ru found out.

On the territory of Russia, the most common fakes are still rubles, but the production of "fake" dollars is also not declining. Moreover, the quality of copies is only increasing. The most favorite denomination of currency counterfeiters is 100 - dollar bill. Less popular are dollars denominated " 20 " And " 50 ". The largest turnover of dollars is observed in Moscow, from where the currency goes in transit to all regions of Russia.

Signs of a fake dollar

If you rub the bill, there may be traces of ink on your fingers, and the pattern on the bill may be slightly erased.
If you drop water on the dollar, the paint may fade. Also, some elements of the designs on the banknote may fade over time or due to friction in your wallet.
Fakes on the means of operational printing imitate the general pattern, but not the relief of the paint, the paint is wiped off on the bends.
Magnetic inclusions in a bill are usually imitated by the usual pattern on the surface, and do not pass through the bill.
Banknotes denomination 5 And 10 dollars can turn into ten or even a hundred times more by adding zeros. Know at least three prominent US politicians and their corresponding banknote denominations!

Signs of the authenticity of dollars

The protection of the dollar from fakes is based on the high quality of printing, paper, paints, as well as the complexity of the plot and the abundance of details. In particular, each "green banknote" may have different details. As a rule, this is a bank code, number, bank seal, cliché number, check letters, signatures of officials. The remaining elements are static, but have many relationships and details.

All dollar bills have similar distinguishing features. So, in the middle of the front side of each bill there is a portrait corresponding to the denomination of the US banknote. The front side features the seal of the US Treasury. On each ticket, you can see the microtext "USA" and the numbers indicating the face value, as well as the microprinting "United States of America". The new banknote design contains color-changing ink. The denomination is printed on the face of the bill in the lower right corner. At different angles, the numbers should change color from green to black.

10 $

Letter inscription - TEN DOLLARS. Portrait on the front side - Hamilton (Hamilton). The drawing on the reverse side is of the US Treasury building.
To the left of the portrait of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, the image of the torch of the Statue of Liberty is painted in red.
The new design of the banknote contains an empty oval indicating the location of the watermark. This allows you to quickly find the watermark on the banknote.

20 dollars

Letter inscription - TWENTY DOLLARS. Portrait on the front side - Jackson (Jackson). The drawing on the reverse side is the building of the White House.
The banknote has a background image of an eagle in light blue, as well as an eagle and a green metallic shield to the right of the portrait. If you tilt the banknote from top to bottom, the number "20" changes color from copper to green.

$50

Lettering - FIFTY DOLLARS. Portrait on the front side - Grant (Grant). The drawing on the reverse side is the Capitol building.
The most noticeable feature of a banknote with reinforced security features is the color of the banknotes. The background of the new $50 bills is painted in light shades of blue and red.
On the front side of the bill, an image of a waving American flag and a small silver-blue star is added.

100 dollars

Lettering - ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. Portrait on the front side - Franklin (Franklin). The drawing on the reverse side is Independence Hall (Independence Hall).
On the face of the note, the text "USA100" is printed in microtext in several rows inside the denomination number in the lower left corner, and the text "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" is printed on the lapel of Franklin's coat.
In the lower right corner of the front side there is the denomination of the banknote "100", made with paint, when the banknote is turned, it changes color from green to black.
Thin concentric lines form the background for the portrait on the obverse and for the Palace of Independence on the reverse of the banknote.

Helpful Hints

When exchanging rubles or euros for dollars, be vigilant and, if possible, avoid transactions at exchange offices. Try to exchange all currency only in commercial banks, since equipment in exchangers often cannot recognize counterfeit dollars. If you do not want to lose your money, then in no case do not exchange it with people on the street - in most cases they are scammers.

You can avoid fakes when using - almost any machine abroad will automatically exchange rubles for dollars at minimal cost.

Experts recommend using a mnemonic phrase to remember the images of presidents on each denomination of a bill: "All Dollars Caress the Eye, Even Dirty and Fake." The initial letter of each word corresponds to the initial letter of the names of US politicians in dollars in ascending order of denomination: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 . So, it turns out: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson, Grant, Franklin.

In the United States are in circulation: paper banknotes, mainly issued by the Federal Reserve Banks, in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 dollars. Banknotes are printed on white paper with blue and red silk fibers pressed into its mass. The size of all paper notes is the same 156.4 x 66.6 mm.

The bill has a characteristic crunch;
The banknote has a protective strip, on which the value of the banknote is indicated. It is located on the denomination of 50 - to the right of the portrait, and denomination of 100 - to the left. The strip has an inscription that is visible from both sides, and in ultraviolet light it has a yellow color;
The bill has watermarks that are visible on both sides and are identical to the portrait;

4. There are fibers pressed into the structure of the paper that glow under ultraviolet light;

5. The number indicating the denomination of the banknote is printed with a special printing ink. The figure is green when viewed from a right angle, and changes color to black when viewed from an angle;

6. On the portrait, on the collar there is a microtext printed in English: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

. . . . . . . . . . . .

7. A letter has been added to the banknote number;

8. Thin concentric lines in the portrait;

9. Embossed print.

and further:

From the end of March 1996 A new $100 banknote was introduced into circulation, the general design and predominance of color of which corresponds to the traditional design of American banknotes. Size 156x67. The paper is tinted, has a light yellow tint, contains randomly embedded security fibers of red and blue colors.

On the front side of the banknote there is an enlarged, in comparison with the banknotes of the previous series, portrait of Benjamin Franklin, shifted to the left from the center, below it is the inscription “FRANKLIN”. On the reverse side of the banknote the Palace of Independence is depicted, below it is the inscription “INDEPENDENCE HALL”. The denomination “100” is printed in the corners of the banknote. The inscription “THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” is printed in the upper central part, the text “IN GOD WE TRUST” below it, and the inscription “ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS” in the lower part of the banknote.

Paper:

All dollars are printed on special paper, which is dominated by cotton and linen. This is far from the paper that books are printed on. And it can be easily distinguished. To the touch it is rough and velvety, almost like matter. Also, the paper of real dollars is very strong and durable. She's not that easy to break. The paper of genuine US dollars should be elastic to the touch.

Dye

Dollars are printed using high quality dyes. Therefore, the drawing on American money does not fade or fade. Very good way to check the quality of the paint is to rub the banknote with force. If the paint is smeared or even a little stained on the finger, then doubts about the authenticity of the banknote are quite justified.

colored fibers

Real dollars have special magnetic inclusions. In appearance, they look like colored villi located in different places on a banknote. These villi come in different colors - red, blue black. Their distinguishing feature is that the villi are by no means drawn, but interspersed. On counterfeit tickets, security silk fibers are sometimes imitated by pressing colored fibers to the paper, or by printing or drawing colored strokes by hand, but are often absent altogether. In doubtful cases, a pin can be used, because a piece of fiber from a genuine ticket can be removed without damaging it. It should also be reckoned with the fact that genuine paper can be used for counterfeiting, when everything printed on the paper of a genuine ticket of a smaller denomination is washed off with a chemical composition and the content of a fake ticket of a larger denomination is printed on a bleached sheet. 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. The 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 paper surface of a counterfeit dollar are visually easily distinguishable.

Portrait

On each banknote, regardless of the category of the banknote, a portrait of one of the prominent US statesmen is printed with the surname indicated. The portrait is placed in an oval frame in the center of the front side of the banknote. The reverse side of US paper signs has a bright green color and certain patterns.

One of the most common artisanal ways to counterfeit dollars is simply to paint zeros on low-denomination bills. For example, from five dollars to make fifty or a dollar bill to turn into a hundred dollar bill. To avoid cheating, it's good to know which banknote depicts which president. If not in person, then at least in name. The portrait is one of the more difficult elements to reproduce. Usually, a high-quality drawing of a portrait cannot be achieved. As a result, small details of the portrait are often lost on counterfeit and falsified banknotes, especially the pupils of the eyes, the texture of the hair. To determine the authenticity of banknotes, the portrait is usually the main control point, since it is extremely rare for a counterfeit to successfully 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 finely shaded background around the portrait should look especially clean. Usually, on fakes, this shading merges and the background turns out to be darker. In this case, as a rule, retouching of the portrait is applied, which often distorts its character.

Compliance of portraits and images on the back of banknotes with the denomination of banknotes:

Denomination	Letter inscription	Portrait on the front	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 prints: 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 (JEFFERSON)	The Monticello building for US tickets, or a drawing of the 1776 Declaration of Independence scene for Federal Reserve tickets.
5 dollars	FIVE DOLLARS	Lincoln (LINKOLN)	Lincoln Memorial
10 $	TEN DOLLARS	Hamilton (HAMILTON)	US Treasury Building
20 dollars	TWENTY DOLLARS	Jackson (JACKSON)	The building of the "White House"
$50	FIFTY DOLLARS	Grant	capitol building
100 dollars	ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS	Franklin (FRANKLIN)	Palace of Independence

Frame

The frame, consisting of a mesh pattern, on fake tickets rarely comes out satisfactorily: line breaks, spots are observed, sometimes patterned drawings merge. The thin lines of the pattern should be clear, without breaks and 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 on counterfeit tickets. It is imitated by dark green, green-yellow or dull green paint. The second sign is a frame of patterns, on which the defects are usually the same as when the front side is faked. The pattern on the fake tickets is poorly executed: the absence of some architectural and other details, vagueness, etc.

Seal of the Treasury

The seal of the Treasury on all U.S. banknotes is depicted on the front side (to the right or left of the portrait) 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 type around on banknotes issued before 1969 - “THESAUR AMER SEPTENT SIGIL.” On the 1969 issue banknotes - "THE DERATRMENT OF THE TREASURY 1789". The teeth of the circle must be the same size and the same shape. The seal of the Treasury, as a rule, is executed in a bright green color. It can also be red, with no Federal Reserve Bank seal on the left side.

The printing of the Treasury on counterfeit tickets in most cases does not work well - pale coloring, not the same teeth of the circle and the primitive execution of the key. In addition, counterfeit banknotes often have other significant distortions in the image of the seal: individual fragments are not reproduced, stars on the shield are obtained in the form of dots, etc. Sometimes there are white strokes corresponding to the shading of the letters printed on the background of the print.

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 fake tickets, there is often a difference in the shape of letters and numbers, their uneven distinctness. 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, as well as more or less than eight relying digits.

Control letter

Federal Reserve tickets have a special distinguishing feature - on the left side of the front side of the ticket there is a circle printed in black ink, inside of which the name of the Federal Reserve Bank that issued the ticket is printed in light letters around the edges. In the center of the circle is printed in black ink one of the letters of the Latin alphabet (from A to L) according to the number of twelve Federal Reserve Banks, assigned this bank. The same letter is in front of the serial number of this ticket. In addition, one of the numbers (from 1 to 12) is printed on the white space of the front side of the Federal Reserve Tickets in four places, indicating the sequence of the above letter in the Latin alphabet.

Correspondence of alphanumeric designations to US reserve banks that issue

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

For example, a Federal Reserve Bank ticket in Atlanta will have the letter “F” in the left black circle, and in four white spaces the number 6 and the first letter of the note number will also be “F”.

microprinting

Beginning in 1996, US banknotes issued by the FRB appeared additional element protection - microprinting (the text "The United States of America", made in small print), which is located on the lapel of the portrait 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 "USA" written in very small letters, 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. Counterfeit tickets imitate drawing or overprinting with gray paint, which can be easily detected by the absence of the text “USA 100″, or by tearing the edge with a sharp object. It also acquires significant distortion, and more often illegibility, a test made by microprinting, which is clearly visible with a magnifying glass.

Guard strip

Security thread made of polyester material with the text “USA 100″ (“USA 50″, “USA TWENTY”) running in the paper mass of the ticket vertically to the left of the imprint of the FIB seal. On the $50 bill, it is to the right of the portrait and runs through the bill from top to bottom. On the $100 bill, the security band runs to the left of the portrait. On the $20 bill, the stripe is on the right edge of the bill. This is done so that lower denomination notes are not counterfeited as higher denomination notes by etching the digit. The strip and the inscription on it must be visible on both sides.

Watermark

Look at the banknote against the light to see if there is a watermark next to the portrait. The watermark must show the same historical person as the portrait. The watermark is only visible to the light, since it is inside the banknote, and not just printed on it. The sign must be visible on both sides of the banknote.

Printing methods

This feature in most cases makes it possible to unambiguously draw a conclusion about the authenticity of a banknote, however, determining the printing method requires the use of at least the simplest magnifying devices. On genuine US dollars, images are printed using intaglio printing (back side and main image on the front side) and letterpress printing (bank seal and its corresponding four digits, treasury seal and serial numbers). Metallographic prints are distinguished by glossiness, high intensity of coloring and pronounced relief and “sharpness” of strokes. Virtually no other printing method can give such a 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 distinguished by a 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 considering a banknote with a magnification of 7 or more indicates an offset printing design of the image, which indicates a fake banknote. The inscription “United States of America” on top should be barely raised and perceived by touch. On banknotes that have been in circulation for a long time, you can see traces of an embossed ornament on the back around the perimeter (where dirt got into).

The mentioned counterfeit detection techniques apply to all US banknotes without exception. But now it will be much easier to distinguish real American money from fake ones. Beginning in 1996, the US Department began issuing banknotes of a new design. The new banknotes are printed using state-of-the-art technology. The new money will be protected by advanced methods such as optical color change printing inks, microprinting, watermarks and others. effective means protection. The banknotes of the new sample have a number of signs of authenticity, which are really easy to notice without arming with special equipment.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A FAKE?

1. do not return them to the transferor;
2. if possible, arrange for detention;
3. try to remember the signs of the salesman;
4. call the police immediately on 02.

Citizens are guaranteed remuneration, anonymity, and confidentiality for reliable information about manufacturers and distributors of fakes.

Article 221 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus Manufacture, storage or sale of counterfeit money or valuable papers

Production or storage for the purpose of sale or sale of the official counterfeit monetary unit of the Republic of Belarus (national currency), government or other securities denominated in the national currency, foreign exchange or securities denominated in foreign currency,

shall be punishable by restraint of liberty for a term of 2 to 5 years, or imprisonment for a term of 2 to 7 years, with or without confiscation of property.
The same actions committed repeatedly, either by an organized group or on an especially large scale,
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of 5 to 15 years with confiscation of property.

Security features on banknotes appeared gradually, so each year of release has its own characteristics. So, for banknotes of the sample of the 90th year, 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 angle of view. Ideally, the color of the paper is dirty yellow, because it is supposedly harder to counterfeit. However, Americans have recently become fascinated with design art: in order to combat counterfeiters, the US Treasury decided to "repaint" dollars in pink and cream color. In addition, the state authorities have promised to update the appearance of their banknotes every 7-10 years.

The main security features of the banknote

US banknotes of any denomination, category and year of issue, in circulation from 1928 to 1990, are printed on sheets of paper measuring 156.4x66.6 mm. The banknote paper is grey-cream, thick, without watermarks. Protective fibers of red and blue colors are, as it were, pressed into the paper mass. The location of the fibers on the surface of the sheet is chaotic, their number is different. Since 1990, a security thread (stripe) with microprinting in numbers or words (USA TEN, USA TWENTY, USA 50, USA 100) has additionally appeared in the paper of banknotes in denominations of 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollars. The dimensions of these banknotes are 152x67 mm.

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

On the front side of the Federal Reserve tickets (“FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE” category), 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): for banknotes from 1928 to 1934 (with a smooth outer edge, from 1950 inclusive - from jagged edge). At the bottom of the seal imprint is the name of the city and state in which the bank that issued this bank note is located. In the center of the seal imprint is a letter conditionally assigned to this bank (the bank's control letter). 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 US that have the right to issue bank notes. Their respective control letters and numbers are shown 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 the banknote consists of ten characters: at the end and beginning of the number there are letters, and between them there are eight digits. The first letter in the serial number must match the control letter. It is possible that the last letter is replaced by a five-pointed asterisk (A 12345678 *). This means that this banknote has been put into circulation to replace the rejected one.

New elements of US banknotes

1. Portrait of the President oversized, slightly shifted away from the center of the banknote. If you fold the dollar in half, then the fold should be 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 the reprographic equipment, a weak moiré (light and dark areas) appears at the indicated place.
3. Watermark is located on the unprinted 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 turned.
5. Microprinting- words printed in very small print - difficult to fake. On the face of the note, each of the digits that form the number in the lower left corner consists of the repeating inscription "USA and the denomination of the banknote". Along the lower edge of the oval framing the portrait is the inscription "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA". The $50 and $100 bills feature "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" microtext printed on the president's lapel.
6. A security thread (stripe) visible through the light is embedded in the paper, on which the 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 the 50 banknote is to the right.
7. US Federal Reserve 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 series number one more letter is added. A unique combination of eleven numbers and letters is located on both sides of the portrait on the front of the banknote.

How to identify a genuine dollar from a fake

Paper

All dollars are printed on special paper, which is dominated by linen and cotton. To the touch it is rough and velvety, almost like matter. Real dollars are dragging. If the bill is not quite old, try pulling on the edges of the paper. Genuine will stretch a little.

Dye

Dollars are printed using high quality dyes. Therefore, the pattern 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 at least slightly stains the finger, then the authenticity of the banknote should be doubted.

Portrait

On each banknote, regardless of the category of the banknote, a portrait of one of the US presidents is printed with the surname indicated. One of the most common artisanal ways to counterfeit dollars is simply to draw or stick zeros on low-denomination bills. For example, from five dollars to make fifty or a dollar bill to turn into a hundred dollar. In this case, in addition to the portrait of the president, whom the Russians are not at all obliged to know by sight, the nearby seal, on top of which there is a treacherous inscription of the banknote denomination, can help.

Water marks

Look at the banknote against the light to see the watermark in the free 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

Seal of the Treasury

The seal of the Treasury on all U.S. banknotes is depicted on the front side as a jagged circle, in the middle of which is a shield with scales and a key and with an inscription in white type around. on bank notes issued before 1969 - "THESAUR AMER SEPTENT SIGIL". On the 1969 issue cash tickets - "THE DERATRMENT OF THE TREASURY 1789". The teeth of the circle must be the same size and the same shape. The seal of the Treasury, as a rule, is executed in a bright green color. It can also be red, with no Federal Reserve Bank seal on the left side.

resort to comparison

Compare the note in question with the note you are certain of and try to tell the difference between the two by using the above distinguishing features, as well as by comparing the paper weight of both notes, which can be determined by touch.

To satisfy your own curiosity, you can try to find out the degree of authenticity of your dollars with a magnifying glass. The fact is that real bucks are printed with such high printing quality that they have micro-details that are distinguishable only at high magnification. So, for example, on a ten dollar bill on the back of a bill on a lone bush on the lawn, with a strong increase, you can distinguish the numbers printed on one of the leaves - “383”. Each bill has such marks, and if you are really interested, arm yourself with a microscope.

Instruction

OV paper is made from cotton and linen, it does not contain optical brightener and therefore does not glow blue like regular paper, but turns dark. Try to tear a banknote - real paper is elastic, at first it will stretch and only then tear. A fake can also be distinguished by the absence of a “crunch”. Interspersed red and blue threads should not be drawn. The size of any banknote issued since 1928 is 156x66 mm (plus or minus 2 mm).

The paint, made according to a secret recipe, should leave traces - if you attach a dollar to white paper on a banknote with your fingernail, you will get a green or black stripe (depending on which side was applied). In the right corner on the front side of the bill there is an image of the denomination, applied with paint that changes color when tilted - from green to black and vice versa.

The image on the banknotes should be embossed - this is easy to check by touch. The most prominent are the largest inscriptions “The United States Or America” and the letter designation of the denomination. The lines in the pattern against the background of the portrait of the President and the building on the reverse side must be continuous (not in the form of dots) and clear.

On new banknotes issued after 1996, a thin vertical stripe should run to the left or right of the president's portrait - this is a thread embedded in the banknote canvas with the inscription USA FIVE, USA TEN, etc., depending on the denomination. The newest banknotes on this line also contain an image of the American flag with the denomination indicated instead of asterisks. The strip is visible to the light on both sides of the bill. In ultraviolet light, the strip changes color. If the strip is drawn on the reverse side or inserted between two glued pieces of paper, this is a fake.

Pay special attention to the watermark. In addition to the president's portrait, which is offset from the center on the new banknotes, a "water" copy of it appeared. This image must match the portrait printed with ink. Fraudsters often wash off the image from small denominations, and apply a new one - a larger denomination. The structure of the paper, the watermark, the security strip are present, but the banknote costs less. With inattentive consideration, a fake is difficult to recognize.

On the new banknotes, on the lower part of the oval surrounding the portrait, or on the camisole / jacket of the president, the inscription “The United States Of America” is applied in microprint. On 10, 20 and 100 dollar bills in the lower left corner inside the numbers 100, 20 and 10 are micro-inscriptions USA 100, USA 20 and USA 10, respectively. On the 5 dollar microtext "Five Dollars" is repeated in the loops of the pattern along the edges of the face of the note. On the edge of the 50 dollar bill is microtext "Fifty". Microscopic font can be seen with a magnifying glass.

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To avoid professionally counterfeited banknotes that cannot be recognized without special equipment, buy and exchange dollars at a bank.

Helpful advice

As an innovative anti-counterfeiting feature, the color of the new $50 bill has been changed to pink.

Money has been counterfeited since they appeared. Therefore, it is very useful to have some skills to distinguish a real bill from a fake one. The same applies to foreign currency, in particular dollars, which are in active circulation.

You will need

Instruction

The question “like dollars” is very relevant today, since many transactions are made in this currency. Of course, it is best to use a bill detector, if possible. You can learn to distinguish real dollars by knowing some signs of the authenticity of bills. First, make sure that you have a denomination of the existing denomination: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 or 100 dollars.
Remember that banknotes of all denominations have the same dimensions of 66.6x156.4 mm.

The image on real American money does not fade and does not fade when liquid enters, since they are printed with high-quality ink. If you rub the bill hard, the paint should remain safe and sound, otherwise, you have counterfeit dollars in front of you. If you look at the banknote from different angles, the color of the number (value) in the lower corner will change from green to black.

Try to remember which presidents are depicted on banknotes of different denominations. Fraudsters often "increase the value" of a bill by painting on zeros. Knowing the appearance of American money can help you out more than once. Next to the portrait there should be a watermark (copy of the portrait), which is visible through the light, and on both sides of the bill.

Carefully consider the portrait, or rather, the quality of its image. Portraits are very difficult to fake. Make sure that small details (hair, eyes) are well drawn, there are no spots or distortions.

Real dollars are distinguished from fakes by colored fibers - magnetic inclusions in different parts of the banknote. They must be passed through the bill, and not be drawn on its surface. However, sometimes the presence of fibers is imitated in very sophisticated ways, so that it is very difficult to distinguish a banknote from a genuine one. When tested with ultraviolet light, the silk fibers glow.

Take a look at the serial number of letters and numbers: they should be the same size, even and distinct, have the correct color.

Do not forget to study the reverse side of the dollar. It should be bright green, and the image should be clear and without defects.

The frame of the mesh pattern should be solid, clearly drawn, uniform along the entire length.

Look out for additional signs. Make sure that the Treasury Seal has a rich color, a clear reproduction of individual elements, and its teeth are uniform. If you have the opportunity to use a magnifying glass, make sure that the banknote has microprinting - the words "The United States of America" depicted on the lapel of the president's coat. Also, the portrait should have a small inscription "USA" and a number, depending on the denomination. For example, for one hundred dollars it would be "USA 100".

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how to determine the authenticity of dollars

Counterfeit dollars are rarely found in our country. If you still often have to hold American banknotes in your hands, knowing the security features of banknotes is a must. You will protect yourself from financial losses and possible problems with the law.

You will need

- ultraviolet bill detector
- magnifying glass

Instruction

Use a special detector to identify counterfeit banknotes. Such detectors are sold in specialized stores and cost from five hundred rubles. Keep in mind that this method does not give a 100% result. A more accurate result gives a careful examination of the banknote.

Notice the watermark. You can see the watermark only if you look at the dollar bill in the light. You should see a portrait of this or that historical figure on the American currency. Note that the watermark is placed on both sides.

Try rubbing the banknote hard. Take a look at your fingers. There should be no paint left on them. High quality dyes are used in the production of American currency. If the image is smeared at the point of friction, you have a fake in front of you.

Look carefully at the dollar bill from different angles. Some elements on it should change color. This effect cannot be achieved with a color printer.

Feel the banknote. Dollars are printed on special paper, which has a rough surface. Plus, it's very durable. As a rule, ordinary counterfeiters use book paper.

If after all the manipulations you are tormented by doubts, contact the police for help. There they will conduct an examination and give a conclusion. In no case do not pay the questionable in stores. You can be prosecuted for selling counterfeit dollars.

Paper

Dye

Dollars are printed using high quality dyes. Therefore, the drawing on American money does not fade or fade. A very good way to check the quality of the paint is to rub the bill with force. If the paint is smeared or even a little stained on the finger, then doubts about the authenticity of the banknote are quite justified.

colored fibers

On counterfeit tickets, security silk fibers are sometimes imitated by pressing colored fibers to the paper, or by printing or drawing colored strokes by hand, but are often absent altogether. In doubtful cases, a pin can be used, because a piece of fiber from a genuine ticket can be removed without damaging it. It should also be reckoned with the fact that genuine paper can be used for counterfeiting, when everything printed on the paper of a genuine ticket of a smaller denomination is washed off with a chemical composition and the content of a fake ticket of a larger denomination is printed on a bleached sheet. 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. The 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 paper surface of a counterfeit dollar are visually easily distinguishable.

Portrait

The portrait is one of the more difficult elements to reproduce. Usually, a high-quality drawing of a portrait cannot be achieved. As a result, small details of the portrait are often lost on counterfeit and falsified banknotes, especially the pupils of the eyes, the texture of the hair. To determine the authenticity of banknotes, the portrait is usually the main control point, since it is extremely rare for a counterfeit to successfully 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 finely shaded background around the portrait should look especially clean. Usually, on fakes, this shading merges and the background turns out to be darker.

Frame

Drawing on the reverse side

Seal of the Treasury

The printing of the Treasury on counterfeit tickets in most cases does not work well - a pale color, the teeth of the circle are not the same and the primitive execution of the key. In addition, counterfeit banknotes often have other significant distortions in the image of the seal: individual fragments are not reproduced, stars on the shield are obtained in the form of dots, etc. Sometimes there are white strokes corresponding to the shading of the letters printed on the background of the print.

Serial number

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

Metallographic prints are distinguished by their glossiness, high color intensity and pronounced relief and "sharpness" of strokes. Virtually no other printing method can give such a 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 distinguished by a 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 considering a banknote with a magnification of 7 or more indicates an offset printing design of the image, which indicates a fake banknote. The inscription on top "United States of America" should be barely raised and perceived by touch. On banknotes that have been in circulation for a long time, you can see traces of an embossed ornament on the back around the perimeter (where dirt got into).

The mentioned counterfeit detection techniques apply to all US banknotes without exception. But now it will be much easier to distinguish real American money from fake ones. Beginning in 1996, the US Department began issuing banknotes of a new design. With the beginning of their widespread use, counterfeiters are in for really hard times. The new banknotes are printed using state-of-the-art technology. The new money will be protected by advanced methods such as optical color change printing inks, microprinting, watermarks and other effective security measures. The banknotes of the new sample have a number of signs of authenticity, which are really easy to notice without arming with special equipment.

microprinting

Beginning in 1996, US banknotes issued by the Federal Reserve Bank received an additional security element - microprinting (the text "The United States of America" in small print), which is located on the lapel of the portrait coat. To check it, you need to take an ordinary magnifying glass. Through it, look at the portrait and the protective strip. They must have "USA" in very small letters, 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. Counterfeit tickets are imitated with additional drawing or overprinting with gray paint, which can be easily detected by the absence of the text "USA 100", or by tearing the edge with a sharp object. It also acquires significant distortion, and more often illegibility, a test made by microprinting, which is clearly visible with a magnifying glass.

Guard strip

Security thread made of polyester material with the text "USA 100" ("USA 50", "USA TWENTY") running in the paper mass of the ticket vertically to the left of the imprint of the FIB seal. On the $50 bill, it is to the right of the portrait and runs through the bill from top to bottom. On the $100 bill, the security band runs to the left of the portrait. On the $20 bill, the stripe is on the right edge of the bill. This is done so that lower denomination notes are not counterfeited as higher denomination notes by etching the digit. The strip and the inscription on it must be visible on both sides.

Watermark

Color-changing printing ink

Look at the banknote from different angles to make sure that the ink applied to the number in the bottom corner of the banknote changes from green to black and vice versa.