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OT: Counterfeit bill detection

2006 data, with name of SS agent, and source.

Despite the rise, the amount of fake money in circulation is a fraction of 1% of genuine currency, Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren says.

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I did hear that back in the early 80's over 50% of all US $100 bills in Europe were counterfeit. Came from an arms deal with Russia, The Russians wanted payment in US currency and the buyers paid in all fake

100's.

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How Counterfeit Detectors Work:

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tips for Detecting Counterfeit Money :

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Thank You, Randy

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Look up Louis Colavecchio (view his equipment here:

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He couterfeitted casino chips, which, at the time of his first arrest, was not illegal. There was a show about him in History awhile back, "Counterfeit King" was the episode, "Breaking Vegas" was the series.

Jon

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Jon Danniken

There was also this guy:

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drew remarkably good currency by hand, and traded it for goods as "works of art." as I remember it, the feds told him to cut it out. I saw him on a History Channel(?) show about counterfeiting a few years back.

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rangerssuck

Solution: Hop over to Canada and pick up a model with the Canadian currency detection option. Bring back and copy US currency to your heart's content. ;-)

BTW, I hope it does this for denominations other than dollar bills. The most cost effective to counterfeit would probably be $20s. Too small to attract a clerk's attention like a $50 or $100.

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Paul Hovnanian P.E.

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