Due to its high prevalence, the US dollar is the most counterfeited currency. It is possible to distinguish a real banknote from a counterfeit one by recognizing special security elements with which any currency in the world is equipped. There is no need to rush - do not limit yourself to a superficial assessment of the denomination of the banknote, and you will not become a victim of scammers.
Instructions
Step 1
Paper for dollars is made from cotton and linen, it does not contain optical brightener and therefore does not glow blue in ultraviolet light, like ordinary paper, but becomes dark. Try tearing a banknote - real paper is elastic, it will stretch first and then tear. A fake can also be distinguished by the lack of "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).
Step 2
The paint made according to a secret recipe should leave traces - if you put a dollar on a white sheet of paper and run it over a banknote with your fingernail, you will get a green or black stripe (depending on which side you applied). In the lower 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.
Step 3
The image on the banknotes should be embossed - it 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 back should be continuous (not in the form of dots) and clear.
Step 4
On new banknotes issued after 1996, a thin vertical strip should pass to the left or right of the president's portrait - this is a thread implanted into the canvas of the banknote, 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, indicating the denomination instead of asterisks. The strip is visible on both sides of the bill. In ultraviolet light, the strip changes color. If the strip is drawn from the back side or nested between two glued pieces of paper, this is a fake.
Step 5
Pay special attention to the watermark. In addition to the portrait of the president, which is shifted from the center on the new banknotes, a water copy of it has appeared. This image must match the portrait printed with ink. Fraudsters often wash off the image from small bills, and apply a new one - of a larger denomination. The structure of the paper, the watermark, the security strip are present, but the banknote costs less. With a careless examination, it is difficult to recognize a fake.
Step 6
On the new banknotes, along the lower part of the oval surrounding the portrait, or on the president's camisole / jacket, the inscription “The United States Of America” is inscribed in micro-script. On 10, 20 and 100 dollar bills on the left in the lower corner, inside the numbers 100, 20 and 10, there are micro-inscriptions USA 100, USA 20 and USA 10, respectively. On $ 5, the “Five Dollars” microtext is repeated in loops of the pattern along the edges of the face of the banknote. On the edge of the 50 dollar bill, the microtext “Fifty” is inscribed. The microscopic font can be seen with a magnifying glass.
