Hearing about a Minnesota woman who sold her car, only to learn later the stack of $100 bills was nothing but counterfeit, made me wonder: How many merchants can spot a fake when it slides across their counter?
Sure, there are counterfeit pens you can use to test each one, but odds are, you’re not testing each and every $5, $10, and $20; most (all) are the real deal. Just in case, though, here’s a quick study guide to help you and your staff pick up on hints that it might be time to grab the marker after all.
http://www.secretservice.gov/know_your_money.shtml
If anything, it’s an interesting read (especially number 3 on the list—Design Features Which Vary On Genuine Currency—which demonstrates how much we don’t notice when looking at a bill).
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