Can you spot a fake?

by Cinda Baxter on September 26, 2011

in Finances, Real World

One finger or two? Both are legitimate.

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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