Fake/Counterfeit Detection: Canadian Notes Altered Or Genuine?

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CCFPress Press Manager United States 1420 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 12:07 pm PMG - Can you spot which note is a genuine error and which one is counterfeit? Read More: Counterfeit Detection Series This month we are doing something a little different. Here are two Canadian notes that were recently submitted to PMG. Each note has the same error - Missing Serial Number(s). One is a genuine error while the other has been tampered with. Can you tell which one is which? Read the entire article. Report this Post to the Staff

GMS5 Pillar of the Community Canada 1527 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 3:56 pm The two is the fake one Report this Post to the Staff
walk2dwater Pillar of the Community Canada 2571 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 6:54 pm The queen's face seems a bit off on the $2 (& so does the colour/with virtually no microtext) so it doesn't surprise me it doesn't pass the UV light test. The font on the SN & proportions of all elements seem quite accurate though (something that's usually messed up). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUc8Kx5wCI4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LeYOYtSAoc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq1DlqkPHhE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PsCjxldIao Report this Post to the Staff
Tee Valued Member Canada 243 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 10:36 pm The $2.00 note. The dark area where the denomination is written is it correct. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9862 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 11:48 pm According to the article neither note is counterfeit. The two has been altered. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
Bond632 Valued Member Canada 98 Posts	Posted 12/28/2020 04:54 am I have a bill that looks like the $2, with only one serial number on it. Now I know how to authenticate it, thanks for the information CCFPress. Report this Post to the Staff
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