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Wow Canada is very soft on crime. RCMP...shame... They pretty much awarded him his freedom like a medal.
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Seriously they are soft on crime! Shows how great of a neighbor country you are, thanks for caring so much.....NOT!
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Don´t blame 35 million persons for the inaction of a few hundred at most. Please and thank you. :) We´re not all law enforcers. But they (RCMP) should´ve at least slapped him on the wrist or something.
The way to tell is probably the watermark if at all present. That story had no news about how to spot the fakes. Those pens do nothing.
Looks like another debate about paper vs polymer when you read the comments. I think paper is fine because printing is still an art AND if 3rd world countries can get their hands on polymer then who´s to stop a counterfeiter? I´m obviously a lover of the old school.
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05/09/2014 10:41 pm
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I'd like to see somebody come through my register with that bill.
I "search" through every bill customers pay with to look for errors, unique serial numbers, etc.
For this matter, I seriously hope the bills used in the video are not actual examples of the notes in question.
A series 2006 bill that begins with a Y for the serial number, hah.
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05/09/2014 11:15 pm
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Kevin, if you don't mind could you elaborate on your comment about the "Y". I know very little about currency but, I love to learn.
Thanks
Cory
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I don't know that much about currency either, but for the newer, 1996+ series of US currency (except 1 dollar bills, which still use the old format), the first letter of the serial number corresponds to the note series. Take a look at anything larger than a 1 dollar bill in your possession.
Any series 2009 notes? Notice how they all start with a J.
2006 starts with an I.
And so on. They're not perfectly chronological, but every series will have start with the same letter.
Now I should put it out there:
I'm not saying the average consumer would notice. They probably wouldn't at all.
But if you looked at each bill carefully like me (to check for unique numbers), you might just notice that the numbers are flat out wrong.
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05/09/2014 11:36 pm
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Interesting, Now I pose a question. If someone would happen to find one of these fake bills is it illegal to own? Or if it is held as a collectible like a Henning Nickel is it legal? Not sure if anyone here will be able to answer with anything other than speculation but, it would be fun to look for them.
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I'm not sure, but I want to think that something states that you are obligated to report counterfeit currency that you received. It bothers me how arrogant this guy is about his counterfeits when they don't even look THAT great, at least as shown in the picture on this article. http://www.inquisitr.com/1245261/fr...-us-dollars/ |
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I'd like to think the Secret Service is all over this guy, no matter what the press says.
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When I look at the picture from this http://www.inquisitr.com/1245261/fr...-us-dollars/ posted article, the counterfeit is not so good. I've seen better fakes. LS23338188U is nonsense. Mr. Jackson and the Eagle are also not perfect. Unfortunately, bills are for most people only a method of payment. Most Americans probably do not know what means the letter number combination in the bottom row. In Europe we have because of the high number of currencies much wilder stories about faked bills. Look here: http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/gese...-844274.htmlhttp://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://polpix.sueddeutsche.com/bild/1.997776.1355801324/860x860/blueten.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/geld/blueten-der-falsche-schein-des-scheins-1.997613&h=441&w=860&tbnid=aeXhkK3L1G7w0M:&zoom=1&docid=Mfb2V82yTLdHpM&ei=C1JuU-mGK8XQ7AbHvIAg&tbm=isch&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=560&page=2&start=36&ndsp=35&ved=0CI8CEK0DMDs  Edited by hajduk
05/10/2014 12:33 pm
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What a wild story, Thanks for sharing.
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Mike Harris did it! I knew it!
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For a seasoned US paper money collector that "Y" that begins the serial would tip them off right away. Apparently the guy did not do his research.
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