Posted 06/04/2017 10:02 pm
It's 100% counterfeit. No security strip, no metallics, but surprisingly decent imitation of currency linen paper. However, if you look at the top of the reverse, you can see a glue line and also see that it's printed on stock made of two pieces of linen paper bonded together, which are coming apart. Some of the ink bled through from the obverse onto the reverse, and vice versa.
The counterfeiter went to a lot of trouble to make it look "worn"; that's actually what made it stand out since most of the other $20's in his payment were crisp. In-hand, it "feels" like a worn $20, and without giving it much attention, it passes surprisingly easily.
Cashier did not catch it, despite having a fluorescent light and a pen (tip: they only work when you actually use them...) and the customer was long gone by the time the police were called. They let me keep it, surprisingly, instead of confiscating it, so I put it into a plastic holder and sealed it shut after marking the plastic "FAKE $20" in case someone finds it long after I'm gone and tries to spend it.
The counterfeiter went to a lot of trouble to make it look "worn"; that's actually what made it stand out since most of the other $20's in his payment were crisp. In-hand, it "feels" like a worn $20, and without giving it much attention, it passes surprisingly easily.
Cashier did not catch it, despite having a fluorescent light and a pen (tip: they only work when you actually use them...) and the customer was long gone by the time the police were called. They let me keep it, surprisingly, instead of confiscating it, so I put it into a plastic holder and sealed it shut after marking the plastic "FAKE $20" in case someone finds it long after I'm gone and tries to spend it.
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"Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis
"Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis
Edited by paralyse
06/04/2017 10:03 pm
06/04/2017 10:03 pm
