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Any confirmation it's not Joss Paper? It was just New Years and it's suspicious CNN don't show a whole note, where the "Fake" would be. Same in Australia (wit

Any confirmation it's not Joss Paper? It was just New Years and it's suspicious CNN don't show a whole note, where the "Fake" would be. Same in Australia (with higher notes) https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/counterfeit-cash-warning-ahead-chinese-new-year https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/counterfeit...

ryanmercer 7y ago
That was my first thought as I clear international freight through customs and see shipments of it every now and then. Looking at the image though that's definitely supposed to be counterfeit currency. The printing looks pretty decent based on that one photo but the paper immediately stands out to me. I should add that I'm quite familiar with counterfeit coinage, and 'in another life' saw quite a few counterfeit bills of larger denominations when I was involved with an 'ultra lounge' as bars and clubs are common places to try and pass counterfeit bills. There are guides on the clearnet and DNMs that even suggest you use bars/clubs to convert it to real fiat due to the fact bartenders are often quite busy and are in poor lighting. Never any dollar bills though. Here are a bunch of fake specimens of coins and bullion /r/silverbug members have seen over the years that I've been curating https://www.ryanmercer.com/ryansthoughts/2014/8/22/fake-silver.html https://www.ryanmercer.com/ryansthoughts/2014/8/22/fake-silv... Back to that money though because I'm curious and am gonna do the maths so might as well share it, US currency bills are are 2.61 inches wide and 6.14 inches long; they are 0.0043 inches thick and weigh 1 gram. You have 20,000 per box if it's an even 900k. An inch is 232.55 bills, let's call it 232 bills with the paper wrapping per inch. Each of those boxes should be 0.8~ cubic feet or so if they were optimally packed. If that's a 40"x48" pallet those boxes are probably more like 0.96~ cubic feet.
tartoran 7y ago
I was actually thinking that technology has become so efficient that 'cloning' $1 bills has become profitable, in the past I've only heard of counterfeit $20s and higher. If this is about customary fake Chinese money, the type that they usually burn on Chinese new year or funerals I'd be quite disappointed with law enforcement for spreading anti china propaganda. However, according to CPB During the examination, CBP discovered 45 cartons of possible counterfeit currency in the form of $1 bills with a total face value of $900,000. The United States Secret Service was contacted determined the currency is counterfeit. In other words it's so well done that it may be hard to tell whether it's counterfeit or it's simply real money.

ryanmercer 7y ago

That was my first thought as I clear international freight through customs and see shipments of it every now and then. Looking at the image though that's definitely supposed to be counterfeit currency. The printing looks pretty decent based on that one photo but the paper immediately stands out to me. I should add that I'm quite familiar with counterfeit coinage, and 'in another life' saw quite a few counterfeit bills of larger denominations when I was involved with an 'ultra lounge' as bars and clubs are common places to try and pass counterfeit bills. There are guides on the clearnet and DNMs that even suggest you use bars/clubs to convert it to real fiat due to the fact bartenders are often quite busy and are in poor lighting. Never any dollar bills though. Here are a bunch of fake specimens of coins and bullion /r/silverbug members have seen over the years that I've been curating https://www.ryanmercer.com/ryansthoughts/2014/8/22/fake-silver.html https://www.ryanmercer.com/ryansthoughts/2014/8/22/fake-silv... Back to that money though because I'm curious and am gonna do the maths so might as well share it, US currency bills are are 2.61 inches wide and 6.14 inches long; they are 0.0043 inches thick and weigh 1 gram. You have 20,000 per box if it's an even 900k. An inch is 232.55 bills, let's call it 232 bills with the paper wrapping per inch. Each of those boxes should be 0.8~ cubic feet or so if they were optimally packed. If that's a 40"x48" pallet those boxes are probably more like 0.96~ cubic feet.

tartoran 7y ago

I was actually thinking that technology has become so efficient that 'cloning' $1 bills has become profitable, in the past I've only heard of counterfeit $20s and higher. If this is about customary fake Chinese money, the type that they usually burn on Chinese new year or funerals I'd be quite disappointed with law enforcement for spreading anti china propaganda. However, according to CPB During the examination, CBP discovered 45 cartons of possible counterfeit currency in the form of $1 bills with a total face value of $900,000. The United States Secret Service was contacted determined the currency is counterfeit. In other words it's so well done that it may be hard to tell whether it's counterfeit or it's simply real money.