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Well which part about the note made it a "known fake" to the locals?
by GigabyteCoin 13y ago
Well which part about the note made it a "known fake" to the locals?
- grecy 13y agoThey could feel the texture with their fingers (I couldn't tell any difference) and the security strip was a tiny, tiny bit longer than it should have been on the fakes. Even after they told me what to look for, I couldn't tell.
- nate_meurer 13y agoThis is precisely the reason the U.S. Treasury still insists on using natural fiber in paper notes. There's more detail in this delightful Esquire article about the making of paper currency: http://www.esquire.com/features/benjamin-hundred-dollar-bill.. http://www.esquire.com/features/benjamin-hundred-dollar-bill....
- cskau 13y agoI can't seem to make your link work, but I managed to track down the original article so allow me to repost: http://www.esquire.com/features/benjamin-hundred-dollar-bill-0913-6 http://www.esquire.com/features/benjamin-hundred-dollar-bill...