Forgery Flashcards
color of UV strip on $100
pink
color of UV strip on $50
yellow
color of UV strip on $20
green
color of UV strip on $10
orange
color of UV strip on $5
blue
Color of UV strip on $1
none
how does a fake bill react to iodine why?
it will leave a black mark because the iodine reacts to starch in wood based paper.
types of forgery
check forgery, Historical forgery, Autograph forgery, Electronic forgery
where is money printed in the US
Mints
material paper money is printed on
25%linen 75% cotton
line quality
smooth or shaky
spacing
letters equally spaced or not
size & proportion
ratio to height and width
pen lifts
lifts or no lifts
connecting strokes
are letters connected
pen pressure
light, normal, heavy
slant
left, right, none
Baseline
on line, above line, below line
diacritics
dotting i crossing t
president on $100
Franklin
president on $50
Grant
president on $20
Jackson
person on $10
hamilton
president on $5
Lincoln
President on $1
Washington
Unique characteristics in money that make it hard to forge
microprinting security thread/ UV strip water mark color changing ink special paper serial number