Joe Willie On The Shrimpbox: Fake Money in Brunswick & the Golden Isles

There are 5 signs that one in your hand is fake money:

1. It simply different from the genuine money. Take money that you sure genuine and compare with one that you suspect fake. For low quality fake money, at a single glance you will realize the different. A magnifying glass might help too.

2. See the portrait. Pay close attention to the details of the portraits. Genuine money will have a much clearer and finer looking portrait. The portrait in fake money typically appears dull or has a less lucid appearance.

3. Inspect the Federal Reserve and United States Treasury seals. Genuine money will have seals that sharp, arrow-like border which is distinct and much defined. Seals on fake money, on the other hand, usually blur.

4. Look for watermark. Watermark is an image which appears on genuine money when you hold it in front of light. Watermark usually matches the portrait and the denomination. Watermark is costly for counterfeiters to make.

5. The feel and smell of it. Trust yourself, feel the paper. You are very used with genuine money, you know the paper. Genuine money use special paper and it feels of high quality then the ordinary paper. If the money is new then smells it, in my place new genuine money smells shity (but nice!).
According to the Brunswick Police Department more counterfeit bills are showing up in Brunswick and in Camden County. The authorities think that its being produced locally because of the poor quality. Bills printed before 1996 weren’t made with the chemicals to set off a counterfeit pen. Older bills will appear fake when marked even if they are real. The $50 bill is commonly counterfeited because people don’t encounter them as much as other bills.