Comments on: What common features do all American currencies [paper] share?!? http://www.myylt.com/2008/05/03/what-common-features-do-all-american-currencies-paper-share/ Discussion of Forex Trading and Currency Trading Sat, 19 May 2012 12:09:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: www.YourTutorOnline.com http://www.myylt.com/2008/05/03/what-common-features-do-all-american-currencies-paper-share/#comment-2885 www.YourTutorOnline.com Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.myylt.com/2008/05/03/what-common-features-do-all-american-currencies-paper-share/#comment-2885 Dig in your wallet (or you parent's, after asking of course) and look at an example of each. Some observations from the top of my head: serial numbers "in god we trust" mint location value signature Dig in your wallet (or you parent's, after asking of course) and look at an example of each.

Some observations from the top of my head:
serial numbers
"in god we trust"
mint location
value
signature

]]> By: blunderbuss http://www.myylt.com/2008/05/03/what-common-features-do-all-american-currencies-paper-share/#comment-2886 blunderbuss Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.myylt.com/2008/05/03/what-common-features-do-all-american-currencies-paper-share/#comment-2886 They probably all have "security strips" woven into them to hinder counterfeiting. They probably all have "watermarks" -- silhouettes printed in the paper that are only visible when held up to light -- to prevent counterfeiting. They probably all have "placettes," (sp??) which glow in the dark under ultraviolet light, for the same reason. http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&rlz=1T4ADBF_enKR251KR252&q=money+security+features+counterfeiting&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi They probably all have "security strips" woven into them to hinder counterfeiting.

They probably all have "watermarks" — silhouettes printed in the paper that are only visible when held up to light — to prevent counterfeiting.

They probably all have "placettes," (sp??) which glow in the dark under ultraviolet light, for the same reason.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&rlz=1T4ADBF_enKR251KR252&q=money+security+features+counterfeiting&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

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