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Originally Posted by 1000101  Is it going to a currency shop/exchange bureau and buy a different currency (maybe £), then go to another exchange bureau and change it back into $....
Also does this work on GBP? (UK currency?) I'm guessing no....? |
No. A currency exchange is alot like a bank, they know counterfeights when they see them - no matter how good yours are.
My method takes me to Wal-mart, as well as office supply and grocery stores.
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Has anyone tried 100% cotton paper?
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I have, the paper I tried is made by the same company as the 25%. The paper isn't too heavy to use, it just doesn't feel right.
I did blind tests with 25% notes over the weekend with the people I had visitting.
Test #1: I gave them 3 $10 bills (2real 1fake) and asked them if they had any thoughts.
Result: Nobody identified that there was a counterfeight amount them.
Score: 0-5 100% Successful
Test #2: I informed them that one of the bills was fake. I asked them to decide which it was by feel alone (each was asked individually).
Result: My sister in law identified the counterfeight - she's a bank teller.
Score: 1-4 80% Successful
Overall, I was happy with the results from the 25% tests. Only a bank teller could tell the difference by feel, but it required that she be made aware that a fake was present.
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My sister in law also gave me an excellent set of suggestions for passing multiple fakes at a time.
1: Keep the bills in a bank envelope - one that has the bank's name on it. Afterall, who would expect counterfeight money coming from a bank? Banks are "reliable" and trustworthy so the teller won't think twice about taking money that comes from a bank envelope.
2: Wait till Christmas to use them. Cashiers dont' check anything for anything at Christmas.
3 (relates to 2)Put bills in several envelopes and mark each with a name (wife-brother-mom and dad-etc); it's also a good idea to write dates on the backs of the envelopes (dates when money was supposedly added to them). When it's time to pay, remove the envelopes from your pocket, and look for the "right one". This provides the illusion that these are your "gift-budget" for family members and you've been adding money to them on a regular basis. Much like the bank envelope idea, this adds "reliability" - ie. you're obviously a family man, trustworthy, and definitely not a counterfeighter.