100 Dollar Bill Counterfeit
In 2011 government sources stated that these counterfeit bills were in worldwide circulation from the late 1980s until at least july 2000 in an extradition court case.
100 dollar bill counterfeit. Almost nine million dollars in counterfeit bills are in circulation in the u s. An estimated 147 million worth of counterfeit money is currently circulating in the. Wbay the brown county sheriff s office is alerting retailers that it s investigating counterfeit 100 bills being passed at a. Treasury uses many security features to prevent counterfeiting.
The color originally appeared to change from green to black but it goes from copper to green in recent redesigns of the bills. Government to have been made by unknown organizations or governments. Department of the treasury seal and engraved signatures to aid in counterfeit deterrence. A superdollar also known as a superbill or supernote is a very high quality counterfeit united states one hundred dollar bill alleged by the u s.
Currency continues to add features to deter counterfeiting. About every decade the u s. Series 2009 bills and later have more security features to check. Counterfeit 100 bills passed at local retailer bellevue wis.
In all the shipment contained 3 515 counterfeit 100 bills totaling 351 500. By 1862 the demand notes incorporate fine line engraving intricate geometric lathe work patterns a u s. If a 50 or 100 bill series 1963a and after has the clause or if those two denominations prior to series 1963 do not have the clause then the bill is counterfeit. Color shifting ink can be found on 100 50 and 20 dollar bills series 1996 and later and on 10 dollar bills series 1999 and later.
To this day u s. 5 and lower bills do not yet have this feature. Agents said the fake bills were shipped from shanghai china and headed to a residence in milwaukee. If a 1 2 5 10 20 bill series 1963 and after has the clause or if those same denominations prior to series 1963 do not have the clause then the bill is counterfeit.