Counterfeit Money Detector

FAQs

• Is there an app to detect counterfeit money?
  The BEP, in collaboration with the Department of Education, assisted in the development of the IDEAL® Currency Identifier, a free downloadable app that operates on the Android platform.
• Can a black light detect fake money?
  Looking at the bills under black lights is the best way.” The Treasury has embedded a clear polyester thread vertically in the bill's paper. The placement is different for each denomination, and the thread glows a unique color under an ultraviolet light, or black light.
• What color does the marker turn on fake money?
  What color does a counterfeit pen turn? A counterfeit pen reacts to the starch found in most types of paper. Genuine U.S. currency is printed on paper that does not have starch. Therefore, if the bill is genuine, the ink will turn yellow and if it's fake, the ink will turn black or dark blue.
• Can fake money pass the marker test?
  When someone uses the pen, the fakers solution can also cause counterfeit bills to pass a pen test. A second approach used to fake the pen is to use bleached lower denomination banknotes.
• How do you check to see if money is real?
  Here is a list of eight ways to tell if a bill is real or counterfeit:
  

  • Color-shifting Ink. ...
  • Watermark. ...
  • Blurry Borders, Printing, or Text. ...
  • Raised Printing. ...
  • Security Thread with Microprinting. ...
  • Ultraviolet Glow. ...
  • Red and Blue Threads. ...
  • Serial Numbers.
• Can Blacklight detect fake money?
  Looking at the bills under black lights is the best way.” The Treasury has embedded a clear polyester thread vertically in the bill's paper. The placement is different for each denomination, and the thread glows a unique color under an ultraviolet light, or black light.