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With US currency, the first clue will be the feel of the money. The US prints money on paper made of rag linen instead of wood pulp, and it has a different feel and texture. Next, look at the printing. Is it sharp and clear, or do lines and points blur? With newer bills, hold them up to the light, and look through the bills. $5 and larger will have a security strip embedded in the paper, with the denomination on it. The watermark portrait you see when looking through the bill should be present, and match the printed portrait. many businesses use a counterfeit detection pen- which checks for bleach used in making ordinary paper (rag linen paper is unbleached- and the company that makes the rag linen paper sells all of it's paper to the US government)

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