How To Tell If Your Money Is Real Or Counterfeit

Is your money real or counterfeit? Here are some quick ways to test it. Take out your wallet now and check your money just in case.

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[franxx]

Who else holds it up to the light to act smart but u have no clue what your doing

[jaswandling]

Obviously holding it up to a light, even if you have no idea what you're looking for

[niftythelynx]

I'm gonna counterfeit ones, they never check those

EDIT: this is a joke, don't kick my door in please

[betaomega]

Something worth noting. US bills are not made from paper, they're made from an extremely durable linen. In the early 90's, the US government collected Levi's blue jeans, chopped them down, and used the threads to help make new currency textiles. If you look closely, there are very tiny blue fibers throughout each bill.

That isn't an accident.

[JeremyGalloway]

For a topic like this, why go through so much effort to animate it when it's so important to be able to recognize the real thing?

[rainwave]

0:08 next time i get a bill i am going to grab and touch it just like that

[d.a.elliottjr.]

I remember many years ago my mother would feel the paper of the bills to make sure they were real. She was once a bank teller & was trained to do that.

[Sickboyfriend]

How to tell if your Bitcoin is real or counterfeit:
oh wait, you can't counterfeit Bitcoin.

[solovelysosweet]

This is so helpful to make sure your is real and not fake.

[AldyWaani]

thanks. i will make more better based on your detailed info next time ;)

[murd_bird]

finally a fuckin useful video that tells me what to look for instead of just saying "hold it up to a light"

[arturpapai]

It's really easy to spot a fake. There are so many security features!

[spookygooch]

should an older $100 bill like a 2006 or lower glow on the security thread when under uv. some of my bills threads just show the text under uv light

[paul.]

Older bills would be easy because they have less security features. But don’t do it because you’lol get 20 years in the slammer

[Haywood]

Technically speaking all money is fake. It is just a bond.

[hayman]

quality counterfeit you can't feel or notice by looking at.

[Laxhoop]

Alternative video titles:
What to do to make more convincing counterfeits.

[teenie]

I have a 2 dollar bill series 1953 how do I tell if it's reaa

[jaxv]

I have a $50 bill that looks real but the atm says its not valid...

[AliA-mqbs]

You just told all the counterfeiters how to make fake money realer