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COUNTERFEIT MONEY DETECTORS - DO THEY REALLY WORK

NCJ Number
10790
Journal
POPULAR SCIENCE Volume: 203 Issue: 4 Dated: (OCTOBER 1973) Pages: 78-80,176,178
Author(s)
D GARR
Date Published
1973
Length
5 pages
Annotation
OPERATION OF ULTRA-VIOLET SCANNERS WHICH DETECT THE CHEMICAL BRIGHTENERS IN THE PAPER OF COUNTERFEIT MONEY IS EXPLAINED.
Abstract
THE METHODS USED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO MAKE MONEY HARD TO COPY ARE DESCRIBED.