does the watermark always have to to be in the same place and run through certain letters of bank of england?
2006-11-28 00:45:22 · 6 answers · asked by playfire5 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Not sure about the watermark but a way to test whether any bank note (British ones at least) is genuine is to rub it on a piece of paper. If any dye comes off you know that it's real. Might have to rub pretty hard though. You can also usually tell by the feel of the paper and by ripping it a little at the top where the silver thread is. The thread should weave though the paper so by ripping it you can see if it is sewn in or just printed on.
2006-11-28 00:51:37 · answer #1 · answered by dot254 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite a few forgers have trouble with the threaded metal strip. Normally this is woven into the fabric of the paper and will not tear. The strip is difficult to do and a forgery will have a fake strip that can be torn easily. So if you can rip the strip it's a fake.
2006-11-28 08:58:09 · answer #2 · answered by Birdie2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a UV light and the value of the note will show up as a hologram under the light in the left corner of the note on the front
2006-11-28 08:56:06 · answer #3 · answered by nutcase_says_hi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you look closely at the watermark of the Queen the dodgy ones make her look like she has got wind it just doesent quiet look right.The paper is normally the give away sign.Under a note checker it should show up £20 sign which you dont see without the light.
2006-11-28 09:00:48 · answer #4 · answered by BLACKY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out this Bank of England website which has lots of information on banknote security features.
2006-11-28 08:58:22 · answer #5 · answered by johnk1964 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I told you that you would change the way you are making them so making it more difficult for me to spot them.
2006-11-28 08:58:20 · answer #6 · answered by fuck off 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋