2007-09-26 15:10:17 · 7 answers · asked by papie000 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
According to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, US paper currency is made up of 75% cotton and 25% linen. That is, there are three-fourths of a pound of cotton in each pound of dollar bills. This same source also informs us that there are 490 bills in a pound of currency.
U.S. currency has traditionally had a number of features that deter counterfeiters. One is the cotton and linen rag paper, which has a distinctive, pliable feel and has tiny red and blue fibers embedded in it. Though a commercial company produces the paper, it is illegal for anyone to manufacture or use a similar type except by special authority. Inks manufactured according to secret formulas by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing also help prevent counterfeiting.
2007-09-26 15:19:49 · answer #1 · answered by dreamofjustme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are trace metallic elements in the inks used to print US currency. The quantity and types of metals are classified. The rest is just fancy paper.
2007-09-26 15:29:53 · answer #2 · answered by ToolManJobber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember that there used to be (maybe still is) a strip of metal (I was told platinum, but I couldn't distinguish it from aluminum) in DeutscheMark bills, but I'm not aware of there ever being such in U.S. currency.
2007-09-26 15:15:29 · answer #3 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but 79% of all U S paper currency has traces of Cocaine in it
2007-09-26 15:13:41 · answer #4 · answered by Q 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope printed on cotton,
2007-09-26 15:13:06 · answer #5 · answered by that guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no there is not any metal in the us dollar bill.
2007-09-26 15:12:13 · answer #6 · answered by michael n 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
is there a spell check on your computer?
2007-09-26 15:19:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋