I went to the grocery, paid for my purchase, got change and went to buy tokens at the TTC.
TTC Operator : Uh...lady, do you have another $5?
Me: Why?
TTC Operator: You have a fake one.
Me: Huh? How do you know?
TTC Operator: Easy
And so I am showing here 2 - $5 bills and let you spot the obvious differences.
1) Presence of the silver strip on the left side.2) Top left number 5 is dark on the top bill and white on the lower bill.
3) If you look closer - the number 5 on the lower right of the bill is different.
4) The fake one is a bit shorter.
The not so obvious difference: Look at them through a light source. The real bill has a 2nd face near the number 5.
But anyway, I could have brought the fake bill to the grocery store - but then, that means I will not have anything to shoot and blog.
I am now $5 poorer.
How soon people forget! It wasn't that long ago when the Bank of Canada introduced the NEW design $5 note- WITHOUT the now familiar holographic stripe.
ReplyDeleteWhile very hard to be absolutely certain from a photo, you most likely have a note of the earlier issue. Holding the note to the light should still reveal a portrait of Laurier. And, there is a series of falling maple leaves that glimmer in gold on the note's top surface. Once checking those things, if present, please, simply take the note to your nearest bank for verification. If all the security features are present, the bank should happily redeem the note in exchange for a new one!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_five-dollar_bill
In 2005, the Canadian government polled its citizens on the idea of retiring the five-dollar bill, replacing it with a five-dollar coin. The money saved in making the coin would then fund the Canadian Olympic team. Canadians resoundingly rejected and ridiculed the idea of a five-dollar coin.[3] Some pointed out the bill's most recent redesign took place only four years prior, while many others were averse to the idea of carrying yet another coin in their wallets and pockets. Due to the overwhelmingly negative response, plans for the five-dollar coin were discarded. Instead, on 15 November 2006, the Bank of Canada released an updated version of the $5 bill (issue of 2006) with updated security features, including a holographic stripe found in the rest of the series, and a watermark of Laurier that appears when held to the light.[4] These features replaced the iridescent maple leaves that were in the issue of 2002.
yes thats exactly right. that is the 2002 issue of the 5 dollar bill and is not fake. for example, wipe the bill firmly onto a white piece of paper, if the color comes off that means it is real. as well the quality of the paper remains the same, counterfeit tends to be something closer to printer paper.
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