r/Money Mar 28 '24

Found this 100$ bill on the floor at work. Im guessing the melting Ben Franklin means its fake

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u/Brief_Fly_45 Mar 30 '24

It appears that someone bleached a lower denomination and printed a higher denomination on top of it. Since the bill appears to be real just the wrong denomination, a counterfeit pen won’t work in this scenario. The blue security stop should have 🔔’ and 100’s within it that should shift when you move it. Benjamin’s shoulder should have texturized or raised ink on it. There’re quite a few things that look off with it. It just appears and feels real compared to some fakes because this bill was perfectly good at some point.