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...corridors of the Treasury Department, meanwhile, counter- counterfeitin g teams are testing new dollar designs. The portraits of historical figures might be slightly enlarged and moved off center; watermarks might be added. Since 1990, polyester fibers have been imbedded in dollar bills so that when a bill is copied by a forger, the note's image is slightly marred. Now the Treasury plans to place those threads in one spot on all dollar bills to make it more easily detected. With counterfeiting a cottage industry around the globe, the American currency is likely to require a growing staff of tinkerers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Some Like Them Hot | 11/14/1994 | See Source »

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