Doubtful Dollars (1945)

la [Music] okay we'll pass the stuff in the usual way and meet back here tonight I'll have the car ready and we'll get out of town Jim you cover the cigar stores and [Music] restaurants Joe you take a bundle of fives and use the kids angle [Music] Mary you shop in the Corner Grocery and [Music] drugstore Pete you and Grace know how to pass [Music] yours hey sunny run into the store there and get me a pack of cigarettes and you get a dime any kind of cigarettes they have [Music] [Music] good morning good morning I like a box of crackers and a jar of raspberry [Music] jam anything else that'll be all that'll be 52 cents I'm sorry all I have is a $10 bill that'll be all right I have plenty of change this [Music] morning 52 55 65 75 $1 2 3 4 5 and five is 10 what [Music] may I see the pins in that tray [Music] please that one would be lovely on my blue coat how much is it that's $265 including tax I think I'll take it peace I'm [Music] God 265 5 3 4 5 10 20 you the public are the victims of phony money and you the public can help prevent counterfeiting if you know your money to stop the flow of counterfeit money that flooded the country in the wake of the Civil War the United States Treasury Department established its own law enforcement agency known as the Secret Service since that time Secret Service agents operating from field offices throughout the country have been constantly fighting the criminals who make phony money as well as those who pass it to the public Frank J Wilson chief of the United States Secret Service is directing a nationwide campaign to prevent loss through counterfeit money through unceasing investigations uh numerous arrests and and severe fines and jail sentences we've been able to reduce greatly the flow of worthless bills and coins but punitive measures are not enough the very fact that we are constantly exposing their tricks makes the criminals seek new methods of counterfeiting Al and altering United States currency consequently under the direction of secretary morgantha and in cooperation with local police departments the American Bankers Association and potential victims of counterfeit money we are carrying on an intensive program of loss prevention by making money handlers and potential victims counterfeit conscious this program is based on the theory that when profit is removed from crime the criminal will abandon his crooked business experience has proven that if everyone small storekeepers or clerks or bartenders or cashiers and others who are exposed to counterfeit money know what to look for and then examine money when it is presented by strangers the makers and passers of pony money will be forced out of business in accepting money it is well to remember that while not all strangers are counterfeits all counterfeits are strangers learn to know your money and train yourself to examine the bills and coins you [Music] receive all genuine paper currency is printed in Washington by the Bureau of Engraving and printing at a glance counterfeit money looks genuine but no matter how clever counterfeit is may be they can never exactly duplicate the fine engraving Printing and other processes used by our government l the treasury Department now prints and circulates three types of paper currency United States notes with red seal and numbers silver certificates with blue seal and numbers and Federal Reserve notes with green seal and numbers after the money is printed it is placed in circulation by member banks of the Federal Reserve Bank there are 12 Federal Reserve Districts throughout the country each with a number and corresponding letter of the alphabet for its symbol each Federal Reserve Note Bears a regional seal at the left of the portrait on the bill the seal printed in black bears the name of the Federal Reserve Bank issuing the bill and corresponding letter of the Federal Reserve District in which the bank is located United States notes and silver certificates do not bear the Federal Reserve seal but this diagram shows the position of the important features on all genuine paper currency portrait type of note Treasury seal serial number series check letter and face plate number and the Federal Reserve sealing letter if it is a Federal Reserve Note it is in duplicating one or more of these features that the makers of counterfeit money fail to measure up to the standards of perfection bills are sometimes raised to larger denomination and for that reason you should be familiar with the pictures of these Great Men whose portraits are engraved on genuine bills and you should check the portrait with a denomination of the note on which it appears Washington on all $1 bills Jefferson on all twos Lincoln on all fives Hamilton on all 10 Jackson on all 20s Grant on all 50s and Franklin on all 100s this is the face of a typical counterfeit bill on this as on most bogus bills there are several tell tail defects when you know where to look for them first notice the portrait it is flat cheap and unnatural the eyes are not clear and distinct the oval background around the head is not clear and even it is darker than on a genuine bill and the portrait merges into the black the fine screen-like lines in the background are hardly noticeable and much of the screen is filled with ink next look look at the words and numbers often some of the letters and figures are imperfect blurred or smudged now examine the borders here again the counterfeit is work is usually poor the fine lines that cross and recross are not clearcut they fade out break or often are missing entirely the Treasury seal is also usually a Telltale feature in most counterfeit bills the saw teeth around the rim of the seal are blunt uneven or broken these are the outstanding defects for which to look whenever you accept money from a stranger even without a magnifying glass one or more of these imperfections can be detected if you find any of them and suspect the bill to be bogus compare it with a genuine bill first compare the portraits on a genuine Bill the face stands out distinctly and the the eyes appear lifelike the fine lines on the face and in the oval background are clear and make a fine screen of regular clearcut lines on the counterfeit Bill the eyes are dull the face is flat cheap and unnatural and it merges with the oval background the fine lions are broken irregular and in places obliterated entirely the overall background is dark and in many places the squares of the screen are build with ink next compare the borders on genuine bills the innumerable fishnet Fine Lines around the figures are clear distinct and unbroken this lace work design known as geometric lathe work is practically impossible to duplicate on counterfeit bills These Fine Lines are not clear they are broken and do not cross and recross as they do in the genuine now look at the treasury seals on the two notes on good bills the saw teeth around the rim are clear and even and the letters distinct while on counterfeits the teeth are blunt uneven and some of them missing entirely in addition to these imperfections counterfeit is often neglect to print all identifying numbers and letters on the bills or carelessly print them in the wrong places be sure the serial number number is printed twice once under the word America to the right of the portrait and again to the left of the portrait near the bottom and make sure it has a check letter which is always printed in Black just above and to the left of the large figure finally Compare the numbers and words the figures and letters should be firmly and evenly printed and well spaced to help you know your money and detect counterfeit bills quickly and easily warning notices such as this may be obtained without charge simply by sending your name and address to your nearest Secret Service office or to the chief United States Secret Service Treasury Department Washington 25 BC these notices which are issued periodically should be kept in convenient but inconspicuous places they can help you find the the imperfections on suspected Bills Train yourself to examine every Bill presented by a stranger when you receive a bill which you suspect detain the person who presents it with a plausible excuse explain that you have insufficient change but will'll get it pre-arrange a definite signal with your Associates for example you can deliberately turn the bill over when