n boost Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I have a guy from Holland coming to collect my car on tuesday evening. I am meeting him at the airport and he is bringing cash in gbp £'s. He has the money exchanged already and it is all in £50 notes. Guy seems fine but was wondering if anyone in the banking sector had any ways of checking 100% to make sure all notes are legit. I have been told and read that faked £50 notes are in circulation and are very good fakes with some even containing the watermark and silver strip. Also the quality of the paper is said to be very good and £50's can not be checked by uv light. I have been told also that on the front of a £50 note there is a small dark coloured traingle that if u rub this onto a white cloth or paper then it should leave colour residue on the paper or cloth and that fakes will not leave anything as it is a special ink. So come on guys, any other ways to put my mind at rest, as it's nearly 6k i'm taking in cash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy W Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Take it to the bank, pay it into your account and then give him the keys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 What are those blue light gadgets they use to find the water marks. Can you buy hand held ultraviolet lamps ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob wild Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 EDIT: Meant take it to a bank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Take it to the bank, that is the only way to be sure all the money is genuine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 First off feel the paper quality Vs a note you know to be good. The fake notes feel like paper, the real ones feel different Check the silver strip goes through the entire note and is not just foil printed on one side. If you hold it up to the light there should be a continuous black line through the note While its up to the light check the watermark picture. It should be a clearly defined picture and not smudged. Check the serial numbers aren't all the same Check the foil embossed symbol on one side of the note.... you shouldn't be able to feel the edge against the paper. Around the picture of whoever (depends on the note) there should be concentric circles originating from one eye and getting bigger, they are anti-copying marks that are pretty difficult to see, but when photocopied they REALLY stand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 ...and here I was hoping it was a new way to print them off on the HP Deskjet You can get pens and a black light from maplins which should do the job, or as suggested above, take it to the bank, and put it in before handing over the keys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 they should look similar to these;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Im pretty sure the £50 is embossed at the top too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 they should look similar to these;) http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/gaz6148/cash002.jpg Send one of those, want to compare something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 they should look similar to these;) http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/gaz6148/cash002.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 they should look similar to these;) http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/gaz6148/cash002.jpg £2100? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n boost Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 I would take it to the bank but he is coming after they have closed. I have been told the blue pens dont work with £50's and rubbing the traingle for color seems the one way that the banks recommend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 £2100? There is normally £2500 in them bundles:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 There is normally £2500 in them bundles:) this man knows his 50s:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 this man knows his 50s:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 this man knows his 50s:D Are you guys bank robbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Ask your bank how to check properly or make the guy stay overnight and walk the cash in. Saying that, the guy who bought mine brought over the full amount in 50s and it was all kosher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark newman Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 if you rub a fifty note, on plain white paper, the red ink from the fifty will be left. if not its not real. that how we do it, as said by our bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 they should look similar to these;) http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/gaz6148/cash002.jpg definitely fakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 definitely fakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 if you rub a fifty note, on plain white paper, the red ink from the fifty will be left. if not its not real. that how we do it, as said by our bank. yep just was going to suggest this. all the other tests have their flaws and plenty of fake £50 get into circulation!!! we own a family travel agency and plenty have come to us. the only way to test the notes to guarantee its real is the rubbing of it against plain paper. Otherwise as suggested take the notes to the bank and get them checked and paid into your account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erol_h Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 the safest way would be to take it to a bank as mentioned above as u really dont wana be screwed over is it a risk you really wana take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 First off feel the paper quality Vs a note you know to be good. The fake notes feel like paper, the real ones feel different Check the silver strip goes through the entire note and is not just foil printed on one side. If you hold it up to the light there should be a continuous black line through the note While its up to the light check the watermark picture. It should be a clearly defined picture and not smudged. Check the serial numbers aren't all the same Check the foil embossed symbol on one side of the note.... you shouldn't be able to feel the edge against the paper. Around the picture of whoever (depends on the note) there should be concentric circles originating from one eye and getting bigger, they are anti-copying marks that are pretty difficult to see, but when photocopied they REALLY stand out. Following on from Kranz's very good points I'm trying to remember what I learnt from my anti-money laundering courses as well as how to look at bank notes. All modern bank notes under a UV light will show the denomination in a big font. So a £50 note will show '50' on one side of the note under a UV lamp. Also if you have a look at every note at the curls / writing under the queen's head it'll actually say the denomination, i.e on the curls on the £10 note just under the queen's head you'll see it's a very very small font saying tentententententen .... Under the £20 note where the TWENTY 20 TWENTY is surrounded by a sort of frame that actually is twentytwentytwenty all curled. Those parts along with the holograph, the foil strip (which should be embossed). Sorry I have no fifties on me to actually check right now But definitely occurs on the £5/£10/£20 You could also try slightly tearing a couple of notes, as bank notes are more linen-esq than they are paper, so tear differently and you'll notice the tears are very fibrous. Fakes generally aren't linen paper as it's a closely controlled paper. I'm still waiting for the day I can see a £1,000,000 or £100,000,000 note. And yes, they do exist... but normally only in bank vaults. HTH EDIT : http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/security/security_50.htm http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/security/security_20.htm Looks like the £50 won't have the microlettering or the UV Why on earth not I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n boost Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 So rubbing seems the best option as the guy has already booked his ferry back so can not stay overnight. Will check every note by rubbing and tearing and don't care how long it takes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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