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by unknown on March 4th, 2007
The guy who was standing next to the guy who coined the first money.
by singwell-is off researching a lot on March 4th, 2007
Counterfeiting money is probably as old as money itself. Before the introduction of paper money, the two main ways of doing it were to mix base metals in what was supposed to be pure gold or silver, or to "shave" the edges of a coin so that it weighed less than it was supposed to. A fourrée is an ancient type of counterfeit coin, in which a base metal core has been plated with a precious metal to look like its solid metal counter part.
Interestingly enough, an archeological find in England in recent years was a treasure box of coins, hidden at the fall of Rome. Many of the coins had been shaved. So that was 410 AD.
But I'll bet the old cave man, swapping pretty stones was known to pull swifties too...or substitute one skin for another similar....lol
by melchizedek on March 4th, 2007
Money counterfeiting goes as far back as money. Early methods involved shaving the edge of coins so they weighed slightly less than they were supposed to or mixing less valuable meddles with gold or silver in coins. It would be difficult to determine who the first person to counterfeit would be, but it existed in Greek, Roman, Egyptian and probably Babylonian cultures.
How do you make very good counterfeits chemically?
by Anonymous on October 30th, 2007
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Regarding the making of counterfeit money. Uncommonly_familiar had the right approach....what to do when counterfeit money has been made and is covered with blue/black ink.. how to remove this ink without affecting even the real bills.
by counter_help on June 27th, 2007
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How do you make counterfeitng money chemically by degreasing it and still let the 5 dollar bill ......what are the steps?
by Anonymous on October 30th, 2007
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Do you check your money to make sure it is not counterfeit money? Why or why not?
by AnonymousGirl on January 20th, 2011
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Are you able to tell if money is counterfeit or not?
by AnonymousGirl on February 25th, 2011
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I like the way you think. LOL
by singwell-is off researching a lot on March 4th, 2007
Thank you.
by unknown on March 10th, 2007