1928 50 gold seals tend to be the most valuable of the three seal colors.
Counterfeit fake old 50 dollar bill.
The note itself should have a plastic like feel.
In addition the note includes a color shifting numeral 50 in the lower right corner of the note.
Watch this guide to learn if you have a real or a fake us 50 dollar bill.
You can tell if an old 20 bill is fake by holding it up to a light source and looking for a security thread.
The 50 note includes an embedded security thread that glows yellow when illuminated by uv light.
Unlike the cotton linen blend that real dollars are made of fake bills are often made of high quality paper says susan fortunato supervisory counterfeit specialist for the secret service.
Security features can help you to tell if a 50 dollar bill is fake or real.
Counterfeit bills have been reported to feel more like paper.
Old fifty dollar bill seal colors.
Below are the features to look for when taking these bills.
The modern fifty dollar bill featuring grant was only printed for three different seal colors.
If the bill is real it will have a vertical thread embedded in the left front side.
Green seals gold seals brown seals.
When held to light a portrait watermark of president grant is visible from both sides of the note.
The 50 dollar bill is designed with two main features to look for in avoiding counterfeit bills.
The redesigned us fifty dollar 50 bill incorporates two easy to use security features subtle shades of blue and red and historical symbols of freedom.
If a 50 or 100 bill series 1963a and after has the clause or if those two denominations prior to series 1963 do not have the clause then the bill is counterfeit.
If a 1 2 5 10 20 bill series 1963 and after has the clause or if those same denominations prior to series 1963 do not have the clause then the bill is counterfeit.
Police are advising local merchants and the public to carefully examine 50 canadian bills with the serial number lgq03229158 as some of the counterfeit bills may still be in circulation.