Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1900 — How to Test Bank Notes. [ARTICLE]

How to Test Bank Notes.

There are many simple tests for flctl tious bank notes. Tlid most difficult feature to imitate In our somewhat cumbersome paper money Is the watermark, but this cau only be Imitated properly by placing the forged bank note under a heavy die. Forgeries of this kind are detected by damping the note with a sponge. If the note is a genuine one the watermark will then stand out plainly, if a “duffer" It will almost disappear.