Wednesday, June 21, 2000 _ ne n Money’ $ money, right? Maybe not. - Would you know a coun- terfeit note if you received one during a transaction? Counterfeit money is a seri- ous issue that can result in the loss of revenue. Cst. Kim Horsman, com- munity. policing officer for the Sidney/North Saanich RCMP, spoke to members of the Sidney Area Mer- chants about ‘funny money’ in a special meeting held at Breakwater restaurant on June 8. “Last year, in the City of Victoria alone, $40,000- (Canadian) bills were recov- ered from store owners. That’s what the merchants and tourism “operators turned over to us,” he said. | PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW-23 A Compare the bill to one you know to be real. ~ V Look at the bill's overall appearance. V Feel the paper. Note the texture. 1 Hold the bill up to the light to check for the water: mark. ~ 4 Check for existence of . the security thread: in the _ proper location. : Look at the bill from dif _ferent angles to examine the ~ color-shifting ink. “Note: There is no color-shifting ink on the $5 note. * V Carefully examine the | detail of the fine line Print: Q ing patterns: : Ifyou suspect a note to be | ‘counterfeit: od “1.Do not put yourself in While the police have. t¢4 r ooks real enough, especially ona a busy day. But. danger. tee os anager to find Some 0 of the ; Cst. Kim Horsman showed SAM members how easy it 2. Do not return the bill a perpetrators, others are js ‘to pass phoney bills. ee ee eras Cees to ‘the passer... “eluding. capture. has oy S = “The ey; is, they’r Pe side, but had been circu- : note of their spisearence Ba open the passer a _ becoming better at doing -Jated freely. He: happens, he . « that’s the last thing peor without aa. b: Perera this. They're getting high said, during busy hours ina wantif they’re about to pass 4 Teler 4 ne the mM ij grade paper from another. S!Tré; when. customers are "counterfeit money,” he said. : 5 Ob pho eth e police. country for the bills, and. lined up at the. cashier and. Look caretully at the bills ee pees “then the technology they. bills “are making _Tapid: when you accept them. If ; os: anid that of any. _ use to create the bills is get-. changeovers. =. you havea ‘hot light’; put ig = ting: increasingly. ‘sophisti He: had some: ‘tips for. the bill under it to check it , 6: Note the license p ate ’ : cated,” Horsman said. ~~ shop owners. He said it is. “out. The-only: thing. that: But. the. money. doean't : spr ea eres orm sould glow on tes bill z are: ; “hive too be‘ that. good” to | ‘pass from hand ‘to hand — 7 Hor een bills. latiat ; “Over the list ‘few years, the U. S, government has ' ree ° Whether old or new, 1 all U.S." cu rency ies always be : designed its currency to stay one step ahead of advances in honor ed'at full face value. 88 2 technologies that can be used for counterfeiting. The gov-. °° There will Ld no orecall or devaluation ofa any U. S: notes. - ernment has also encouraged Americans to authenticate: Se Ae ws Abe he their money. Following the release of the new-$100 bill in 1996, the new $50 bill in 1997 and the $20 in 1998, the U.S. - government is issuing new $10 and $5 notes coneurrently: p Psion bs . ‘As you mature, you moy. y begin ‘noticing subtle changes: A ‘in. your. vision. Although they may. cause some concern, “ff some. .vision changes are normal ‘and. only a few a ee ~ condifions are sight threatening. : oe 7. Here are some suggestions | to help you understand your | ‘ age- -related vision fimitations and cornpensate for them: “1. You will probably need more tight for reading and: ce - in the middle of this year. There is no plan to redesign the _ woh i. i sh § other close: tasks. Move a lamp closer. to: you. or use af 4 bill, which will co-circulate with the new dollar coin." f i, | brighter bulb. a hee The new notes have a number of features that make them. | ae Arstal «eon tinted lenses can reduce sire from. i; ‘both easier to identify and harder, to counterfeit, among them: 2 “@ Larger, off- éenter portrait: The large portrait is easier: “to recognize and harder to duplicate. Abraham Lincoln ap- ‘pears on the $5 and Alexander Hamilton is featured on the .. $10 note, © Watermark portrait: A Watermark: nile to the por “trait, is visible from both sides when held up to a light. --» Color-shifting ink: ‘The number in the lower right cor- ust Tenby A ner on the front of the note shifts from green to black when: Pee tilted -at‘an angle. This feature is nol included on the $5. “note, ° Security thre: ad: A vertically einbedded thread indi- ~ cates the bill's denomination. On the $10, the thread ap- - pears to the right of the portrait and glows orange ‘underan “ultraviolet light. It is positioned to the left of the portrait on ‘the new $5and glows blue under an ultraviolet light. ¢ Fine line printing pater ns: The fine lines printed be: ind both the portrait and building are difficull to replicate, Customers may have questions about the new currenc Ys “and you can provide. a pubic ser vice by piving: them these facts \ ae ay 3, When taking medication, ‘be sure to rood the label i | carefully and follow directions. Take your medication ina f well-lit room to avold confusing of mixing up medications. # 4, Side vision. and. reaction time may reduce with age, : 80 hia this.in. mind while you are driving of walking neor fo. raffle. ; A ce Be Limit? ‘night driving to well-lit roods; keep headlights ; and windshields °, clean; ond be. ‘Sure. lo keep you § ~~ f eyeglasses clean. oo im?) 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