Below are the features to look for when taking these bills.
Counterfeit 1981 50 dollar bill.
Watch this guide to learn if you have a real or a fake us 50 dollar bill.
Color shifting ink tilt the bill to see if the numeral 50 in the lower right corner on the front of the bill changes colors from copper to green.
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.
Color shifting ink can be found on 100 50 and 20 dollar bills series 1996 and later and on 10 dollar bills series 1999 and later.
Security features can help you to tell if a 50 dollar bill is fake or real.
O hold the bill up to a light to check for a watermark.
The us did print 10 000 dollar bills.
The 50 note includes an embedded security thread that glows yellow when illuminated by uv light.
But with this particular bill be worth.
To view this hold your bill up to a light and the security strip will appear.
The fist thing to look for is the security strip.
A watermark bearing the image of the person whose portrait is on the bill can be found on all 10 20 50 and 100 bills series 1996 and later and on 5 bills series 1999 and later.
5 and lower bills do not yet have this feature.
The color shift is more dramatic in the redesigned currency making it even easier for people to check their money.
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In addition the note includes a color shifting numeral 50 in the lower right corner of the note.
You can only see it when a light source is behind the bill.
The 50 dollar bill is designed with two main features to look for in avoiding counterfeit bills.
The color originally appeared to change from green to black but it goes from copper to green in recent redesigns of the bills.
Beginning with series 1963 and series 1963a for the 50 and 100 bills the clause was removed completely.
When held to light a portrait watermark of president grant is visible from both sides of the note.