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Spackle666 Loyal user 234 Posts |
I know this is a sensitive question, but does anyone have a good recommendation for a paper stock that is similar to American currency?
I want to make my own odd denomination bills and I want them to feel as real as possible. And yes, I understand the legal ramifications of doctoring, altering, or copying currency. But know makes a convincing three dollar bill, so I have set my sights on that...
"it's bad luck to be superstitious."
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Douglas Lippert Inner circle E Pluribus Unum 2343 Posts |
Hey Spackle666,
E-bay has quite a few $3 bills you can buy. If the paper stock size isn't perfect, you can trim the bills a little bit. I don't know of any funny money that is made from cotton like U.S. currency is, so..I don't think you'll be able to replicate the feel of real money.
Douglas Lippert
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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
Brother, you could end up with very chaffed wrists doing that kind of stuff.
Not recommended.
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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Just1pin New user 10 Posts |
Hey Spackle666,
I would try to find a paper retailer or paper specialist and ask them the question. American currency paper is very strong and fibrous while still being pretty thin. From what I know the exact paper is pretty secret for obvious reasons Since you say "feel of real money" I assume you are planning on handing the fake bills out of examination. so you want something really close to the real thing. Jay Sankey has an Autograph effect where he uses Tyvek paper (cut from envelopes) to do a TT bill switch. Tyvek is similar in strength and thin but it is even more fibrous and tends to be really slick, so if you were planning on printing on it I'm not sure how that would work. You could try Bleaching $1 dollar bills, I know real counterfeiters have done things like this in the past with some success. I have no idea the method or process, and then once you have the blank paper you would have to find a way to print on it again. Yes, Technically most of this is illegal. There are a bunch of laws in the US around counterfeiting and defacing currency for obvious reasons. I would not worry about this at all. Most of the money props you can buy at magic shops could be considered illegal as well. As long as you aren't spending the money or trying to pass it off as the real thing I wouldn't worry at all. I don't know of any court case were the federal government has tried to prosecute a magician for using a coin shell or any money prop. (maybe I'm wrong here) some thoughts, J1P |
mmreed Inner circle Harrisburg, PA 1432 Posts |
The ink after 2001 no longer can be bleached. They fixed that aspect pretty fast when it became a popular method.
Quality resume paper works pretty good - the key is to wrinkle it and texture it as a real circulated bill. Once you wrinkle it, iron it to get a little crisp while maintaining the stressed look. You may want to hit a craft store and check the scrapbooking section - lots of potential there.
Mark Reed
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jazzy snazzy Inner circle run off by a mob of Villagers wielding 2109 Posts |
All U.S. currency paper is made by Crane Company under very high security.
They do produce other papers for fine art, letterpress, etc. http://www.crane.com I once needed stacks of (fake) bills for a photo shoot. I misted the paper with water and ironed it. Looked authentic...from a distance.
"The secret of life is to look good from a distance."
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trey Loyal user 291 Posts |
The treasury uses rag paper. It is made with cotton rags. So it is a fine linen paper. And they put red and blue fibers in it. To to make it harder to copy.
Trey |
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