Week # 410 - It's Question time!

[Danielle C.]

QUESTION:

 

List 7 things that printers do to help prevent counterfeiting.

 

 

Good Luck!

 

Our first place winner will receive a coupon for 1 note graded under the Standard grading tier. (You must have an active account with PMG, call PMG for details) There will also be a runner up prize given to a randomly selected player with the correct answer.

 

 

REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia info post for more details.

 

When you post your answer, only the administrators can see it . Stop back this Monday. We will make all the posts visible and announce the winners.

 

[Schatzy]

1. Security Strip

2. Paper

3. Border

4. Federal Reserve

5. Treasury Seal

6. Portrait

7. Serial Number

[jamorse99-migration]

1. watermark

2. microprinting

3. color shifting ink

4. security thread

5. High printing quality especially with portraits so faces are easily recognized with high detail

6. pressing different thicknesses onto paper for a ridge

7. EURion Constellations for copy refusal

8. colored strands in paper

9. texture of paper including secret recipes for paper and ink

 

 

[cpm9ball]

1. Watermark

2. Color-shifting

3. Fine-line printing patterns

4. Enlarged off-center portraits

5. Low-vision feature

6. Security thread

7. Microprinting

 

Chris

[ritter]

1-color shifting inks 2-fine line printing patterns 3-enlarged off-centered portraits 4-low-vision feature 5-security thread 6-microprinting 7-watermark

[AB]

Security Thread

Microprinting

Threads

Paper quality

Watermarks

Holograms

Serial number

Portriats - designs

[dan8402]

Watermarks

Color-Shifting Inks

Fine-Line Printing Patterns

Enlarged Off-Center Portraits

Use Special Paper

Security Thread

Microprinting

[Danielle C.]

QUESTION:

List 7 things that printers do to help prevent counterfeiting.

 

ANSWER:

Watermarks

Color Shifting Inks

Latent impressions

Optical devices

Invisible printing

Micro lettering

Security Threads

Confetti or Planchets

Embedded wire

Hologram

Micro perforations

UV printing

 

Congratulations to our 1st place winner Jamorse99! You will receive a coupon for 1 free standard grading.

 

Congratulations to our runner up winner AB! You will be receiving a PMG Bank Bag and a sample.

 

Thanks for playing this weeks Numisma-Quest. Dont forget to stop by for this weeks NGC question!