Alert Serial Number Alteration

Alert Serial Number Alteration: Fancy Way to Dupe Collectors One often believes that everything numismatic has a value to

someone – even counterfeit or altered currency notes. Fake and

altered currency notes are very much in existence with different

intentions and to deceive the collectors.With intentions from destabilizing the

economy to fooling people in the name of black magic, fake and tooled notes have

been selling throughout the country for years and can be an easy view with many a

street coins and note sellers.

counterfeit or altered currency notes. Fake and altered currency notes are very much in existence

Original currency notes altered to add an extra serial number:

Recently few currency notes, most of which are the old notes are found tooled with an added serial number to fool collectors. On having a look at the currency note, it may clearly appear that it's a genuine error note with a misplaced or added serial number, thus counting it in a very rare category one may not hesitate to add it as a prized collectible for few thousand rupees. But these error appearing notes are nothing less than 'forged alterations'. The forgers alter the original notes with the help of scanners and color printers and add an extra serial number using the background color combination of the note itself.