Site of the Day for Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Know Your Money Today's site, from the U.S. Secret Service, provides essential material in their ongoing efforts to prevent the circulation of counterfeit money. Gentle Subscribers will find useful facts to avoid the pitfall of casually accepting bills which prove not to be genuine. "Every year the public is victimized by the counterfeiting of United States currency and other U.S. obligations. ...Those who fail to carefully examine the money they receive or who cash checks and bonds without requesting proper identification are potential victims. Only with the public's cooperation can the United States Secret Service reduce and prevent these crimes. ... This site is designed to help you detect counterfeit currency and guard against forgery loss." - from the website Geared to aiding and educating the public, this comprehensive presentation features a history of American currency, as well as the design elements which are different even on genuine bills. Using helpful images, the site notes specific characteristics of notes issued between 1990 and 2004, along with what happens to worn out money. Highlighting the latest technology in counterfeiting processes, the exhibit zeros in on how to determine if bills are fake and what to do about a suspect note. Additional sections cover raised bills, counterfeit coins and U.S. Treasury checks. Prowl over to the site for forthright advice on steering clear of counterfeit money at: http://www.secretservice.gov/know_your_money.shtml A.M. Holm <amholm@xxxxxxxxxxx> Manage your subscription and view the List archives on the web at: <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=sotd> and <//www.freelists.org/archives/sotd> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to sotd-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field.