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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: NoBurner on September 10, 2012, 04:31 pm

Title: What type of paper US dollars are printed on?
Post by: NoBurner on September 10, 2012, 04:31 pm
Can any1 tell me the kind of paper the US uses when they print cash? For instance, the number/#count(printing paper)
Is it even avail. to purchase?? If I am crossing a line in asking this question, pleasse let me know and I will remove np.
Title: Re: What type of paper US dollars are printed on?
Post by: farmer1 on September 10, 2012, 04:32 pm
It is special cotton paper. I don't think it is easy to procure.
Title: Re: What type of paper US dollars are printed on?
Post by: ungodly on September 10, 2012, 04:44 pm
I wouldnt bother the dollars not worth the paper its printed on
Title: Re: What type of paper US dollars are printed on?
Post by: mrgrey on September 10, 2012, 05:16 pm
yes its a mix of linen, cotton, and other fibers.  only one place makes it and you cant buy it.  best you could do is source some paper close to it from eastern europe or asia.  even then it wouldnt have the security features in place, like the strips, and the slightly colored fibers that are mixed in with it.  not to mention the color changing ink (that you cant buy) or the fact you need a massive intaglio press do get the proper feel of a note :p
Title: Re: What type of paper US dollars are printed on?
Post by: Shroomeister on September 10, 2012, 05:16 pm
I do not think you are crossing a line here as all the info I can give you has been garnered from the History channel.


US currency is not even fully considered paper as it is part cotton and partly silk. So it is almost a fabric.

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Paper money is made from 75% linen and 25% cotton fibers. It takes about 4,000 double folds (first forward and then backwards) before a paper bill will tear.

http://www.newmoney.gov/newmoney/default.aspx
Title: Re: What type of paper US dollars are printed on?
Post by: peels4u on September 10, 2012, 06:39 pm
I'm pretty sure that you can get it from the Michael Scott paper company in Scranton.
Title: Re: What type of paper US dollars are printed on?
Post by: K5blazer on September 10, 2012, 10:55 pm
The best way to get a hold of this paper is to bleach 1 dollar bills. That is what the Colombians used to do
Title: Re: What type of paper US dollars are printed on?
Post by: Shroomeister on September 11, 2012, 08:09 am
I'm pretty sure that you can get it from the Michael Scott paper company in Scranton.

They still stock this there? huh.

They must be making a mint. pun intended.
Title: Re: What type of paper US dollars are printed on?
Post by: Shroomeister on September 11, 2012, 08:11 am
The best way to get a hold of this paper is to bleach 1 dollar bills. That is what the Colombians used to do

Counterfeiters usually "bleach" 5s, not 1s.

$5 bills have the basic security features that all the larger bills have. $1s do not.
Title: Re: What type of paper US dollars are printed on?
Post by: DrGonzoII on September 11, 2012, 08:27 am
IIRC, the people that make the paper that US currency is printed on use denim scraps from Levi and other jeans factorys in the process.