| |
|
|
Bleeding Ink |
On ALL checks, the U.S.
Treasury seal, located to the right of the Statue of Liberty
contains security ink that turns reddish when moisture is
applied to the black ink. |
|
|
| |
|
|
Date and Amount |
Some checks will not have
the white boxes around the date and amount fields. However,
there will be checks in circulation that still have this
feature. |
|
|
| |
|
|
Signature Block |
Most U.S. Treasury checks
contain a Secure Seal, which has encoded information in a
basket weave pattern with a signature in the center. This
seal is not on all checks. Therefore, do not assume a check
without this seal is counterfeit. |
|
|
| |
Treasury Check Information System (TCIS) Check Verification
Click Here |
|
Watermark |
All U.S. Treasury checks
are printed on watermarked paper.
When held up to the light, the watermark reads “U.S.
Treasury” from both the front and the back. Any check should
be suspected as counterfeit if the check has no watermark,
or the watermark is visible without holding the check up to
light. |
|
|
| |
|
|
Microprinting |
|
|
|
Microprinted words are printed so
small that they appear as a line to the naked eye. However,
when magnified, they become visible. Microprinting cannot be
duplicated by a copier and when a check is counterfeited,
they will often show up as a solid line or a series of dots. |
| On ALL checks, the endorsement line
on the back of the check contains microprinting that says “USAUSAUSA”. |
| |
|
|
Ultraviolet Overprinting |
|
|
|
When a blacklight is passed over all
U.S. Treasury checks, the ultraviolet (UV) printing becomes
visible, and will glow. There are four lines of “FMS”
bracketed by the FMS seal on
the left, and the United States seal on the right. If the
check is altered, the UV printing may be disturbed. UV
printing cannot be photocopied. |
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
