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North Korea and the CIA as Sources of Supernotes

Newspaper current event by VnutZ on 26 January 2008, tagged as supernote, north korea, china, cia, counterfeit, money, and conspiracy

Currency often changes over time to combat counterfeiting technologies by keeping the latest bills fresh with difficult to duplicate features. Regardless of the Secret Service and the Bureau of Printing and Engraving's efforts, supernotes continue to flourish internationally. A supernote is a counterfeit, high value bill of such quality that it is virtually indistinguishable from the original even under scrutiny. Even the latest batch of 2003 series, $100 dollar bills have been found circulating through currency exchanges. According the congressmen that oversaw the Secret Service's anti-counterfeit operation, "it’s by far the most sophisticated counterfeiting operation in the world ... We are not certain as to how this is being done or how it’s happening." Rumors of the supernote operation include the long standing belief the Chinese and North Koreans produce them. Others implicate a secret CIA printing press used to fund operations outside of congress' knowledge.

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Sort of hard to believe. by gnifyus :: NR7 :: on 27 January 2008

Since I live in the town where the paper is made, all I can say is that it took Crane & Company years and years working with the U.S. government to develop the paper and the embedded security found in the paper. Many feel that N. Korea lacks the technology to reproduce the paper, engraving or the printing. This makes the CIA angle the most intriguing. I don't work at Crane & Company, so I can't really comment on the security, except there are iron gates and guards stationed everywhere. No cameras are allowed inside the government mill. Even John Ratzenberger with his "Made in America" show couldn't get near where the finished product was.

There are some that are saying that the perfection of the so called supernote is somewhat exaggerated.

I think it's possible with today's laser engraving technology to possibly create the plates in an easier fashion than when they had to be created by an extremely skilled artisan. It would still be a lot of work though.