Counterfeit deterrent features for the next-generation currency design / Committee on Next-Generation Currency Design, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Next-Generation Currency Design.

Contributor:

Sincerbox, Glenn T., 1937-

Series:

Publication NMAB ; 472.

Publication NMAB ; 472

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paper money design--United States.

Paper money design.

Counterfeits and counterfeiting--United States.

Counterfeits and counterfeiting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 128 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Traditionally, counterfeit deterrent features restricted counterfeiting to only the dedicated craftsman. With the advent of highly sophisticated reprographic systems, this is no longer true. Redesign of U.S. banknotes is necessary in order to incorporate additional features aimed at discouraging counterfeiting using advanced copiers-scanners-printers. This volume evaluates a large number of such features while recommending a comprehensive national strategy for anticipating and responding to counterfeiting threats.

Contents:

""COUNTERFEIT DETERRENT FEATURES FOR THE NEXT-GENERATION CURRENCY DESIGN""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""PROBLEM DEFINITIONS""; ""MAJOR FINDINGS""; ""FEATURE-ASSESSMENT CONSIDERATIONS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""1 INTRODUCTION ""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 U.S. BANKNOTE COUNTERFEITING THREATS ""; ""COUNTERFEITING TRENDS""; ""ASSESSMENT OF THE TECHNICAL THREAT""; ""Equipment""; ""General Technical Trends""; ""Unit Placements and Selling Prices""; ""Summary of the Technical Threat""

""TYPES OF COUNTERFEITERS AND REQUIRED GENERAL DETERRENTS"" ""Class I: Opportunistic Counterfeiters""; ""Class II: Petty Counterfeiters""; ""Class III: Professional Counterfeiters""; ""The Principal Threat""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY FORCOUNTERFEIT-DETERRENCE FEATURES""; ""REQUIREMENTS""; ""THE PERFECT VISIBLE FEATURE""; ""TIME FRAME FOR POTENTIAL INCORPORATION""; ""EVALUATION STRATEGY""; ""EVALUATION FRAMEWORK""; ""REFERENCES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""4 DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT OF DETERRENT FEATURES ""; ""CURRENTLY USED OVERT U.S. COUNTERFEIT-DETERRENCE FEATURES""

""Hot-Stamped Security Stripe"" ""Embedded Zero-Order Diffraction Gratings""; ""Random Pattern/Encryption Counterfeit-Deterrence Concept""; ""Implementation Using Two Visible Features""; ""Implementation Using One Visible and One Secret Feature""; ""Counterfeit Deterrence Incorporated in Copiers and Printers""; ""Currency Recognition System""; ""Copier/Printer Identification System""; ""Features Used by Other Countries""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""5 COUNTERFEIT-DETERRENT STRATEGIES""; ""RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES""; ""Technology Advancements""; ""Realistic Testing and Specifications""

Notes:

Study was conducted under a contract with the U.S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Committee chairman: Glenn T. Sincerbox.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610246854

9781280246852

1280246855

9780309562799

0309562791

OCLC:

923268798