McClatchy Newspapers has a report on the counterfeit $100 “Supernote” and the problems that it is causing the United States government. Aspect of the bill that causes concern: •The paper appears to be made from the same cotton and linen mix that distinguishes U.S. currency from others. It includes the watermarks visible from the other side of [...]

The Christian Science Monitor has an opinion piece by John K. Cooley that provides an overview of the counterfeiting of US currency by North Korea. Back in 1976, Pyongyang purchased from a specialized Swiss firm a sophisticated intaglio (high-pressure) press for printing currency. At the time, it was identical to the presses used by the [...]