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The irony here is it's a much worse federal crime to photocopy US currency.

You can get around this by making sure it's (much) smaller than the original and only copied on one side.

http://www.secretservice.gov/money_illustrations.shtml




As you say, that refers to printed copies, photocopies etc. That isn't what the article is suggesting.


He's talking about sending DIGITAL copies.


That and you will need a copy machine that actually copies bills. Some machines use software to block it.

(see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation)


Help yourself to a dollar:

http://imgur.com/uFJht


You sure you can afford this? I wouldn't want to impose.


It's a privilege to sacrifice for a good cause.


wow...a xerox machine that has a built-in database of images to "do not reprint", WOW!!!


It's not so much a database as a pattern: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation


Yeah, this is one of those things like joking around in the airport security line where it just isn't worth doing.




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