6-5-24 — The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office has received a report of counterfeit $20 bills being passed as real currency in the County. Please use Caution as some notes can appear very real.


Receiving counterfeit cash is unfortunate and inconvenient, but because these bills are illegal, using counterfeit money is a bit more concerning. These bills look legitimate at first glance, but upon further inspection, some explicitly tell you they’re fake. These bills have “Copy Money” printed on the front of the bill, on the top left corner, as well as printed vertically on the reverse side of the bill.


But while the writing is clear as day in photos authorities warn that this isn’t always the case, and some counterfeit bills might not have this giveaway printed on them.

Please view the link attached from the U.S. Currency Education Program that details the specific watermarks and etc. of real currency.
https://www.uscurrency.gov/denominations/