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How come sometimes when....
you use a fifty dollar or a one hundred dollar bill to pay for something the cashier will mark it with a magic marker(felt tip pen)?
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Special pen used to detect counterfeit bills. I think the ink turns a certain color if the bill is legit or not.
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Could it be a UV light pen to illuminate its unique water-mark?
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As another noted, it is to detect counterfeit money. The ink will remain yellow if the bill is legit. If it is not, then it'll turn black.
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Some markers are black if the bill is genuine, so just because the marker turns black doesn't mean a counterfeit - could just be a different marker system.
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As the other folk say it's an anti-counterfeit measure.As to why 50 and 100 dollar bills,well there's a quicker profit margin for the counterfeiter.Bear
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I have also been seeing a lot of stores using them on 20s a lot and even 10s sometimes.
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Go to a newagents in Bethnal Green and they'll mark a fiver!!
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